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Hillary Clinton Surges To 7 Point Lead In Nevada

My state! My state! My state!

After trailing Donald Trump by 2 points last month, the latest Monmouth University poll shows Democrat Hillary Clinton has surged to a 7 point lead in the vital swing state of Nevada.

Among Nevada voters likely to participate in November’s presidential election, 47% currently support Clinton and 40% back Trump. Another 7% intend to vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson and 2% say they will choose Nevada’s unique “none of these candidates” ballot option. Monmouth’s September poll had Trump at 44% and Clinton at 42%. This order was reversed in July with Clinton at 45% and Trump at 41%.

The rise in Clinton’s support over the past month is due mainly to two groups that normally lean Democratic – non-white voters and younger voters. Clinton has expanded her lead among non-white voters, now at 67% to 18% compared with 63% to 28% in September. She has also pulled ahead among voters under the age of 50 – now leading Trump by 55% to 28% compared with a virtual tie (41% Clinton to 40% Trump) last month.

Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto remains 3 points (42% vs 45%) behind Congressman Joe Heck in the race to replace retiring Sen. Harry Reid.

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Teaser: Adam Lambert Sings “Hot Patootie” In ROCKY HORROR Reboot

In advance of the premiere of Fox’s reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Thursday at 8PM ET, we get a quick tease of Adam Lambert (American Idol) rocking out on some “Hot Patootie” as “Eddie” from the cult musical.

It turns out, though, that Lambert took some twists and turns in the early phase casting for the TV movie.

Via Attitude:

When he was asked to play the part of Frank-N-Further in the Kenny Ortega-directed remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Idol winner Adam Lambert refused, as being “cis and playing the role of a trans character… felt inappropriate” to him.

Instead, the role went to the spectacular Laverne Cox, who’s portrayal has already got fans whipped into a frenzy of excitement. But, not wanting to miss out on the action, Adam took on the role of Eddie in the retelling of the 1975 cult musical classic.

Speaking to Out Magazine at the time, Lambert said: “When they started announcing the cast, I said, ‘Wait a minute — what about Eddie? I wanna play Eddie! I could do that — that’s like one song. Let me just come in and do a bit part!’ Because I really, really wanted to be a part of it.”

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President Obama To Donald Trump: “Stop Whining”

President Obama had a “mic drop” moment today during a press conference at the White House when asked about Donald Trump’s “rigged election” comments.

Obama suggested that Trump’s “whining” indicates he doesn’t “have what it takes” to be president.

Via ABC News:

“I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history any presidential candidate trying to discredit the elections and the election process before votes have even taken place. It’s unprecedented. It happens to be based on no facts,” the president said during a joint news conference at the White House with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

“If you start whining before the game’s even over? If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose, you start blaming somebody else, then you don’t have what it takes to be in this job,” the president said, pointing towards the Oval Office behind him. “I’d advise Mr. Trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes.” The president added that if Trump does end up winning the election, he would welcome him as the next president.

“If he got the most votes then it would be my expectation of Hillary Clinton to offer a gracious concession speech and pledge to work with him in order to make sure the American people benefit from an American government, and it would be my job to welcome Mr. Trump, regardless of what he said about me or my differences with him on my opinions and escort him over to the capitol in which there would be a peaceful transfer of power,” Obama said.

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Six Witnesses Come Forward Corroborating PEOPLE Reporter Allegation Of Trump Sexual Assault

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

PEOPLE reporter Natasha Stoynoff, who came forward last week with her own story about sexual assault by Donald Trump during an interview session, has gotten back-up from colleagues and friends who are putting their own names out there in support of her story.

Here’s just an excerpt of the PEOPLE story today:

Six colleagues and close friends who corroborate former PEOPLE writer Natasha Stoynoff’s account of being attacked by Donald Trump in 2005 are now coming forward. Among them is a friend who was with Stoynoff when she ran into Melania Trump later in N.Y.C.

The wife of the Republican nominee denies meeting Stoynoff after the attack, but Stoynoff’s friend Liza Herz remembers being there during the chance meeting.

“They chatted in a friendly way,” Herz, who met Stoynoff in college, says. “And what struck me most was that Melania was carrying a child and wearing heels.”

Marina Grasic, who has known Stoynoff for more than 25 years, says she got a call from her friend the day after the attack. Stoynoff detailed everything about the attack, from Trump pushing her against a wall to the business mogul showing up at her massage appointment the following day, she says.

According to Grasic, her longtime friend was embarrassed and even thought of Trump’s then-pregnant wife when deciding not to come forward about the encounter.

“Natasha was also struggling about not hurting pregnant Melania if the story came out,” Grasic says. “Beyond just the attack, she was horrified by the vulgar circumstances under which she was attacked and propositioned to have an affair. She was there in a professional capacity, writing an article about their happy marriage, and after the incident Trump acted like nothing happened.

