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NJ Gov Chris Christie's allies face maximum of 20-years in case over bridge
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Protesters gather across the street from a restaurant in Chicago before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke to members of the City Club of Chicago, June 29, 2015. When it comes to connecting with and motivating Hispanic voters, GOP candidates across the country face an exceptional obstacle: their own presidential nominee. Trump’s harsh words about immigrants in the country illegally and his vows to deport them and build a border wall have turned off many of the estimated 27 million Latinos eligible to vote. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) 

Spanish speakers and new families more Democrat: longtime US residents more Republican  

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Millennial voter Lauren Lumpkin (screengrab from video) 

Watch millennials talk about what motivates their vote   

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In this Oct. 27, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. AP-GfK poll shows most Americans are upset by Trump's comments about women and believe the accusations made by several women that he kissed and grouped them without their consent. Trump is far behind Clinton among female voters. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File) 

More than 7 in 10 Americans who say they believe the women who say that Donald Trump kissed or groped them without their consent 

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Demonstrators stand next to burning tires as armed soldiers and law enforcement officers assemble on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, to force Dakota Access pipeline protesters off private land where they had camped to block construction. The pipeline is to carry oil from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Ill. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP) 

Protesters tried to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, burning vehicles and building roadblocks along a North Dakota state highway 

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In this Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, protester and social media activist Johnetta Elzie stands outside the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis. Ferguson protester Elzie said Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, has done nothing to earn her endorsement, and she will not vote for her. Elzie was among the protesters who met with Clinton in October 2015, but did not meet with her last week. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) 

Some younger activists have embraced the former Secretary of State, while others remain wary 

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Ray Tensing enters Judge Megan Shanahan's courtroom for his pre-trial hearing on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Cincinnati. The former University of Cincinnati police officer is charged with killing Sam DuBose, an unarmed black man during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate. (Amanda Rossmann /The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP, Pool) 

Jury selection began for the murder trial of a white university police officer, Ray Tensing, charged with killing Sam DuBose during a traffic stop 

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an campaign event with employees at Trump National Doral, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Miami. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) 

Clinton promises to allow Americans as young as 55 to buy into Medicare; Trump has promised not to repeal it, but wants to repeal the ACA 

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This March 11, 2016, file photo shows the Mar-A-Lago Club, owned by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Palm Beach, Fla. A staple of Palm Beach's high-end philanthropy circuit, the Mar-a-Lago Club boasts rich history, an 800-seat ballroom and ocean views. Trump has suggested that his presidential campaign will boost his hotel business and personal brand. But after a tumultuous run up to the election, including lewd statements about women and derogatory remarks about immigrants, there’s some evidence that Trump’s brand is being tarnished. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) 

The Republican nominee for president is in danger of losing not just the election, but also his many, mostly wealthy, customers 

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Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, said that Black women are powerful force when it comes to getting our families and friends out to vote. This photo was taken during an NAACP rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in June 2015. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) 

The voter engagement plan will focus attention on key battleground states 

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