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| State | Candidate | Delegates |
|---|---|---|
 Donald Trump | ||
Pennsylvania |  Joe Biden |
The Note: Trump’s Campaign: Shaken and Stirred
— -- NOTABLES
--TRUMP SHAKES UP CAMPAIGN: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump brought in a new CEO and promoted a pollster to campaign manager after a tumultuous few weeks that have seen the GOP contender's poll numbers drop amid a series of controversies. The campaign announced early Wednesday the addition of Stephen Bannon as CEO, while promoting pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. Bannon formerly worked for the conservative news website Breitbart News. "I believe we’re adding some of the best talents in politics, with the experience and expertise needed to defeat Hillary Clinton in November," Trump said in a statement. More from ABC’s CANDACE SMITH, JOHN SANTUCCI and JOHN GALLAGHER: http://abcn.ws/2aV5KcP
--BACKSTORY: Sources tell ABC News the campaign felt a need for a senior aide to take on a traveling role with Trump to help focus the candidate's messaging. This will be Conway's focus as campaign manager. Bannon will occupy "a new position designed to bolster the business-like approach of Mr. Trump’s campaign," the statement said, adding that his duties will include oversight of the campaign staff and operations. The changes, while announced early Wednesday morning, were in the making for weeks, sources tell ABC News. Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, who has come under fire recently over questions about his role in a corruption scandal in the Ukraine, will maintain his role. http://abcn.ws/2aV5KcP
--TRUMP SLAMS MILWAUKEE PROTESTS, APPEALS TO BLACK VOTERS: Trump appealed to African-American voters while addressing the so-called Milwaukee Uprising -- which kicked off Saturday after a police officer fatally shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith, whom officials say was armed and had a criminal record -- during a law and order-themed rally last night. "The main victims of these riots are law-abiding African-American citizens living in these neighborhoods," said Trump, who's been struggling to attract black voters. "It's their job, it's their homes, it's their schools and communities which will suffer the most as a result. There is no compassion in tolerating lawless conduct for anyone. Crime and violence is an attack on the poor and will never be accepted in a Trump administration." More from ABC’s DAVID CAPLAN: http://abcn.ws/2blLC3X
--REALITY CHECK: Trump's speech took place 40 miles northwest of Milwaukee -- far away from the embattled streets he spoke of -- in West Bend, whose population is only 1 percent African-American, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 statistics. And while Trump courted African-American voters inside, outside the venue, Confederate flags were being sold by a vendor. Also, Trump has declined invitations to speak at the NAACP, Urban League and the recent National Association of Black Journalists/National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention,
HAPPENING TODAY: TRUMP TO RECEIVE FIRST CLASSIFIED BRIEFING. Certain staff within the FBI’s New York Field Office have been told to expect a special guest today: Donald Trump. The presidential candidate is scheduled to receive his first classified briefing as the Republican Party’s nominee, according to sources notified of the visit, report ABC’s MIKE LEVINE and JOHN SANTUCCI. Trump is planning to bring with him New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former top military and intelligence official who has become an outspoken supporter of Trump, a senior campaign official said. http://abcn.ws/2aWVQT4
YESTERDAY ON THE TRAIL with ABC’s ADAM KELSEY and VERONICA STRACQUALURSI
STATE DEPARTMENT TO PRODUCE THOUSANDS OF NEW CLINTON EMAILS FOUND BY FBI. The State Department confirmed yesterday that it will release thousands of additional emails the FBI managed to uncover as part of its investigation into Secretary Clinton’s use of private email -- documents that Clinton and her attorneys did not turn over in December of 2014 with the rest of her work-related email, writes ABC’s JUSTIN FISHEL. The decision by the State Department to release these previously unseen emails is connected to a pre-existing freedom of information lawsuit brought by the conservative group, Judicial Watch. http://abcn.ws/2aZvLGg
FBI HANDS OVER CLINTON EMAIL PROBE MATERIALS TO CONGRESS. The FBI gave certain members of Congress interview notes and other materials produced during its investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. The FBI provided the House Oversight Committee with documents relating to the FBI investigation into Clinton's email today, and committee officials are reviewing the information, reports ABC’s ARLETTE SAENZ and MIKE LEVINE. http://abcn.ws/2bvBYsh
