Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 258th day of the year. There are 108 days left in 2016.
Utahns are considering minor-party candidates because of Donald Trump. Mia Love launches an attack ad against Doug Owens. Donald Trump unveils his childcare proposal.
The clock:
- 55 days until the 2016 presidential election – (11/8/2016)
- 131 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (1/23/2017)
- 176 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (3/9/2017)
Ten talking points for Wednesday:
- A majority of Utahns say they are considering voting for third-party candidates because of Donald Trump‘s presence on the ballot [Utah Policy].
- Mia Love launches a new ad hitting her Democratic opponent Doug Owens for his work to stop the Legacy Highway [Utah Policy].
- Donald Trump unveils a proposal to make childcare more affordable by allowing childcare expenses to be deductible [CBS News].
- Donald Trump‘s business empire is so expansive that almost every decision he would make as president would involve a serious conflict of interest [Newsweek].
- The New York Attorney General has launched a probe into Donald Trump‘s charitable foundation [Bloomberg].
- Gary Johnson takes out a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for his inclusion in the first debate [Politico].
- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Donald Trump a “national disgrace” in an email exchange that was released by hackers [NBC News].
- A new study says fewer Mormons are identifying as Republicans because of their distaste for Donald Trump [Tribune].
- Independent candidate Evan McMullin campaigns at the Utah State Fair [Tribune].
- Latino activist Tony Yapias talks to the media about the rape allegations that have been leveled against him [Deseret News, Tribune].
On this day in history:
- 1901 – President William McKinley died of wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. He was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
- 1959 – The Soviet probe Lunik-2 became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to land on the moon.
- 2001 – The FBI released the names of the 19 hijackers who took part in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; President George W. Bush toured the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed rescue workers over a bullhorn.
