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Swing-state insiders say Trump's chances are fading. Utah GOP chair clashes with CNN anchor over dispelled allegation. New poll shows Trump leading Utah, by a hair.

Happy Friday. Republican insiders are rapidly losing confidence in Donald Trump's ability to win their states. After a nightmarish, seven-day stretch that began with the release of a tape of the now-GOP presidential nominee making sexually aggressive remarks, just 27 percent of GOP swing-state insiders polled by Politico say Trump would win their states if the election were held today. That's down from the roughly half of Republican insiders who said Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton in their states over the past six weeks. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/gop-insiders-outlook-for-trump-is-grim-229765">Politico</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Utah Republican Party Chairman James Evans clashed with a CNN anchor over his claims that if the media covers every allegation of sexual assault by Donald Trump, it should also cover allegations against Bill Clinton, including the story of a man who claims to be Clinton's son. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4464432-155/as-trump-crumbles-utahs-gop-boss?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664709/CNN-anchor-shuts-down-Utah-GOP-chairmans-claim-of-a-Clinton-illegitimate-son.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/13/utah-gop-chair-clashes-with-cnn-anchor-on-live-tv-over-claims-of-bill-clintons-love-child/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/utah-republican-party-chairman-apologizes-for-cnn-outburst"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-gop-chair-not-stepping-down-after-cnn-interview-went-south"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> A new Monmouth University poll shows more muted results than Tuesday's jaw-dropping poll, with Trump leading Hillary Clinton 34–28 and Evan McMullin still holding strong at 20 percent. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4464234-155/trump-up-6-point-in-utah-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Tim Kaine, Clinton's running mate, says that the team hopes to win Utah's six electoral votes but would settle for anything but a Trump victory, including Evan McMullin taking the state. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4465401-155/kaine-says-utah-is-now-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/clinton-campaign-to-make-strong-play-for-utah-in-final-weeks"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/13/clinton-now-sees-heavily-republican-utah-as-winnable-her-running-mate-says/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]

-> The prospect of a break in Utah's Republican presidential voting streak puts a spring in Clinton and McMullin campaign workers' steps. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4465915-155/excitement-is-growing-for-trump-opponents"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Former Miss Utah USA Temple Taggart McDowell expounds on her unwanted kisses from Trump. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4463595-155/video-former-miss-utah-usa-elaborates"; target="_blank">NBCNewsviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/video-former-miss-utah-usa-talks-about-trumps-gross-and-unwelcome-kisses"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/danielmarans"; target="_blank">danielmarans</a>: "Trump will release evidence exonerating him from assault allegations as soon as the IRS finishes its audit of his taxes."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee"; target="_blank">pourmecoffee</a>: "I hope undecided voters are organ donors. We have so much to learn."

<strong>Behind the Headlines:</strong> Tribune reporters Mariah Noble, Robert Gehrke and Thomas Burr as well as editorial writer George Pyle join KCPW's Roger McDonough to talk about the week's top stories, including Utah Republicans' response to the Donald Trump video that surfaced last weekend. Listen at KCPW.org or tune in to KCPW or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast from <span class="aBn"><span class="aQJ">9-10 a.m.</span></span>

<strong>In other news:</strong> Republican challenger for Salt Lake County mayor, Dave Robinson, accuses incumbent Ben McAdams of using the Mountain Accord, which is exempt from open meetings, to make decisions in the shadows that reward McAdams' financial backers. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4464616-155/mountain-accord-process-lacks-transparency-county?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664680/Challenger-accuses-SL-County-mayor-of-pay-to-play-politics-McAdams-calls-allegations-absurd.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/mcadam-mtn-accord-respond-allegations-mismanagement#stream/0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]