Stoynoff’s former journalism professor, Paul McLaughlin, says that the writer called him in tears looking for advice the very night of the harrowing encounter. However, he cautioned her to remain quiet in fear of how Trump may retaliate.

“She wasn’t sure what she should do,” McLaughlin recalls. “I advised her not to say anything, because I believed Trump would deny it and try to destroy her.”

Testimonials from four more colleagues at the link.

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Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Nyle DiMarco In A Tub

(photo: Tate Tullier)

Nyle DiMarco (America’s Next Top Model & Dancing With the Stars champ) gets all squeaky clean in a recent Las Vegas photo shoot with Tate Tullier, a deaf photographer who’s been acclaimed for his “Tub Time With Tate” series.

DiMarco just completed his run in Las Vegas as the latest “Celebrity Host” of Chippendales.

I got to grab a bite with Nyle before attending his last Chipps performance Sunday night (packed house), and loved seeing the vast diversity in the audience, including dozens of deaf community fans there to cheer the dashing DiMarco on.

I look forward to seeing what’s next for this awesome guy.

Sign language translator Ramon Norrod (L), Chippendales exec in charge Kristen Makhathini,
me with Nyle and hubby Michael
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Matthew Shepard’s Mother Denounces Donald Trump’s “Hate” Rhetoric

A new campaign spot from Priorities USA features Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard, denouncing the dark and hateful rhetoric coming out of the Donald Trump campaign.

As many know, Matthew Shepard was the victim of a hate crime in 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming. Two men pretended to be gay after meeting Matthew, then they kidnapped him, beat him and left him for dead tied to a fence in the cold Wyoming night.

“When I see the hate that Donald Trump brings to his campaign for president, it terrifies me. Words have an influence. Violence causes pain. Hate can rip us apart. I know what can happen as the result of hate, and Donald Trump should never be our president.”

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Melania Trump: Billy Bush “Egged” My Husband On To Say “Inappropriate” Comments

After spending months attacking the “biased” mainstream media, it is interesting that Donald Trump dispatched his wife, Melania, to do a one on one interview with Anderson Cooper of CNN.

I guess he knows where the audience is.

Melania Trump says her husband was “egged on” in the 2005 tape in which he made lewd comments about his own sexually aggressive behavior toward women — remarks she says were “boy talk.”

“I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It’s not acceptable. And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know,” the wife of the Republican presidential nominee said in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, which is set to air at 8 p.m. ET Monday.

“And as you can see from the tape, the cameras were not on — it was only a mic. And I wonder if they even knew that the mic was on,” she said, referring to Trump and NBC’s “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush. She said they were engaged in “boy talk, and he was led on — like, egged on — from the host to say dirty and bad stuff.”

I’m not sure exactly how to take that “egged on” comment. Does that mean that a 59 year old Donald Trump was too weak willed to be his own man? That Billy Bush was the “alpha” and Trump the “beta?”

If you can’t handle yourself against the mental machinations of Billy Bush, how are you going to stand up to the leaders of foreign nations?

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2017 Rock & Roll Hallf Of Fame Nominations Announced

From Cleveland.com:

Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, Journey, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez, Steppenwolf and Bad Brains have made the ballot for the Rock Hall’s Class of 2017. It represents each artist’s first nomination since becoming eligible years ago.

An artist is eligible for nomination 25 years after its first release. The members of the Class of 2017 will be announced in December with the annual Rock Hall ceremony set for April in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Depeche Mode has been eligible since 2006; Journey since 2000. Steppenwolf has been waiting since 1993. ELO fans have been lobbying since 1996. Meanwhile, Joan Baez has been eligible (wait for it) since 1985!

My picks? Janet Jackson, Journey, Joan Baez, Chic (11 nominations now!) and Pearl Jam. I’d also throw in Depeche Mode for huge influence.

Inductees will be announced in December.

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Millennials Support Hillary Clinton By Huge Margin

A new poll by USA Today and Rock The Vote shows Hillary Clinton way ahead of Donald Trump in the hunt for the millennial vote.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by a huge 48 points (68% vs. 20%). Libertarian Gary Johnson garners 8% of the young vote, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein comes in with 1%.

Trump’s numbers with this vital voting block are the lowest of any modern-day presidential candidate including Bob Dole who hit the low 30% mark back in 1996.

Perhaps most surprising is the data shows it’s not millennial women but the men who are causing the surge in voters 18-34.

Among millennial men, Clinton gets 65% support, with female voters in the same age group at the 47% mark. Trump’s numbers are much lower – 20% for men and 18% for women.

The first two presidential debates seem to have hurt Trump as a majority of those polled viewed him as less presidential and less credible after the face off. Clinton, however, registered “more presidential.”