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Trump says he's behind but also that 'we are winning.' Pence to visit Utah today. Poll: Herbert in clear lead for re-election.

Happy Tuesday. Donald Trump admits he's behind while also says he's "winning." The Republican presidential nominee expressed both sentiments yesterday, acknowledging during a radio interview that he's losing, while also boasting "we are winning" to his millions of supporters on Twitter, an incorrect claim that he accused the media of concealing. Fourteen days out, the GOP nominee is hinting at the idea he may not win. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-tone-of-resignation-230241">Politico</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence will stop in Utah on Wednesday, indicating the Trump camp's efforts to make amends with loyal red voters in a state that hasn't been in play in more than five decades. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4502782-155/mike-pence-to-make-campaign-visit"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665555/Mike-Pence-to-make-campaign-stop-in-Salt-Lake-City.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/24/republican-vp-nominee-mike-pence-slated-to-speak-in-utah-this-week/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/vp-candidate-mike-pence-to-visit-utah"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/gov-mike-pence-adds-utah-to-list-of-campaign-trail-stops"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/mike-pence-utah-republicans-mcmullin-230273"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

-> Some Utah women who met Donald Trump through the Miss USA pageant or "The Apprentice" left with mixed experiences — some felt inappropriate behavior, others said Trump empowered them and showed them kindness. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4479889-155/opinions-of-utah-women-who-met"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Gov. Gary Herbert has a clear lead over his Democratic opponent, Mike Weinholtz, a new poll shows. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11231-">UtahPolicy</a>]

-> A Dan Jones & Associates poll conducted for UtahPolicy.com shows Rep. Mia Love leading Democratic challenger Doug Owens 51 to 38 percent while Owens' campaign polls depict a tighter race with Love at 49 points to Owens' 41. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4502191-155/new-polls-show-rep-mia-love"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11220-">UtahPolicy</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665539/Competing-polls-give-Love-edge-on-Owens-in-Utahs-4th-District.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/mia-love-doug-owens-campaigns-point-to-differing-polls-to/article_2e53ee0b-6d05-573a-a818-4003751d1d0f.html"; target="_blank">Herald</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/RexHuppke"; target="_blank">RexHuppke</a>: "The most amazing thing about this election is people are voluntarily reading someone else's work-related emails. I don't even read my own."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/LOLGOP"; target="_blank">LOLGOP</a>: "We've all suffered through this election but we all have to empathize with the people of Utah who have to keep seeing Mike Pence."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee"; target="_blank">pourmecoffee</a>: "Wednesday is a perfect encapsulation of the state of the campaign: Trump will be at a ceremony for his new hotel and Pence will be in Utah."

<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>to state Reps. Paul Ray and Curt Webb, former state Rep. James Gowans and Rob Porter, chief of staff to Sen. Orrin Hatch. A belated happy birthday on Sunday to Taylorsville City Attorney Tracy Cowdell.

<strong>In other news: </strong>The Utah GOP turns up the heat on its list of registered Republicans who have yet to vote as Democrats see a surplus in early voting and Republicans come in behind their expected numbers. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4502030-155/in-early-utah-turnout-a-third?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Some Morgan County ballots were sent out with an unnecessary state Senate District race on the page, but state elections officials plan to send out postcards telling voters to ignore the question and discount votes that come in from the wrong district. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4502250-155/oops-most-morgan-county-ballots-have"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> In a Phoenix trial of the police force in a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border, the executive director of the area's main real estate trust testified on the witness stand that the marshal's office tried to block him from prosecuting property crimes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4502035-155/officers-in-polygamous-utah-arizona-towns-try"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>]

-> A group of administrators from Utah's turnaround schools told the state Board of Education on Monday that their teachers are tired and discouraged at the school grading system's burial of their schools' improvements. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4501610-155/teachers-say-changes-in-school-grading?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Some 6 percent more Utah public school students took AP tests in 2016 than in 2015, and two-thirds received passing scores, according to data released Monday by the Utah Board of Education. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4502242-155/more-utah-students-earning-college-credit"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Inmates at the Salt Lake County Jail donated produce they grew themselves to every senior center in the county and still ended up with enough food to make the rounds again. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4500765-155/inmates-provide-bountiful-harvest-for-salt"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665530/Photos-Salt-Lake-County-inmates-share-the-bounty-of-the-harvest.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Pat Bagley implies there's more bringing the GOP down than Donald Trump. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4502405-155/bagley-cartoon-the-trump-train"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally:</strong> Trump planted himself on fighting ground against the polls at a Monday rally in St. Augustine, Florida and joked at what he sees as the irony of a former adult film star accusing him of sexual assault. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?ref=politics&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rejects-phony-polls-insists-we-are-winning/2016/10/24/e6fc6e32-9a4e-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/24/politics/trump-on-latest-accusations/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]

-> Premiums for a main group of health care plans under Obamacare will go up 25 percent on average next year, prompting Trump to declare the plan "over." [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hhs-benchmark-obamacare-premiums-jump-25-percent-next-year-230263"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamacare-trump-big-hike-premiums/story?id=43031522"; target="_blank">ABCNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.thehill.com/policy/healthcare/302597-trump-slams-obamacare-after-premium-hikes-announced"; target="_blank">Hill</a>]

-> The Washington Post lays out the context for the recent frenzy over alleged Clinton corruption: that a Virginia Governor friendly with Clinton authorized his PAC to contribute big money to the state Senate campaign of a woman married to the FBI Deputy Director who oversaw the Clinton email investigation. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/24/why-the-latest-clinton-conspiracy-might-not-be-what-it-seems/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-report-of-clinton-allys-contributions-are-more-proof-of-rigged-election-1477347724"; target="_blank">WSJ</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a></strong> speaks at a Cold War Victory Medal press conference, meets with constituents in his Salt Lake office, presents military awards to a veteran and tours the Salt Lake City International Airport renovations.</li>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> catches up with office staff and hits a staff holiday gathering before taking the rest of the day to campaign.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> shows up at a Diplomatic Conference on International Trade Relations and a budget meeting.</li>

<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong>participates in a teleconference with the Attorney General's office, drops in at the Sutherland Institute's annual dinner and makes an appearance at the League of United Latin American Citizens' Vietnam Veterans Recognition Program.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>holds a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee roundtable in Los Angeles before flying back to Washington.</li>

</ul>

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