Welcome to McClatchy’s Voter Survival Guide, an interactive presentation of daily events from one of the strangest presidential campaigns in modern history.
Donald Trump remains defiant after a slew of women accused the Republican presidential nominee of sexual assault.
“These vicious claims about me of inappropriate conduct with women are totally and absolutely false,” he said at a lively West Palm Beach, Florida rally. “These claims are all fabricated, they’re pure fiction, and they’re outright lies. These events never, ever happened, and the people that said them meekly, fully understand.”
Trump said recent events amount to a “conspiracy” that will be resolved Nov. 8.
“This is a conspiracy against you, the American people,” Trump said. “Our independence day is at hand, and it arrives, finally, on Nov. 8.”
Clinton’s campaign continues to deal with the fallout over leaked internal emails.
The New York TImes issued a scathing response after Trump threatened a lawsuit on Thursday, a potentially damaging decision if he follows through with plans to sue.
Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail and took Trump to task over the recent accusations.
A new poll in Ohio gives Trump a glimmer of hope, but he still faces long odds to win with the current state of the race.
The polls open nationally in 24 days. Let’s get started.
Trump digs in
Trump spent over 45 minutes berating his accusers and the media, accusing them of lying to sink his White House bid.