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Mitt Romney offers the 'I told you so' speech to Washington. Pence rallies supporters in Utah. Chaffetz won't endorse Trump but will vote for him.
Happy Thursday. Mitt Romney came to Washington yesterday, not as a candidate but as a wise old sage, offering a vision of the country that he says neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton is offering. "I've watched the presidential debates, I've looked at the give-and-take, there's been almost no discussion of those things I've described," Romney said. The former presidential contender didn't say he wishes he would have run again but the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joked the speech should have been titled, "I told you so." [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/mitt-romney-regrets-gop-2016-230341">Politico</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Brigham Young University students will not get in trouble for Honor Code violations when reporting sexual assault, thanks to the school's adoption of 23 recommendations from an advisory council that spent the summer reviewing the university's Title IX compliance. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4353191-155/byu-announces-honor-code-amnesty-for"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665672/BYU-advisory-council-recommends-amnesty-clause.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/26/byu-changes-policy-on-reporting-of-sex-assaults-adopts-amnesty-clause/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/byu-announces-changes-to-sexual-assault-reporting-protocol"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/byu-announces-major-changes-to-campus-sexual-assault-protocol"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/byu-separates-honor-code-title-ix-offices-provides-more-support-sex-assault-victims#stream/0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence rallied supporters in Salt Lake City Wednesday where he appealed to bring Utah voters back from a third-party enchantment. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4511517-155/pence-urges-utah-gop-to-come?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665692/Pence-in-Utah-to-rally-Republicans-conservatives-for-Trump.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/26/watch-live-republican-vp-nominee-mike-pence-speaking-to-supporters-in-utah/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/mike-pence-stops-in-slc-to-energize-utah-republicans"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/pence-visits-utah-to-urge-republicans-to-vote-republican"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/utah-mike-pence-tries-shore-republican-support#stream/0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-just-13-days-to-go-mike-pence-campaigns-in-the-unlikeliest-of-swing-states-utah/2016/10/26/4fe0fb4a-9b83-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz is not re-endorsing Donald Trump, but he will vote for him because he says Hillary Clinton is "that bad." [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4511673-155/rep-jason-chaffetz-says-hell-vote?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/26/after-withdrawing-endorsement-rep-jason-chaffetz-says-hes-voting-for-donald-trump/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/after-saying-hes-out-chaffetz-now-says-hell-vote-for-donald-trump"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/chaffetz-won-t-endorse-trump-but-will-vote-for-him/article_cc19866b-5bf9-5131-a226-914a73c8f5b8.html"; target="_blank">Herald</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11249-">UtahPolicy</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/jason-chaffetz-utah-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/chaffetz-trump-reversal-support-230367"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]
-> A Rasmussen Reports poll places Trump in the lead in Utah as the state sees a three-way race between Trump, Evan McMullin and Clinton in the polls. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4509803-155/donald-trump-holds-small-lead-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] Another poll shows that two-thirds of Utahns don't believe Trump has the right temperament to be president. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11259-">UtahPolicy</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/danpfeiffer"; target="_blank">danpfeiffer</a>: "Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you announce publicly that you are going to vote for someone that's an endorsement of that person."
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/swiftj"; target="_blank">swiftj</a>: "Chaffetz announces a Trump presidency is worth more to him than the ability to look his daughter in the eye ever again."
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/NatalieCGordon"; target="_blank">NatalieCGordon</a>: "Trump Plan: Attack Mitt, attack the Bushes, attack Paul Ryan, refuse to help the GOP raise money, ask UT voters to be loyal to the Party."
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/MikeCzin"; target="_blank">MikeCzin</a>: "Today Trump promoted his biz & Pence went to Utah. That's like HRC giving a paid speech while Kaine hit the stump in Mass. Crazy."
<strong>In other news: </strong>The University of Utah announced a three-year, $1.6 million project to research turning extra Utah coal into carbon fiber on Wednesday as the Obama Administration announced $7.7 million in grants backing projects like the U's. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4504912-155/coal-is-not-dead-university-of"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665698/Spinning-coal-into-a-future-of-manufacturing.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/26/university-of-utah-receives-federal-grant-to-research-converting-coal-to-carbon-fiber/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Rep. Rob Bishop holds a strong lead over Democrat Peter Clemens, a new poll shows. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11258-">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> A board chose Utah State University Provost Noelle Cockett to step in as the university's first female president on Wednesday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4505782-155/regents-select-provost-noelle-cockett-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665735/Utah-State-names-longtime-administrator-professor-Noelle-Cockett-as-new-president.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> The Utah Transit Authority Board took a visible step toward transparency after a tough go with public trust when it rolled out a proposal Wednesday to completely re-work its procedure for developing areas near rail stations. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4511149-155/uta-to-take-the-lead-with"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> An advocacy group that helps men to promote violence-free relationships held an event Wednesday as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4509341-155/utah-mens-group-holding-event-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">-> Social Workers Party presidential candidate Alyson Kennedy says the solution to America's problems lies in a Cuba-like workers' revolution. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4509306-155/socialist-workers-candidate-look-to-cubas"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</span>
-> A Salt Lake County board said Wednesday that it's a close call, but Abdi Mohamed's right to a fair trial outweighs the public's right to see body cam footage of police officers shooting the teen. The American Civil Liberties Union, which lost the appeal, will keep fighting the decision. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4510727-155/salt-lake-county-records-board-denies?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Pat Bagley sketches out the partisan squabbles over Obamacare failures. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4511392-155/bagley-cartoon-obamacares-troubles"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally:</strong> Donald Trump got into the nitty gritty on his plan for helping up inner cities, calling it a "new deal for black America" founded on safe communities, great education and high-paying jobs. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/us/politics/donald-trump-black-voters.html?ref=politics"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/donald-trump-urban-renewal-election-2016/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aide-makes-apparent-threat-against-megyn-kelly-after-on-air-tiff/2016/10/26/59f260fe-9b71-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
-> Hillary Clinton send out save the dates for her election night party — at a Manhattan venue with a literal glass ceiling. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/clinton-to-spend-election-night-at-javits-center-in-manhattan-230347"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/hillary-clinton-election-night-javits-center-irpt/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
-> Trump blends campaigning and business by cutting the ribbon for the newly remodeled Trump Hotel on Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue on Wednesday. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/us/politics/donald-trump-brand-promotions.html?ref=politics&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/donald-trump-washington-hotel/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a></strong> turns his attention on Junior ROTC high school students in St. George and Southern Utah University students in Cedar City.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> appears bright and early at the Utah Honor Flight send-off, catches up with office staff, attends the Common Good Awards and conducts interviews for Cabinet positions.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> participates in budget discussions before greeting the ambassador of Belarus.</li>
<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong>meets with the governor's general counsel, Utah Transit Authority leadership, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst director and a working group clarifying governmental nonprofit oversight before hitting an audit closing conference for the David Applied Technology College and a Jordan School District Meet the Candidate event.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>has lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and hops on a conference call with Affordable Care Act stakeholders and advocates.</li>
</ul>
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