10-19: Trump calls Fauci and other health officials "idiots"; Democrats' deja vu worries; racism at VMI

✅Thousands of Trump supporters rally in Newport Beach as president arrives for fundraiser -- The rally along Pacific Coast Highway and Newport Boulevard was raucous and confrontational at times. A man from Tustin in a Trump-themed cowboy hat taunted a female Los Angeles Times reporter for wearing a mask. Laura Newberry, Stephanie Lai, Arit John in the Los Angeles Times$ Alicia Robinson, Erika I. Ritchie in the Orange County Register -- 10/19/20 

✅2016 sequel? Trump’s old attacks failing to land on Biden -- The president’s attempts to recycle attacks he used on Hillary Clinton that year have so far failed to effectively damage Democrat Joe Biden. And Trump has found himself dwelling more and more in the conservative media echo chamber, talking to an increasingly smaller portion of the electorate. Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin Associated Press -- 10/19/20 

✅Biden leads Trump. So did Hillary Clinton. For Democrats, it’s a worrisome campaign deja vu -- The polls are once again delivering feel-good boosts to Democrats: Joe Biden beats President Trump by 10, 11 or 12 points nationally, depending on the day. His edge in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin averages eight. Propeller-heads promise better than 4 in 5 odds of a new president next year. But then the partisans remember they have been here before, four years ago this week. Michael Scherer and Scott Clement in the Washington Post$ -- 10/19/20 

✅‘Lock Them All Up’: Trump Attack on Michigan Governor Fits Damaging Pattern 

President Trump has continued to draw attention to his difficulties with women and older voters by minimizing the pandemic and targeting female leaders 

—NYT 

✅Den of dissent: Discord besets White House task force as coronavirus surges 

The U.S. response is increasingly plagued by distrust, infighting and lethargy, as experts predict cases could surge this winter and deaths could reach 400,000 by year’s end. 

—WashPo

✅‘People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots’: Trump attacks health officials in fiery campaign call 

—Politico 

✅Seeking Fair Pay 

Five female professors sue Rutgers, saying the university hasn't delivered on its new salary equity adjustment program despite demonstrated disparities. 

—Inside Higher Ed 

✅Racism Common at Virginia Military Institute 

—Inside Higher Ed 

     The Washington Post has reported that Black cadets at Virginia Military Institute endure an atmosphere of hostility, cultural insensitivity and racism. Over the past few years, several incidents of overt racism, such as a white student telling a Black student he would lynch him, have occurred. VMI administrators have also been among those accused of cultural insensitivity. The institute responded to those incidents with less stringent discipline than some students would advocate for. 

✅Pitt Law Lecturer Resigns After Using Racial Slur 

—Inside Higher Ed 

     An adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law has resigned after using the N-word in class, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported. The Pitt administration did not identify the professor but said that the word was used during a class discussion of a case involving offensive language.