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Mail bombs inject national security into 2018 campaigns

By KEN THOMAS risen quickly since she suc-
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ceeded Hillary Clinton in
spate of suspicious pack- the Senate in 2009, also
ages containing pipe fielded questions about im-
bombs sent to prominent migration, health care and
Democrats and CNN has other issues during a half-
injected national security hour televised debate held
into the final two weeks of in WABC-TV's studio in Man-
the midterm elections. hattan.
Security has been beefed When asked her plans in
up around some potential two years, Gillibrand re-
2020 Democratic presi- sponded: "I will serve my six-
dential candidates, and year term."
concerns about the mail Opponent Chele Farley,
bombs addressed to former who works in the financial
President Barack Obama, services industry, scoffed
former presidential nomi- at the answer. "Honestly, I
nee Hillary Clinton and don't believe that, consid-
former Vice President Joe ering this is the third day
Biden have risen to the top that she has been in New
of pre-November debates York during the month of
in races across the country. October when she has
The investigation into the been in five other states in-
mail bombs comes as cluding New Hampshire this
Democrats are seeking to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, and Republican candidate Chele Farley spar during the New month," Farley said.
pick up a net of 23 seats York State Senate debate hosted by WABC-TV, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 in New York. Gillibrand campaigned last
to win back control of the Associated Press week in New Hampshire,
House and Republicans the home of the nation's
are defending a narrow 51- resents porn actress Stormy his security measures since ocratic challenger if the first presidential primary,
49 Senate majority. Daniels, as saying the 2020 the mail bombs started race reaches a runoff in a on behalf of Molly Kelly, a
A look at midterm cam- Democratic presidential popping up and that his special election. Democrat who is running
paign activities Thursday: nominee should be a white mail was being screened Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde- for governor.
___ male. Avenatti says he was offsite. Smith told The Greenwood ___
BIDEN SPEECH misquoted. ___ Commonwealth that she FLORIDA DEBATE
The University at Buffalo said Avenatti, a prominent MISSOURI SENATE thinks Mike Espy "would be In Florida's gubernato-
it was "implementing signifi- Trump critic, was quoted by A Senate debate in Missouri very civil." rial debate on Wednesday
cant security measures" for Time as saying that when it on Thursday focused on Hyde-Smith was appointed night, Republican former
a Thursday night speech comes to the party's 2020 a vitriolic political climate to temporarily succeed Rep. Ron DeSantis and
featuring former Vice Presi- nominee, "I think it better across the nation and fin- Republican Sen. Thad Co- Democratic Tallahassee
dent Joe Biden and "taking be a white male." He told ger-pointing between the chran, who resigned in Mayor Andrew Gillum were
extra precautions because the news magazine that two major parties. April. asked about the bombs
of recent targeting of po- he wishes it weren't so but Republican candidate Hyde-Smith has declined sent to Democratic lead-
litical figures." About 6,500 that people listen to white Josh Hawley accused to debate all three chal- ers. DeSantis condemned
people were expected men more than they listen Democrats of inserting inci- lengers before the Nov. 6 the actions, noting that he
at the Biden speech, and to other people. vility in politics while Demo- special election, which in- was at the 2017 congres-
a university spokesman "When you have a white cratic Sen. Claire McCaskill cludes Espy, a former ag- sional baseball practice in
said Alumni Arena would male making the argu- said both sides need to riculture secretary under which Rep. Steve Scalise,
be subjected to a secu- ments, they carry more "turn down the tempera- President Bill Clinton; Chris R-La., was wounded by a
rity sweep before ticketed weight," Avenatti said, ac- ture" and said Hawley's McDaniel, a Republican gunman whose social me-
patrons arrive. All attend- cording to Time. "Should blame was misplaced. state senator; and Tobey dia posts had suggested he
ees will be required to pass they carry more weight? Hawley, in the debate Bernard Bartee, a Demo- targeted Republicans.
through metal detectors, Absolutely not. But do hosted by KMBC-TV in Kan- crat who is a former military "I know firsthand that when
and coats and large bags they? Yes." sas City, cited "mobs pop- intelligence officer. we start going down that
will be searched. Asked about the com- ping up" after confirmation If no candidate wins a ma- road, that can be very,
Two packages addressed ments, Avenatti told The hearings for Supreme Court jority, the top two will ad- very deadly," DeSantis said.
to Biden were seized by Associated Press, "I was mis- Justice Brett Kavanaugh. vance to a Nov. 27 runoff. Gillum said he was grateful
authorities in Delaware quoted and I was taken out He also referenced former The winner will serve the fi- that no one had been hurt.
early Thursday, suggesting of context." He declined to Attorney General Eric Hold- nal two years of Cochran's "But," he said, "we've really
a broad pattern to target elaborate. er's comment that when six-year term. seen a collapsing of our
prominent Democrats. The Time said it stands by its re- those on the opposite side ___ political discourse."q
former vice president, a porting and later released of the aisle "go low," Demo- GILLIBRAND PLEDGE
potential 2020 presiden- a transcript showing he crats should "kick 'em." New York Sen. Kirsten Gil-
tial candidate, has been made the statements. McCaskill criticized Hawley librand, considered a po-
traveling widely in recent Avenatti tweeted that he for not acknowledging the tential Democratic candi-
weeks in support of Demo- has "consistently called role of Trump's "incendiary" date for the White House in
crats running in the mid- on white males like me to rhetoric. 2020, said during a Thursday
terms. ... take responsibility" and ___ debate with her Republi-
___ help stop "the sexism and MISSISSIPPI DEBATES can challenger that she will
AVENATTI INTERVIEW bigotry that other white A Republican appointed serve out her six-year Sen-
A published report quotes males engage in." to the Senate representing ate term if she's re-elected
Los Angeles attorney Mi- Avenatti said earlier Thurs- Mississippi expressed a will- next month.
chael Avenatti, who rep- day that he had increased ingness to debate a Dem- Gillibrand, whose star has