Hillary Clinton, rarely seen, rarely heard Politico

As reporters speculate that Hillary Clinton -- with her extreme dislike of the press -- can't be thrilled that as of Labor Day, they will all board her 'Stronger Together'-wrapped 737 airplane, her staff says the candidate is on board. For the first time in 2016, they will head from New York to Ohio to Iowa.

"She does understand that there is very good reason why it's important for everyone to be together in the thick of a general election,” said her traveling spokesman Nick Merrill. “We're going wrap the plane in blue and get on it together. There's a desire to be efficient and be able to do things a little more impromptu.”

Hillary Clinton's Feminism

Hillary Clinton's feminism: a conversation with Rebecca Traister VOX

VOX's Tara Golshan asks Rebecca Traister this question: From the time Clinton entered politics to the 2016 presidential election, there has been a massive shift in feminism. How has Clinton positioned herself in this shift?

TRAISTER: "I have interviewed her; I have talked to her a bit about this. I can't say with any authority, "well, she learned this from contemporary feminism," but my impression is, like a number of women her age who lived through the women’s movement, [who] were products of the women’s movement, then came to their professional adulthood during a period of anti-feminism — where they were totally vilified — I think it has taken her some time to understand that feminism is back.

Feminism has been re-embraced, popularized, which is often problematic in wide ranging ways. There is more than one generation of women that were totally scarred about what they could actually say: Older women who were at the height of their professional careers in the '80s and '90s. As a teenager I remember it — how vicious the anti-feminism backlash was. Hillary Clinton was the subject and object of so much of it.

My guess is over the years one of her advisers must have whispered to her it’s okay, it’s okay to say it again. Look, she wrote a post for the Toast. Are you kidding? She has been very interested in young feminist writers in a way that suggests to me she understands that there is another media in play and it’s a feminist media."

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National Polls Tighten, Swing States Not Much

Trump cuts into Clinton's lead as crucial stretch begins Politico

“The wildness and unpredictability of the last sixteen months?” said Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. “It's only going to increase. It’s not going away. Hold on to your hat."

Clinton’s camp is taking nothing for granted and admit to worrying that if he maintains his current path, he could pare points off battleground states in which Hillary leads on average by about five points.

Clinton aides are concerned about a Trump factor that they cannot control: Donald Trump's past performance has been so extreme, that there is a very low performance bar for him to have a good day. He wins by calmly looking and speaking presidential in Mexico -- even though a tweet storm broke out after he left. Unless he has a total debate stage meltdown, just standing on the same stage as Hillary Clinton will give him a boost. So don't believe assertions that the Clinton folks think the presidential election win is in the bag. They don't.

Hillary Clinton Headlines September 4, 2016

How Hillary Clinton helped create what she later called the 'vast right-wing conspiracy' The Washington Post

Three Major Ways The FBI Report On Clinton Emails Strongly Establishes Her Trustworthiness Forbes

Donald Trump is doing worse with Latinos than the previous 6 Republican presidential candidates VOX

Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate keep getting better Politico

Poll: Clinton has double-digit lead over Trump in New Hampshire Politico

Trump surrogate admits false biographical claims CNN

Clinton Enters Fall With Key Advantages in White House Race ABC News

Trump surrogate admits falsifying biographical claims CNN

FBI Played Trick on Clinton During Email Probe, Newly Released Documents Show ABC News

Gallup: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama Washington Post

Every group has gained ground under President Obama, including whites. This will no doubt come as a surprise to Donald Trump and his supporters, who want voters to buy into his dark, dystopian vision: building walls to keep people out and limiting entrance to U.S. of certain religions, among other chilling proposals. Hillary Clinton's policies promise to build upon the gains of the Obama presidency, which is at it should be in a nation of immigrants, dreamers and optimists.

"The percentages of U.S. whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians who are thriving have all increased during the Obama era," Gallup notes. The percentage of blacks thriving has risen by about 6 points, as has the percentage of whites and Hispanics. Asian thriving has risen by about 10 points since 2008.

Lewandowski: Trump Immigration Speech Meant To Appeal To White Men Talking Points Memo

Devoted Trump supporter and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowsky defended the presidential candidate's fiery anti-immigration speech in Arizona last night. And he casts Trumps' strategy in a very bright light of white men reclaiming control of America. There is no math that supports the argument -- that white men can deliver a national election in America -- but we agree with Lewandowsky that this is Trump's strategy and the overall psychology that he is playing to. So kudos to Lewandowsky for telling it like it is!! Bravo! One small problem is that Trump is not winning with college-educated white men in recent polls, but that's a small blemish on Lewandowsky's argument.

“Look, I think Donald Trump’s message tonight was the message that he started with back on June of 2015, which was ‘America First,’” Corey Lewandowski, who still receives a severance from the Trump campaign, said on CNN. “That’s what he believes, and what he is playing to — and if you look at the polling data, he’s got about an 18-point lead in the demographic of white males who are voting in this election.”

“They have a high propensity of voting, and so he’s got about an 18-point lead on Hillary Clinton in that particular demographic,” he went on. “This speech is clearly geared at those individuals right now, to make sure they are there, he has locked them in for the election.”

Latinos for Trump founder warns of 'taco trucks on every corner' Politico

Mexican-born Marco Gutierrez, founder of the Latinos for Trump group, warned Thursday evening that without Donald Trump in the White House, there would be “taco trucks on every corner” in America.

“My culture is a very dominant culture,” Gutierrez said on MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes.” “It is imposing and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.”

Joy Reid, who was guest-hosting Hayes’ show, dropped the hammer, saying, “I don’t even know what that means, and I’m afraid to ask,”. Reid -- who takes no nonsense in her interviews -- replied before going to New York state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, a Dominican, for a reaction.

“I’m offended,” Espaillat said.

Gutierrez reinforced his point: “We have a lot of good things that we’re bringing to the United States, but we also have problems.”

Clinton Campaign Raises $143 Million in August Politico

Hillary had a heck of an August in fundraising with a haul of $143 million, some of that earmarked for other Democrats. We're thrilled with the average donation of $50, underscoring how many regular Americans support Clinton. Having said that, imo it's time for Hillary to hit the road.

“Thanks to the 2.3 million people who have contributed to our campaign, we are heading into the final two months of the race with the resources we need to organize and mobilize millions of voters across the country,” Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement.