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First Draft on Politics: Rivals Can No Longer Ignore Donald Trump's Long Shadow

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Even on vacation, President Obama seeks to reassure on-the-fence supporters of the Iran nuclear deal that he will take a hard line in enforcing it. And as Donald J. Trump continues to drive both the polls and the news cycles, the ripples extend to his rivals’ camps as they can no longer base their response on simply waiting for him to go away. As the dust from the first Republican presidential primary debate has settled, one fact has become as glaringly bright and clear as a golden hotel sign: Mr. Trump is not going away. With the issue of illegal immigration as his energy source, Mr. Trump has not only survived any fallout from the Fox News debate, he has thrived. So Republicans are increasingly forced to find ways to respond, either by acting more like him (such as Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas), or by acknowledging his power but respectfully disagreeing, like Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio. Then there’s Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who has seen his poll numbers fall since the debate, and who in the last two days has tried challenging Mr. Trump head-on. But that was after Mr. Trump stuck a rhetorical knife into Mr. Bush’s craw, describing him as “low energy” in New Hampshire. Mr. Trump’s emphasis on immigration also took a violent turn in the last two days, as two men were charged in an attack on a homeless Hispanic man in Boston. One of the accused is reported to have cited Mr. Trump’s views as an inspiration. Mr. Trump responded by calling his supporters “passionate,” but he did not denounce the act. Where Mr. Trump has a potential vulnerability is with social conservatives, and Mr. Bush has tried to remind people of Mr. Trump’s past as an abortion rights-supporting Democrat. 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Trump in Derry, N.H., on Wednesday. Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist for The New York Times</p> </center> </div> </div> <!-- end #photo --> <div id="morning_briefing" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:1.75em; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h5 class="hide" style="max-height: 0px; font-size: 0; display: none; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;">8/21/2015</h5> <p style="color: #999; font-size: 16px; margin: 8px 0">By Maggie Haberman </p> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p><em>Good Friday morning. Even on vacation, <strong>President Obama</strong> seeks to reassure on-the-fence supporters of the Iran nuclear deal that he will take <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD58QircADBFvij3q73Mn5RDyFCoyL743zZPRuq00gftgGpM79IbjO+z6AwFlmERsJC9MiY1IPLB5k4TTiotXsP1+arg6HMhK6yQukY3TWhXGhWe2FSyRVGyTV9E8W8863cly6iy2Itki95dmBAQRhvayBy6kzph7qk2ZnxV1Hutrvus3SorQkIOpRlf+LvEif10QhfMi0KRCwQClYumjHzY5Z9OnrQkN/L7mySYQMsD3RQ==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">a hard line</a> in enforcing it. And as <strong>Donald J. Trump</strong> continues to drive both the polls and the news cycles, the ripples extend to his rivals’ camps as they can no longer base their response on simply waiting for him to go away.</em></p> <p>As the dust from the first Republican presidential primary debate has settled, one fact has become as glaringly bright and clear as a golden hotel sign: <strong>Mr. Trump</strong> is not going away.</p> <p>With the issue of illegal immigration as his energy source, Mr. Trump has not only survived any fallout from the Fox News debate, he has thrived. So Republicans are increasingly forced to find ways to respond, either by acting more like him (<a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD599G58Dl51w9B//9CO+Js7ZK/bCMnVrZZu/d5wvyPOW/BqcQKfcOi9IxWXH51SrAm2AuoB/K+2kgI57ORe+2xtXjCFvHSw9OyJNo4EVeNNOCIRiR6KBJSktdiHfYJp8eo4=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">such as <strong>Gov. Scott Walker</strong> of Wisconsin</a> and <strong><a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgSUm6WmiIEViz8O288vNxKUIQfhb8GT5jvAmzALJCikB6iwsntIpSSnW2vZWSfqMyYh+EymEr0Jpgu2NDDJHevh20A5Wg1/e2mR6j8eS+tio=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">Senator Ted Cruz</a></strong><a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgSUm6WmiIEViz8O288vNxKUIQfhb8GT5jvAmzALJCikB6iwsntIpSSnW2vZWSfqMyYh+EymEr0Jpgu2NDDJHevh20A5Wg1/e2mR6j8eS+tio=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329"> of Texas</a>), or by acknowledging his power but respectfully disagreeing, like <strong>Gov. John R. Kasich</strong> of Ohio.