Eliyohu Mintz

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Trump’s debate day Snapchat filter viewed 80 million times

September 30, 2016

Donald Trump may not have won the debate last Monday but he got his spin on the big event in front of 25 million Snapchat users, according to people familiar with the ad buy. Trump became the first candidate to buy a so-called national geofilter, which allows the mostly millennial user base of the popular […]


Clinton launches final-stage turnout plan

September 30, 2016

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — As the last full month of this presidential contest begins, Hillary Clinton is shifting toward a pure base-turnout strategy, inching away from her all-out effort to lure disaffected Republicans in favor of a traditional get-Democrats-to-the-polls effort that mirrors Barack Obama’s 2012 game-plan. Gone are Clinton’s regular references to winning over moderate […]


Clinton derides Trump’s ‘strongman approach’

September 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton on Friday cast Donald Trump as a would-be despot who believes in a “strongman approach,” insisting that the Republican presidential nominee’s preferred way of getting things accomplished is with “supreme power” that he can use “ruthlessly.” At a rally in St. Lucie, Florida, Clinton began her attack by mocking Trump’s ubiquitous campaign slogan: […]


Poll: Clinton leads by 6 points in Nevada

September 30, 2016

Another post-debate, swing-state poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump — this time in Nevada, posting a 6-point advantage over the beleaguered GOP nominee. Clinton leads Trump, 44 percent to 38 percent, in a Suffolk University poll released Friday. The poll, conducted Tuesday-Thursday, also shows Libertarian Gary Johnson at 7 percent, with the remaining 11 […]


Alabama justice off bench for defying feds on gay marriage

September 30, 2016

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the rest of his term for defying federal gay marriage rulings. The punishment effectively removes Moore from office, without the court officially ousting him. The nine-member Alabama Court of the Judiciary handed down the punishment Friday after ruling Moore had violating standards of […]


Clinton says it’s ‘really hard’ for women to be seen as tough and likeable

September 30, 2016

It’s difficult for a woman to be perceived as both tough and likable, Hillary Clinton said Friday, lamenting that women are constantly being judged by their looks. “Yes, I think it’s really hard. To be honest, I think it’s really hard,” Clinton told R&B singer Mary J. Blige in a 30-minute interview on the premiere […]


Howard Dean apologizes for cocaine tweet, but says Trump should be called out more

September 30, 2016

Howard Dean is sorry for suggesting that Donald Trump used cocaine. But he demanded America’s news media apologize for not calling out Trump’s own dangerous use of innuendo. “And so I apologize for using innuendo,” Dean told MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Friday morning. “I don’t think it’s a good thing to do. I don’t think it’s […]