TRUMP POSTS FACEBOOK PLEDGE TO 'REJECT BIGOTRY AND HATRED AND OPPRESSION IN ALL ITS FORMS.’ Trump posted a pledge on his Facebook page last night promising to "reject bigotry and hatred and oppression in all its forms" and promote equality for all Americans, ABC’s TOM LIDDY writes. Trump has drawn fire for numerous comments, including calling Mexican immigrants rapists, calling for a ban on Muslim immigration to the United States and saying that a federal judge who is of Mexican descent couldn't be impartial in a case involving him because of his heritage. http://abcn.ws/2b2NeMW
TRUMP LOOKS TO ROGER AILES FOR DEBATE ADVICE, BUT NO FORMAL ROLE WITH CAMPAIGN. Two senior sources tell ABC News that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Roger Ailes are continuing their relationship, even now that Ailes been removed from his post as Chairman of Fox News. The two are longtime friends, write ABC’s JOHN SANTUCCI and CANDACE SMITH. Sources tell ABC News that the two men still speak on the phone and that Trump goes to Ailes for advice on debates, but stress that Ailes has no formal role within the campaign.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TRUMP'S PROPOSED IDEOLOGICAL TESTS. Donald Trump touted his new plan for ideological tests as a way to prevent would-be terrorists from entering the United States, but he has yet to detail how it would work. The proposal follows his months-long call for a “total and complete” ban on Muslims, which has also been short on specifics. The ideological tests, which Trump introduced in a speech that addressed “radical Islamic terrorism” Monday, are the latest version of Trump’s efforts, notes ABC’s MEGHAN KENEALLY. http://abcn.ws/2aXRukJ
TRUMP CLAIMS IN DEPOSITION 'ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS' COMMENTS MIGHT HAVE HELPED BUSINESS. Video could soon be made public that shows Donald Trump’s being questioned under oath in a legal case stemming from his fiery rhetoric on the campaign trail, according to a new court ruling. In a transcript of the deposition video obtained by ABC News, the Republican nominee claims his comments about immigration, among other issues, could have helped, not hurt, celebrity chef and restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian’s business prospects, reports ABC’s MARYALICE PARKS and JOHN KRUZEL. http://abcn.ws/2bo7g3E
BY THE NUMBERS:
--GENDER, EDUCATION SPLIT AMONG WHITE VOTERS KEY TO 2016 ELECTION. A potentially record-breaking gap between two groups marks one of the most striking elements of preferences in the 2016 presidential race: college-educated white women for Hillary Clinton vs. non-college white men for Donald Trump. Clinton’s overwhelming support among nonwhites, a growing share of the U.S. population, means that Trump needs a wide margin among whites to win the presidency – Mitt Romney won whites by 20 points but still lost, notes ABC’s GREGORY HOLYK. http://abcn.ws/2beV2tE
--VIRGINIA POLL SHOWS DONALD TRUMP BEHIND MITT ROMNEY'S 2012 SHOWING IN KEY GROUPS. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to be falling short of former Republican nominee Mitt Romney's showing among key demographic groups during the 2012 election, according to a new Washington Post poll conducted in Virginia. In the 2012 election against President Obama, Romney lost Virginia, an important swing state, by 4 percentage points -- 47 percent to 51 percent. ABC’s VERONICA STRACQUALURSI has more: http://abcn.ws/2bfIp1o
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
CLINTON NAMES TRANSITION TEAM TO PREPARE FOR HER PRESIDENCY IF SHE WINS. Hillary Clinton is looking past Election Day and gearing up for what comes next, in the event that she wins. Clinton's campaign announced several key appointments for her transition team, who will be tasked with getting everything lined up to begin her term as president should she win the election. The transition team will be based in Washington, D.C., the campaign announced via news release Tuesday morning, noting that they will be "dedicated to preparing for a potential Clinton-Kaine administration.” ABC’s MEGHAN KENEALLY has more: http://abcn.ws/2aXWQfS
WHO’S TWEETING?
@TomLlamasABC: New campaign mgr @KellyannePolls expected to travel w/ Trump full time as @CLewandowski_ did. Campaign feels that was a "successful model."
@bpolitics: Before joining the Trump campaign, Steve Bannon ran the new vast right-wing conspiracy http://bloom.bg/2bxu1CA
@stuartpstevens: Steve Bannon potentially having inside knowledge of a classified briefing is insane. POTUS should postpone or cancel briefing of Trump.
@JohnJHarwood: top GOP strategist tells me Trump campaign shakeup will accelerate party move to shift resources toward House/Senate races, away from Trump
@ByronYork: Doesn't matter whether it's a pivot or not, Trump insiders want more of what he did last night in Wisconsin: http://washex.am/2bdIZyH
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