-> The Salt Lake County Republican Party voted Thursday to censure chief deputy recorder Julie Dole for hiding a problem with recorder Gary Ott's mental health in the office. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4466232-155/salt-lake-county-republican-party-censures"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664779/GOP-censures-deputy-county-recorder-over-blatantly-false-public-statements.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> A federal judge ruled Thursday that the American Civil Liberties Union could intervene to introduce social justice and privacy issues in a case where the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seeks access to Utah's prescription drug database. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4464671-155/aclu-enters-lawsuit-over-access-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664750/Firefighters-gay-rights-group-to-push-back-on-DEA-searches.html"; target="_blank">APviaDNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/13/aclu-firefighters-union-lgbt-rights-group-fight-dea-over-access-to-utahs-drug-database/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/firefighters-gay-rights-group-to-push-back-on-dea-searches"; target="_blank">APviaKUTV</a>]

-> The first annual report on the state's new Justice Reinvestment Initiative shows that goals of reducing prison populations and easing up on drug and parole-violation sentences are being met, but inmates screened and deemed in need of mental health or substance abuse treatment don't have access to it. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4463953-155/utahs-prison-population-has-dropped-but"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> John Swallow, a former Utah Attorney General charged with several felonies, has requested documentation from the U.S. Department of Justice on why it dropped his case so that his team can use it to fight state charges. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4463719-155/swallow-wants-information-about-why-feds"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The Park City school board talked about drug testing all students involved in extracurricular activities to prevent incidents like a recent one where two 13-year-old boys died, possibly because of a synthetic opioid. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4465530-155/park-city-school-board-discusses-drug"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/park-city-school-district-may-soon-be-drug-testing-students"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]

-> Landowners in St. George are turning over land within a desert tortoise conservation zone to the Bureau of Land Management for hefty prices. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4465219-155/blm-paying-premium-prices-for-holdings"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Three residents of FLDS-dominated Colorado City, Ariz., filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging discrimination against them when the town marshal's office refused to honor new land-use rules that would let them develop on former zoo property. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4464470-155/new-lawsuit-claims-more-misdoing-by"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Pat Bagley quips that there's nothing Trump could do to turn away his supporters. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4465128-155/bagley-cartoon-trumps-base"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally:</strong> The Trump campaign withdraws from Virginia to focus on other battleground states as Trump trails Clinton by 9.4 points in Virginia polls. [<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/13/trump-campaign-withdraws-from-virginia/"; target="_blank">WSJ</a>] [<a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Trumps-Campaign-Is-Pulling-Out-of-Virginia-396900691.html"; target="_blank">NBCNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/politics/donald-trump-campaign-virginia/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]

-> Clinton filled out a formal questionnaire about her use of a private email server for conservative legal watchdog group Judicial Watch on Thursday that largely mirrored her longstanding answers about the issue. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/clinton-answers-written-questions-in-email-lawsuit-229769"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/politics/hillary-clinton-judicial-watch-response/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]

-> First Lady Michelle Obama departed from her planned pro-Clinton speech to deliver a scathing rebuke of Trump's threat to women. At the same time in Florida, Trump set up a choice for voters between him and Washington insiders teamed with the media to stop him. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/two-speeches-in-two-hours-crystallized-the-state-of-campaign-2016/2016/10/13/a7931cbc-9177-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?ref=politics"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

-> FiveThirtyEight dives into the details of how Evan McMullin could land in the White House despite entering the race two months ago and his name only appearing on 11 state ballots. [<a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-evan-mcmullin-could-win-utah-and-the-presidency/?ex_cid=538fb"; target="_blank">FiveThirtyEight</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/13/fivethirtyeight-digs-into-data-says-evan-mcmullin-presidency-unlikely-but-far-from-impossible/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> continues his campaign in southern Utah.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> stays in southern Utah to campaign with Gov. Herbert for another day.</li>

<li>State Auditor John <strong><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong></strong>starts the morning at a breakfast fundraiser before speaking at an event in Smithfield.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>speaks at a Hillary for America campaign event in Cleveland before heading back to Washington for a National Security Council meeting on the Counter-ISIL campaign in Iraq and Syria.</li>

</ul>

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— Thomas Burr and Zoe Woolf McGinn

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