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A central issue today in the MSM clearly exemplifies the growing vulnerability of the Democrat presidential campaign. This leading subject on the left, illustrates not only panic on their part, but also that they and their candidate have apparently run out of substantive things to talk about. Forcing them to grasp at straws.  

According to FoxNews.com this morning, Trump addressed a crowd at a Miami rally, saying: “I think that her bodyguards should drop all weapons. They should disarm, right? Take their guns away, she doesn't want guns. Take their — and let's see what happens to her. Take their guns away. OK, it would be very dangerous." 

The “Clinton campaign had a quick reaction. Spokesman Robby Mook released a statement Friday night saying Trump "has a pattern of inciting people to violence. Whether this is done to provoke protesters at a rally or casually or even as a joke, it is an unacceptable quality in anyone seeking the job of Commander in Chief. 

"This kind of talk should be out of bounds for a presidential candidate," Mook wrote.

As far as Mook’s response to obvious sarcasm is concerned, his simpering hissy fit is less than childish. But that’s okay for Trump because, it’s highly probable that he dropped his boss two or three more rungs on the acceptability ladder to most of middle America.    

On the subject itself, it’s been mentioned here for several years now that all anti-gun politicians give up their bodyguards and guns to lead by example. And until they do their performance is actually unconstitutional, whereas we live in a society where everyone is free and equal.   

An then in the very same article, its written: “While campaigning in South Florida, which has a large Cuban-American population, Trump also said that if he's elected president, he will reverse Obama's efforts to normalize relations with Cuba — unless the country abides by certain "demands." Among those, he said, would be religious and political freedom for the Cuban people and the freeing of all political prisoners. 

“Trump says he'll "stand with the Cuban people in their fight against communist oppression." 

“The comment marks yet another reversal for the GOP candidate, who previously said he supported the idea of normalized relations, but wished the U.S. had negotiated a better deal.” 

In this case, here again the writer is either parsing words, or perhaps doesn’t comprehend simple English. And that’s because, Trump not only didn’t “reverse” himself but the writer belied his own summation. What Trump said before was that he “wished the U.S. had negotiated a better deal,” which is precisely what he’s saying now. 

Which means that the writer ought to consider a new vocation, perhaps as a Democrat political organizer.   

Along the same lines, it seems Trump was correct again on another issue, while the Democrat candidate was caught in another embarrassing, self-created, situation. 

Joel B.Pollak @breitbart.com, writes today: “Patti Solis Doyle, who was Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager in 2008 until the Iowa caucuses, admitted on Friday that a Clinton campaign staffer had, in fact, circulated the Birther conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was born outside the U.S. and therefore potentially ineligible to serve in the presidency. 

“Doyle made the admission on Twitter, as she responded to former George W. Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer. Fleischer said that Clinton’s staff had spread the rumor. Doyle said that was a “lie” — but admitted, in the same tweet, that she had fired the “rogue” staffer who had used email to spread the Birther conspiracy theory.” 

Thus, while the gaffes, errors and miscalculations keep piling up on the Democrat side, it seems that although the voting public may be “deplorable” in their eyes, those individuals are far from unaware and certainly aren’t so easy to be taken advantage of. 

That can be seen in the latest polls as described by Chris Kahn @yahoo.com, who writes: “An election analysis conducted in the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project shows that the race has tightened considerably over the past few weeks, with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump projected to win Florida, an essential battleground state, if the election were held today. 

“The project, which is based on a weekly tracking poll of more than 15,000 Americans, shows that the 2016 presidential race could end in a photo finish on Nov. 8, with the major-party candidates running nearly even in the Electoral College, the body that ultimately selects the president. 

“The States of the Nation project, which delivers a weekly tally of support for the candidates in every state, shows that the race has tightened in several traditional battlegrounds. Pennsylvania has been moved from a likely win for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to a tossup; Ohio has been moved from a tossup to a likely win for Clinton. And Florida is now considered a likely win for the Republican nominee, with 50 percent support for Trump to 46 percent support for Clinton.” 

The growing surge toward Trump is also reflected in an article from the New York Times, @nytimes.com by Matt Flegenheimer titled: “Hillary Clinton’s Backers Thought She Couldn’t Lose. Now, ‘I Can’t Go There.” The item also serves as today’s update on Bill Clinton’s wife. 

After presenting several examples of individuals who’ve gone from absolute surety of a Democrat presidential win, Flegenheimer presents a changing scenario, where in regard to Trump’s progress: “The creeping dread has accelerated in recent days, reaching critical levels even by Democratic standards. 

“Mrs. Clinton became sick. Several polls tightened to the margin of panic, with Mr. Trump overtaking her in surveys in Ohio and Florida. And even as Democrats hoped on Friday that Mr. Trump’s latest gambit — seeking to distance himself from his long history of “birtherism” — would backfire, there is a fear that no scandal can sink him. 

“A cartoon in The New Yorker captured it best: A woman sits in her psychiatrist’s office, perspiring in distress. The doctor scribbles on a pad. “I’m giving you something for Hillary’s pneumonia,” the caption reads. 

“Supporters of Mrs. Clinton have greeted the moment with varying degrees of alarm, according to interviews with dozens of them across the country. 

“They read warily about the health of her lungs and her swing-state field operations. They reassure one another by reminding themselves of President Obama’s two winning campaigns, which encountered similar fits of concern after Labor Day. 

“But even some zealous Clinton defenders have grown frustrated with their candidate, marveling at the prospect of her snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, for which some say they would never forgive her. The campaign’s decision last week not to acknowledge Mrs. Clinton’s pneumonia until two days after a diagnosis, once video surfaced of her stumbling out of a Sept. 11 memorial service on Sunday, has especially rankled. 

“They kept it from us,” said Sonia Ascher, 74, a former campaign volunteer, sitting with her husband and son at a coffee shop in Portsmouth, N.H. “It was just another thing again, another mistake, which she really can’t afford right now.” 

“The gloom seems to be spreading. Maurice Doucet, 55, a software engineer from Portland, Ore., wondered aloud on Wednesday how the race had gotten this close, lamenting Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state.” 

What’s most interesting from purely a practical analytical aspect, is that it was only two weeks ago that the campaign took on a serious presence. Whereas until summer’s over, very few voters pay true attention. And in that quite short span, Trump’s rapidly advanced to a statistically even race. 

Which means, if the trend continues, he’s likely to be considerably ahead in the coming weeks. Which can only lead to the repeat of the continuing question, which should now include Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden, Jerry Brown, and Starbucks chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz; are you guys reading this?    

That's it for today folks.  

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