</p> <p>Then there’s <strong>Jeb Bush</strong>, the former Florida governor who has seen his poll numbers fall since the debate, and who <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRkf9MMfSYSsGsM0MCRHQM7Fj2ELnbNQaiLtJOOXUrhcIrXW3GDuT2NZPlc0yzrNpfzU1XId934pMHWVDKIdJhn15rmEBYa8Sv8RXROoU2/7AGvVD0i0NdeSde+xQfDNPEZkpeWqnIySiE=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">in the last two days</a> has tried <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD5/cxI3AarIKP/msJJhZs6xQY+vcuqINrMxav1baIhH1Ohtcyf0Dd1pmCXPZNnGgn31CuYqwcIjzz6vnWqmSKiw/hutP50wYGfpos+cSqt9fgnFmPCF2I6ctccsYVWNSZU/SxI8DOhi76B2k1KTNzENavpYC7SRZN7QHFlPb7SnPtdw+jT/wRoZniBIFHMUMZdi/RzOXdCeZJCuDYmGmo/DqrSe3B+Ubir2k01lJjuStjzZlrBWQaCIf7YrZ8N1HSvXBC6YxW8UVnPxvFBvgwyEy9lERZTu9glh9Oo2hr/femg==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">challenging Mr. Trump head-on.</a> But that was after Mr. Trump stuck a rhetorical knife into Mr. Bush’s craw, <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD599G58Dl51w9GSnIdlWgfpklrQ7Gz2QIvKKAt+7x+i9UQFKB2WwDRwhlt0yEu3MQH4bXMn9A3daZogKJrgOJhNRbopq+HwpH3PU0hYqbFYW0w==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">describing him</a> as “low energy” in New Hampshire.</p> <p>Mr. Trump’s emphasis on immigration also took a violent turn in the last two days, <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRk7ESpK17G5U+a99qI8EBHjE1i05+UODRNhWRSA2EAk7uanE/eeyQf4OD+qeyCaziVYgAnVM2Ah/Dr4NiEprskp/C4zQyzhdC6zP62XYN2FDvbmwdZzpijbVZbzFiCxW2eQpzLzYlqdvQh2GybAIGjtW9wcqOWbkRECoWeUqK6+p8lZtt0SwmL8GzYbPHLX3ckX7VMkY4S0t/HjfhVjVA/vhfFXH0Jv3Crjj2WFIx++0dZC6V731BxC4AkIcf/2aQ/tpx8OTtESqA=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">as two men were charged</a> in an attack on a homeless Hispanic man in Boston. One of the accused is reported to have cited Mr. Trump’s views as an inspiration. Mr. Trump responded by calling his supporters “passionate,” but he did not denounce the act.</p> <p>Where Mr. Trump has a potential vulnerability is with social conservatives, and Mr. Bush has tried to remind people of Mr. Trump’s past as an abortion rights-supporting Democrat. 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On Friday, <strong>Mr. Bush</strong> and <strong>Gov. Bobby Jindal</strong> of Louisiana will speak, while on Saturday, <strong>Mr. Cruz</strong>,<strong> Rick Perry </strong>and<strong> Senator Marco Rubio</strong> of Florida will have their say.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p><strong>Mr. Trump</strong> will be in Mobile, Ala., <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KV4dKhenou9SmFiv0BkKCXrWe8bmEmbzWxRSHP3ANN+cxM9ZMOsHkBkZoD+qYEc0Ud/Wsv2KE4Zm0/viymAaKvHq70SBSEi73ERMMl5L56EeQ==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">where his venue was changed</a> to a 50,000-seat college football stadium because the demand for tickets eclipsed the previous site’s 1,950 seats.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- end #bullets --> <div id="text2" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 20px 0; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid black; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">At Large Rally, Cruz Casts a Wide Net for Evangelicals </h2> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p><strong>Mr. Cruz</strong>’s campaign team likes to talk about the Republican base as fitting into <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KXrpalEo1sIBmXHqgJwVM1juLfXgQBV4Sk6kmToLvf2yed8mHB0p1fYzQ3BvnkNFOw/PSTW8I+Yt0ZbyV5axUMTCVpeEfqOHTFz/TQDGDo/sn7eMz5WNIxIjXqBlB4GgrV4wUoPn9bgkg==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">four tournament-style brackets</a>: establishment/moderates, libertarian, Tea Party and evangelicals. While he has never tried to woo establishment voters, <strong>Mr. Trump</strong>, <strong>Senator Rand Paul </strong>of Kentucky and others have cut into his support among libertarian and Tea Party voters.</p> <p>But among evangelicals, Mr. Cruz has found a solid base, and he has made appeals to that bracket a core element of his campaign, evident in Friday night’s “<a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6q45OL/8HeLrCJiIV03d89hJqkF1F9LTr/uSFbRR3GEEcswPdXekcb+LjFrWG3q37M=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">Rally for Religious Liberty”</a> in Des Moines.