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Trump may need Mitt Romney supporters if he wants to win the White House
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Canton, Ohio, on September 14, 2016. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Mike Segar - photo by Herb Scribner
Both GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic pick Hillary Clinton are trying their best to corral supporters ahead of the 2016 election in November in surprising ways.

Clinton, for example, released a set of medical records on Thursday after she had a spell with pneumonia over the weekend. Her doctor revealed in the records that the infection was non-contagious and that she would be healthy after taking some antibiotics.

Meanwhile, Trump released two pages of medical info on Thursday morning, in addition to the physical results he shared on the Dr. Oz show Wednesday.

While the two attempted to quell the health talking point, both candidates are still trying to secure voters so that they can reach the 270 electoral college votes needed for the presidency. And their supporters could not be more different, according to The Washington Post.

The division between Clinton and Trump backers mirrors the candidates' appraisals of the country's progress. Trump has made Make America Great Again his campaign theme and often has described the country in dystopian terms as a nation where workers are falling behind, crime is increasing and elected leaders routinely lose in negotiations with other countries, the Washington Post reported. Clinton has portrayed the country more positively, praising President Obama for helping the economy climb out of the pit of the Great Recession but emphasizing the need for more efforts to boost American families.

In recent days, polls have shown that Trumps gaining in several battleground states, seeing bumps in both Ohio and Florida.

But Trump may need the supporters of a man hes had a contentious relationship with if he wants to win the White House Mitt Romney.

As Reuters reported, Trumps failed to connect with white-collar workers and professionals who dont identify with Trumps blue-collar demographic. Romney, meanwhile, polled well with white-collar workers.

In fact, these voters also favor smaller government, less intrusive regulations and put less weight on conservative social values, according to Reuters. These country club Republicans, as Reuters called them, also prefer their candidates be a little more mild-mannered than Trump has been.

For example, some Republican professionals in central Ohio cant get past his temperament and comments like the one suggesting illegal immigrants from Mexico are rapists and murderers. Romney himself has been a fierce critic of Trump, according to Reuters.

And weve seen real examples of this. Ive written before about how Trump hasnt polled well with people in Utah, especially Mormon voters, who helped Romney win the Beehive State in a landslide (by 48 points) in the 2012 election.

Clinton, meanwhile, is currently winning over a group of supporters that haven't traditionally voted Democrat college-educated white Americans.

As the Pew Research Center reported, white college graduates prefer Clinton over Trump by 14 points.

Unlike the overall educational gap, an educational gap among white voters is not new whites without a college degree have voted for GOP candidates by larger margins than their counterparts with more education in the last four presidential contests," according to Pew. "But the gap this year appears to have grown wider. And if support for Clinton holds steady among white college graduates, 2016 will mark the first time in at least a quarter century that this group has supported a Democratic candidate for president."

This is mostly because white college students haven't enjoyed Trump's attacks on Muslims or women, nor do they embrace his leadership style, according to Bloomberg.

Winning over this demographic may actually be a problem for Clinton, though. As FiveThirtyEight reported, college-educated whites tend to live in safer states, like the northeast and Colorado, and not swing states. So even if Clinton earns all these supporters, Trump could still find success elsewhere.

Still, it looks like those country club Republicans could end up voting Trump on election day as a number of them want to keep Clinton from obtaining the White House, according to Reuters.

We all know, Bradley Barbin, a white-collar criminal defense lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, told Reuters, that there are certain people you just cannot give that kind of unfettered power to. You just cant.
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How to avoid 'sharenting' and other paparazzi parenting habits
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A recent study revealed parents often spend up to two hours staging a single photo of his or her child to post online. - photo by Amy Iverson
Before having kids, some people just dont appreciate their friends baby posts. But after having a child of their own, three fourths of new parents jump right on the parental social media bandwagon. If you have become a member of this group, there are some rules to follow for posting responsibly.

Much of a parents worry is how to teach their children to use social media responsibly. We talk with our kids about privacy, oversharing, and setting restrictions on their devices to keep them safe. But parents themselves need to look in the digital mirror once in a while. Before having children, it doesnt take as much effort to think about what to post online. Its up to us to decide what we share about our own lives. But once you become a parent, there are many questions to think about regarding what is appropriate to post about your kids on social media.

In a recent survey, kids clothing subscription company Mac and Mia surveyed 2000 new parents to find out how they are documenting their kids lives on social media, and what concerns they may have.

First of all, people without children seem to feel a bit differently about the onslaught of baby pictures online than those who are parents. 18 percent of people say before they had kids, they were annoyed by their friends baby posts. But after having children of their own, 73 percent admit they post progress pictures of their little ones every single month.

Not only are new parents letting the world know each time their baby is a month older, but they are posting about their kids every few days or so. Men and women report they post 6-7 times per month about their baby.

And while 70 percent of new parents say the benefit of using social media is how easy it is to help family and friends feel involved, there are some downsides. Here are a few tips to avoid the pitfall of becoming paparazzi parents.

Dont miss the moment

In the Mac and Mia survey, some parents admitted to spending up to two hours to get the perfect shot of their baby. That seems a little extreme. New and old parents alike should be careful about spending so much time taking pictures and videos that they dont enjoy the moment. Years ago, I decided to never live an experience through my phone. A study by Linda Henkel, a psychology professor at Fairfield University in Connecticut, found that when people took pictures of objects in an art museum, they didnt remember the objects as well as if they simply observed them.

This photo-taking impairment effect can happen to parents as well. If we are so consumed by getting the perfect photo, we can miss out on the moment all together, and our memory of it will suffer.

Dont forget about privacy

60 percent of couples say they have discussed rules and boundaries for posting their babys photos, according to the Mac and Mia survey. Even so, men are 34 percent more likely to publish baby posts on public accounts. If parents are concerned about their childrens privacy, keeping photos off of public accounts is a given.

In the Washington Post, Stacey Steinberg, a legal skills professor at the University of Florida, and Bahareh Keith, a Portland pediatrician, wrote that sharing too much information about kids online puts them at risk. They write that all that sharenting can make it easier for data thieves to target out kids for identity theft. Check that your privacy settings are where they should be and never share identifying information like full names and birth dates.

Dont be paparazzi parents

36 percent of parents say they take issue when their childs photo is posted online by someone else. Responsible social media users will always ask permission before posting a photo of another child. But parents should also think about whether their own children will take issue with their own posted photos a few years down the road.

When parents are constantly snapping pictures and throwing them on social media, it can be easy to forget to pause and make sure the post is appropriate. I always use the billboard example with my kids. I ask them to picture whatever they are posting going up on a billboard in our neighborhood. If they are okay with that, then their post is probably fine. Parents should ask themselves this same question when posting about their children. But they should also ask themselves if their child would be OK with this post on a billboard in 15 years. If it would cause embarrassment or humiliation, it might be best to keep it private.

Once children reach an appropriate age, parents should include them in the process of deciding what pictures are OK to post. Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed 10- to 17-year-olds and found children believe their parents should ask permission more than parents think they should. The kids in the survey said sharing happy family moments, or accomplishments in sports, school and hobbies is fine. But when the post is negative (like when a child is disciplined) or embarrassing (think naked baby pictures or messy hair), kids say to keep it off social media.
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