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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's economic mirage; Sanders on Medicare Hope Yen and Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press August 11, 2018 Updated: August 11, 2018 7:14am Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP In this Aug. 9, 2018, photo, resident Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with state leaders about prison reform at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. In this Aug. 9, 2018, photo, resident Donald Trump speaks during a... WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pulling numbers out of thin air when it comes to the economy, jobs and the deficit. He refers to a current record-breaking gross domestic product for the U.S. where none exists and predicts a blockbuster 5 percent annual growth rate in the current quarter that hardly any economist sees. Hailing his trade policies in spite of fears of damage from the escalating trade disputes he's provoked, Trump also falsely declares that his tariffs on foreign goods will … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s economic mirage; Sanders on Medicare

Bill Barrow, Associated Press Updated 9:26 pm PDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 Photo: John Minchillo, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Dublin, Ohio. An Associated Press analysis find Democrats with a consistent enthusiasm advantage with nearly a dozen federal special elections now concluded ahead of the November midterms. less In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Dublin, Ohio. An ... more Photo: John Minchillo, AP AP analysis finds Democratic voters hold an enthusiasm edge 1 / 1 Back to … [Read more...] about AP analysis finds Democratic voters hold an enthusiasm edge

Bill Barrow, Associated Press Updated 1:35 pm PDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic voters were more enthusiastic than Republicans in nearly a dozen federal special elections since President Donald Trump took office, an Associated Press analysis found. Election returns in nearly a dozen federal special elections show Democrats consistently drawing a larger share of the vote totals than the two parties could expect in a presidential election year when turnout is the greatest. Republicans won most of the special elections. All but one of them occurred in heavily Republican territory. Democrats' enthusiasm gap made many of the margins much closer than expected. That leaves the party confident that its voters are more excited ahead of the November midterms and that Democrats have an advantage with independents. Special elections ahead of the 2010 midterms showed a similar excitement advantage for the GOP. … [Read more...] about AP Analysis: On enthusiasm, Democrats have advantage