1. Millions vote early
Nearly 10 million people had voted by midday Tuesday – and local reports had Democrats looking strong in Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. Election officials report the number of returned ballots by party ID – though votes aren’t counted till election day.
Strong early numbers in Florida
2. Clinton warns against complacency
“It’s going to be a close election. Pay no attention to the polls,” Clinton said at a rally in Broward County, Florida. “Don’t get complacent. We need to turn people out.”
History of candidates crying ‘rigged’
3. Trump says Obamacare ‘blowing up’
Seizing on a White House admission that premiums under Barack Obama’s healthcare law will spike next year, Donald Trump said the law was “over” and promised to replace it: “It will be so easy,” he said.
4. Trump denies interest in TV channel
Dismissing rumors of a fallback plan should he not win the presidency, Trump told a radio interviewer, “No, I have no interest in Trump TV.” This week his campaign began producing nightly cable-style segments on Facebook.
5. Colin Powell backs Clinton
In August he accused Clinton’s “people” of trying to pin her email woes on him, but on Tuesday former secretary of state Colin Powell endorsed her for president. “I think she is fully qualified,” Powell said.
Khizr Khan to campaign against Trump
6. Old Trump interviews reveal thin skin
So he goes and stops, and he says, ‘Come on, baby. Come on, baby.’ I went up. I went two flips up in the air, two flips in front of him. I disappeared. Donald was so angry, he took off his skis, his ski boots ... He could not take it.
– Ivana Trump on fooling her ex-husband on the slopes
7. Timberlake in trouble
Justin Timberlake may have committed a misdemeanor in Tennessee by Instagramming his visit to a voting booth yesterday, in an ill-fated get out the vote effort. Is this the end for Timberlake? Stay tuned.
8. Trump’s careless words
Trump to Blacks in Sanford where Trayvon Martin was shot walking to get skittles:
— Candace Smith (@CandaceSmith_) October 25, 2016
"You walk to the store for a loaf of bread, you get shot."
...and another thing:
Donald Trump basically cutting a campaign ad after the 2008 election for his lifelong friends, the Clintons. Wow. pic.twitter.com/9Q71NaTFOR
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 25, 2016