</p> <p>The rally, for which the campaign has received over 2,500 R.S.V.P.s as of Wednesday, materialized in the wake of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, as the campaign read news reports of business owners struggling with the decision — hence the event’s billing of “calling attention to the religious persecution of Christian business owners and employees.”</p> <p><strong>Steve Deace</strong>, the conservative radio host in Iowa who announced his <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVYELvrN1vGGsAF62Au4JnqQqWBX03i5xGEFKAAXsY5TENC1KYLMobjX/p1nQD+eSbG9IIPdaHXZ81RHrHS5N24KIm47qLHHmQI2sjl479EAVNIR6xlgDo2ygskXejf7dk1YR3uGOKoqw==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">endorsement of Mr. Cruz on Wednesday</a>, will play M.C., and two well-known Christian music groups will perform: Newsboys – of which Mr. Cruz counts himself a fan – and the Bontrager Family Singers of Kalona, Iowa.</p> <p>The Cruz campaign’s recent extended swing through the Southeast <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgSUm6WmiIEViz8O288vNxKUIQfhb8GT5jvAmzALJCikB6iwsntIpSSnW2vZWSfqMyYh+EymEr0Jpgu2NDDJHevh20A5Wg1/e2mR6j8eS+tio=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">featured stops in churches</a> and a retooled stump speech heavy with messages geared toward the faith community: calls to investigate Planned Parenthood, and, unsurprisingly, calls to “protect religious liberty.”</p> <p><em>– Nick Corasaniti </em></p> </div> </div> <!-- end #text --> <div id="text3" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 20px 0; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid black; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">McCaskill Spurns White House Overtures on Path to Back Iran Deal</h2> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p>Most congressional Democrats who have decided their stance on the nuclear accord with Iran – whether for it or against – have boasted about their contacts with the White House, from<strong> Mr.</strong> <strong>Obama</strong> on down.</p> <p>Not <strong>Senator Claire McCaskill</strong>, Democrat of Missouri, who threw her weight behind the nuclear deal on Thursday.</p> <p>“The only call I got from the administration was from <strong>Susan Rice</strong>,” Ms. McCaskill said in an interview, referring to the president’s national security adviser. “And I told her to leave me alone.”</p> <p>Some people like to be courted.</p> <p>Next Friday, via live webcast, <strong>Mr. Obama</strong> is going to court the Board of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, part of his effort to garner support for the deal.</p> <p>“I did have a long talk with some very senior administration officials, and I mean, very senior, in which I laid out a menu of concerns,” said <strong>Senator Chris Coons</strong>, Democrat of Delaware, who later in the interview let on it had been Mr. Obama and <strong>Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.</strong></p> <p>But Ms. McCaskill said she wanted to do her research on her own. In particular, she called representatives from each of the six countries that negotiated the deal, as well as the countries that actually hold Iran’s frozen assets.</p> <p>Her conclusion: “The more calls I made the more it became clear to me the new status quo if we reject the deal would be A) a much diminished United States in terms of its ability to influence international policy,” she said. “The B) was, it’s not clear to me they’re not gonna get the money anyway.”</p> <p><em>– Jonathan Weisman and Michael D. Shear</em></p> </div> </div> <!-- end #text --> <div id="bullets_big2" class="section upcoming" style="border-top: 1px solid black; padding: 20px 0; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0;">Our Favorites From The Times </h2> <ul style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia,times,serif;"> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p><strong>Senator Bernie Sanders</strong> of Vermont has drawn big crowds to his “Political Revolution,” <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD5/cxI3AarIKP1YwxADYDVDgDI2T3B080vbTCN2IPwPTy7p0DAeaAYM/IfRoGp8aTHifY//EV1NS+7il9TtRqzFHra8vThFJXv0=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">speaking to an angry vision</a> of a broken system that requires fundamental change.