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Poll: Donald Trump Within 6 Points Of Hillary Clinton

According to the latest CNN/ORC polling, Donald Trump’s lead in the Republican Party presidential race has boosted him to be within 6 points of Hillary Clinton.

He trailed Clinton by 16 points in a July poll, and narrowed that gap by boosting his standing among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (from 67% support in July to 79% now), men (from 46% in July to 53% now) and white voters (from 50% to 55%).

But Clinton still holds the cards overall in the race for the White House, leading four Republican contenders: She tops Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by 6 points each among registered voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush by 9 points, and businesswoman Carly Fiorina by 10 points.

The race in the Democratic primary has tightened also with Bernie Sanders notching 29% to Hillary’s 47%.

Vice-president Joe Biden received 14% support.

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Donald Trump Supports LGBT Workplace Protections But Not Marriage Equality

GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump told NBC’s “Meet The Press” yesterday that private companies should not be allowed to fire employees if they are LGBT.

“Well, it’s a big discussion and I guess it’s getting a lot of negative rulings right now… and I’m willing courts to go with what the courts are saying. I don’t think it should be a reason, no.”

Don’t put The Donald down the “LGBT Ally” category just yet though.

Earlier this year, Trump went on record as opposing marriage equality: “I live in New York. New York is a place with lots of gays, and I think it’s great but I’m not in favor of gay marriage.”

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Meet The Undocumented Worker Who Works For Donald Trump

From New Left Media: A profile of Ricardo Aca, a young undocumented immigrant who works in a Trump Hotel and who has decided to speak out against Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants.

As Trump continues to showcase horrible examples of crime from immigrants, it’s time we shift the focus to the vast majority of immigrants who work hard and want nothing more than a shot at the American Dream.

Find more of Ricardo’s work at http://www.ricardoaca.com

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News Round-Up: August 14, 2015

Some news stories you may have missed:

• This Spanish businessman says viewing a bullfight is less dangerous for children than seeing a gay pride parade.

• A Catholic priest from Detroit says gay sex is like “cramming a piece of bagel in your ear.” I think he’s doing it wrong.

• ABC’s What Would You Do? explores how folks would react if they saw a gay couple talking to their surrogate mother get attacked by haters. Guess what happened?

• Politico’s panel of experts say Donald Trump can’t win in Iowa because his supporters won’t take the time to deal with the process of a caucus.

• Bonus Trump: The experts at FiveThirtyEight say The Donald’s much talked about lead in the polls isn’t big enough (historically) to mean he’ll win.

• Let’s face it – you want to watch Olivia Newton-John & daughter Chloe Lattanzi’s new hit music video “You Have To Believe” just one more time this week, don’t you?

• And finally – speaking of watching, the Dallas Cowboys are giving you junk in the trunk.

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News Round-Up: August 12, 2015

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne covers OUT and discusses his role as transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl.

• Former Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful has had to stop paying his campaign staff due to lack of funds.

• Former President Jimmy Carter revealed today that he has cancer.

• Folks are petitioning Proctor & Gamble to run their cute, award-winning gay couple Tide detergent commercial in the US.

• New poll shows Trump lost a bit of ground in Iowa after last week’s debate; Jeb Bush dropped from 3rd to 7th; Marco Rubio jumps from 8th to 3rd in the early election state.

• The governor of Puerto Rico has issued executive orders banning discrimination against transgenders regarding emergency room treatment and drivers licenses.

• The homophobe who attacked two West Point graduates in New York City (and got his ass kicked) has been arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime and attempted assault as a hate crime. That’ll learn him.

• Openly gay Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco (the first openly gay poet to speak at a presidential inauguration) has been invited to read a new work at the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana.

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Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton On Top In Iowa Polls

Results of the first CNN/ORC poll in Iowa this election cycle shows Donald Trump surging to the top spot despite what establishment political experts cite as gaffes and missteps.

The Donald is turning into the “Teflon Donald.”

From CNN:

Trump tops the field with 22% and is the candidate seen as best able to handle top issues including the economy, illegal immigration and terrorism. He’s most cited as the one with the best chance of winning the general election, and, by a wide margin, as the candidate most likely to change the way things work in Washington.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson follows Trump in overall preference with 14%, bumping Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who had held the top spot in most recent public polling in Iowa, down to third place with 9%.

Walker is nearly even with a slew of other candidates. Previous public polls had found Carson with around 10% support, but most were released before last week’s debate.

A Suffolk University poll of Iowa Republicans released Tuesday found Carson’s closing remarks to be the most memorable moment for those who watched the prime time debate.

The results of the just announced CNN/ORC poll of Democratic voters shows Hillary Clinton with a strong lead in Iowa with 50% of likely caucus goers leaning her way. Sen. Bernie Sanders stands at 31% in second place, and Vice-President Joe Biden (who is not currently in the race) at 12%.

Other announced candidates former Sen. Jim Webb, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chaffee barely reaching 1% support.

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Video: Megyn Kelly’s Response To Donald Trump

From Megyn Kelly’s show last night.

BOOM!

Classy response. Good on you, Megyn.

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Megyn Kelly: “I certainly will not apologize for doing good journalism. So I’ll continue doing my job without fear or favor. And Mr. Trump, I expect, will continue with what has been a successful campaign thus far. This is a tough business and it’s time now to move forward.” http://bit.ly/1h0tOcYPosted by The Kelly File on Monday, August 10, 2015