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Morning Must Reads for Monday, October 24, 2016

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Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 298th day of the year. There are 68 days left in 2016.

Donald Trump would lead Hillary Clinton by 11-points if Utah had a two-way race this year. Clinton’s campaign is adding paid staffers to their Utah operations. Clinton’s national lead over Trump widens.

The clock:

  • Eight days left to register to vote online in Utah (11/1/2016)
  • 15 days until the 2016 presidential election – (11/8/2016)
  • 56 days until the Electoral College meets to cast their votes for president and vice president [12/19/2016)
  • 88 days until Inauguration Day (1/20/2017)
  • 91 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (1/23/2017)
  • 136 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (3/9/2017)

Ten talking points for Monday:

  1. If it were just a two-way presidential race in Utah, Donald Trump would lead Hillary Clinton by just 11-points according to our latest poll [Utah Policy].
  2. Marty Carpenter, Gov. Gary Herbert‘s campaign manager, talks about his journey from TV reporter to political operative [Utah Policy].
  3. Hillary Clinton‘s campaign is adding five paid staffers to their team in Utah and buying advertising in the 2016’s elections’ most surprising battleground state [BuzzFeed].
  4. Hillary Clinton has opened up a 12-point lead over Donald Trump nationally, and she is close to winning an outright majority in the popular vote [Politico].
  5. President Barack Obama is trying to get more Congressional Democrats elected, jumping into some down-ballot races ahead of Election Day [Politico]. Hillary Clinton is also targeting more down-ballot races as her lead over Donald Trump grows [CBS News]. Republicans are becoming increasingly worried Trump could coast the party seats in Congress [ABC News].
  6. A newly surfaced interview from 2012 shows Donald Trump opposed deporting illegal immigrants before he made the issue a central part of his campaign [CNN].
  7. Evan McMullin could ride a wave of support from Mormon voters to a win in Utah [Bloomberg]. McMullin pitches a “new conservative movement” to supporters in the Beehive State [Tribune]. McMullin says if he were to win Utah, it would “send a message” about America’s political environment [Politico].
  8. Equality Utah has filed suit over Utah laws that prevent teachers and students from having “positive” discussions about homosexuality. The lawsuit says the policies violate the First and 14th Amendments [Tribune, Deseret News]. 
  9. Property tax bills have started hitting Utah mailboxes. 52 local governments and entities are hiking taxes this year [Tribune].
  10. AT&T is buying Time Warner for more than $85 billion [New York Times].

On this day in history:

  • 1861 – The first telegram was transmitted across the United States from California Chief Justice Stephen Field to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in Washington.
  • 1929 – $5 billion in market values were swept away in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
  • 1940 – The 40-hour work week went into effect in the United States.
  • 1962 – The U.S. blockade of Cuba during the missile crisis began under a proclamation signed by President John F. Kennedy.