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p><strong>Martin O’Malley</strong>, the former Maryland governor, <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRkfveIye4FymLqgNdXNpd5yqDXRMxRi+kXu4yqYx3Nyrp/oVeQ5ohCgQZ+0o6ImXPcOsZOafBcBznfmE8kFQWaRA==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">unveiled a plan</a> to expand Social Security, rejecting calls to raise the retirement age for the program, and, like <strong>Mr. Sanders</strong>, seeking an increase in benefits.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>And in a Quinnipiac University survey of voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, <strong>Mr. Rubio</strong> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRkf90fQZ2TYLvAGG1YxI8j/JbkHZ2kSAV7vRVd5ZmLMJSU4NGbCXyngPIyalS5dyyCSe20OE+bauusI0YU9apJmoyx0916ctLtlEUlD5uTe4hX32XlhmRZKcsSRBMC0YPEeWkHStOlCxE=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">beat</a> <strong>Hillary Rodham Clinton</strong> in a general election matchup by the widest margins of any Republican presidential candidate.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- end #bullets --> <div id="text5" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 20px 0; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid black; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">Carter Offers a Regret From His ‘Adventurous, Gratifying Existence’</h2> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p><strong>Former President Jimmy Carter</strong> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD5/6c7hUb5f2yWuHGDfs6QSYmi5XbB1OuxZbjOqS8QmTHXD+GhIGtWpGWBOtf/R4DsZ7nRnTDc4XZLpf9FQmTKrvhRaNTheC/iyqIRQNo9VZd14oraxffYFKZass0SF1vBbPmlIs6KF5Rs3xBHgfrh/bOnQF3NnoGPO3NVqgYzBnNg==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">disclosed the extent of his cancer diagnosis on Thursday</a> and said he was at peace with whatever happens given his “exciting and adventurous, gratifying existence.” But he did express some regrets, and one was particularly striking.</p> <p>“I wish I had sent one more helicopter to get the hostages, and we would have rescued them, and I would have been re-elected,” Mr. Carter said. He was referring to the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue mission that ended in disaster in the desert when a helicopter crashed into a transport plane, a debacle often cited <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=C+Xli+FOugBbr7BiimMQdpcO+JEZkG243empz0btCl3fhL9Sj+ybfS4n1ND/ONQkcJzAzFGOXKOfAPdvsuPwRHynzc2C08p1sEvvy+7LI3dM18fAvQzfbkZpbAB+f+jWGMDHdlAhGEiwBZE+y5x0MA==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">as contributing to </a>Mr. Carter’s loss to <strong>Ronald Reagan</strong>.</p> <p>Besides raising the question of what the world would look like had there been no two-term Reagan presidency, his answer showed that the episode has clearly haunted him through a post-presidency generally considered very successful. The episode has also influenced military and rescue strategy. The specter of the Carter-era hostage failure was cited by several Obama administration officials as the reason <strong>Mr. Obama</strong> pushed for extra helicopters during the 2011 raid on the <strong>Osama bin Laden</strong> compound. And they were needed; one crashed while trying to land.</p> <p><em>– Carl Hulse</em></p> </div> </div> <!-- end #text --> <div id="bullets_big3" class="section upcoming" style="border-top: 1px solid black; padding: 20px 0; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0;">What We’re Reading Elsewhere </h2> <ul style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia,times,serif;"> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio takes <strong>Mr. Rubio </strong>to task for saying, <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVY6yD6hfPWSWHZ6gUrbF67KGiIwJaQTJ55aQdK06ULERWqmKogQBGtB+J40ngOkJY4yEh44Pg07zI2xm6QB22Yde9/BLu+zVP+24uFBtawBQHSt3u1GcikNzuAAIjQtIogIAXdYjkujw9dKso9Z6X0BB1sTbkHNy0=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">in a speech</a> in Detroit on Thursday, that the Wright Brothers were from Kitty Hawk, N.C., where they made their historic flight in 1903. But they were from Dayton, Ohio. “Ooops,” <strong>Jack Torry</strong> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KXFGlTJK0cEh33dw6KzglJ1MwSLE6cU/uqbiIZbDYBLbHmecY/hqDgPtfmBwAge8QMVqpiqIEARrRaufMj0anbD7PrC5f7Hng+JLKtcXV3fSg==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">writes in the paper</a>, adding, “Getting things wrong about the Wright Brothers is a real sore point in Dayton, which likes to call itself the birthplace of aviation.”</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>CBS News looks at how the Black Lives Matter movement <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KWSUN43BHottNPxgIBEm+A/TBXsf36sWP36gHq5Vw2HflhCpg6ej+ohkMWvdDleoayfZcaCU20gQrv+AQeo3THNY3Nwrf1L48jWCM5r48Tb2A==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">is affecting the campaign in both parties. </a></p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>CNN investigates the important role that <strong>Mr. Cruz</strong>’s wife plays on the <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KXu7IjVtMGT6m2HoezCdykGPDKh9KT0n3eWOcn9IcBYACGs+W/hqjGnD3kuIjRKBdu6LKHpKTaFT7fjeC+9lAIjTce/6r/2UBAZE0mowD7vOg==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">fund-raising front. </a></p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p><strong>Mr. Paul</strong> turns to Bloomberg View to write an op-ed about why he wants <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KWdRQP9hbGa62W6tbqpI3p/Ql4hwDeS+n5JuQhybF0Jz19le6Xma2e03gGuRyT5EjErBY72sSv+QAUgnp5mM2AbgJqbJAMkFTmcIYjuoxFeIJmBP+W7vR8UANU8NFoh+4I=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">more audits</a> of the Federal Reserve.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- end #bullets --> <div class="ad hide-from-text-version" style="border-top: 1px solid black; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 15px;clear:both;text-align:center;"> <div style="text-align:center;font:10px Arial, sans-serif;color:#ccc;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;">ADVERTISEMENT</div> <!-- ADXINFO classification="Med_Rec_-_Standard" campaign="nyt2015_300x250_em_TimesJourneys_selectnewsletters" priority="1190" isInlineSafe="N" width="300" height="250" --><div align="center"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&opzn&page=email.nytimes.com/us/politicsemail/html&pos=Position3&sn2=9a54d5d4/132948d3&sn1=da777183/80c616a6&camp=nyt2015_300x250_em_TimesJourneys_selectnewsletters&ad=CRS-4995_TimesJourneys_New_300x250_retina_a.png&goto=http%3A%2F%2Funbouncepages%2Ecom%2Ftimes%2Djourneys%2Dbrochure%2Dnovember%2D2014%2F" target="_blank"> <img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/adx/images/ADS/40/28/ad.402883/CRS-4995_TimesJourneys_NewCatalog_ER1_300x250_retina_a.png" width="300" height="250" border="0"> </a> </div> </div> <div id="text4" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 20px 0; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid black; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">Petition Seeks a New Gig for an Out-of-Work Jon Stewart</h2> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p>Presidential debates are meant to be serious affairs, but a movement is growing to add some levity to the mix by recruiting <strong>Jon Stewart</strong>, the recently retired “Daily Show” host, to take a turn as moderator.</p> <p>Nearly 100,000 people have signed an <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6qYPCxRxn6lSH08gxeI4FjSnihPMWF84CZEmpbJ6RA2NiD/qxfjXEOE0nmF0QNfNrfPO6fp++x2ANNhD+nFWcWEC1rTzQUjz2kFNTVOPA9RSA==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">online petition</a> urging the Commission on Presidential Debates to consider Mr. Stewart for one of the three final debates ahead of the 2016 election. Citing his Peabody Award and his experience interviewing world leaders, the petition suggests, “Choosing Jon Stewart would be a popular choice among voters.”</p> <p>Mr. Stewart’s presence in front of the debate stage would be a boon for ratings, but his left-leaning reputation could potentially irk a Republican presidential candidate.</p> <p>If <strong>Mr. Trump</strong> makes it that far it would be his first time facing off with Mr. Stewart, who called the billionaire a gift from the comedy gods before he signed off from the show.</p> <p>In a recent interview with <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KUP4zdDAWQv27svNNvFNEt4kWdhEv/pk40wHYsHRU+CXyNDZ4zSq+/0ambgU5TIxq7ILL8JlNTChq7pWkT5kh2oRMRuC3MxRgM=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=61925&segment_id=76307&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, Mr. Trump said that he had enjoyed overshadowing Mr. Stewart’s valedictory broadcast in the ratings with this debate performance on Fox, which drew record viewership. 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