Milwaukee "Tobacco Shop" averages 1 police call every 2.14 days

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City seeks to close smoke shop, scene of 140 police calls this year. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/27/2015)

A tobacco store on Milwaukee's north side actually serves as "safe haven" for illegal drug sales and should be declared a public nuisance and closed, according to city attorneys.

Not particularly surprising news.
Oklahoma City smoke shop, mansion raided by drug agents.  (KFOR, Oklahoma City, 4/22/2015)
Federal charges: Five used MN smoke stores to peddle synthetic pot.  ( Bring Me the News, 3/20/2015)
False burglary alarm leads to smoke shop drug bust. (click2Houston, 10/21/2014)
Police: Man used tobacco shop as front for illicit drug enterprise.  (Dallas Morning News, 3/7/2014)

Tarheel Republicans still groovin' on, can't get away too soon from Donald Trump

It's always a 'wonderful poll' when the Big Guy is in 1st place.

@realDonaldTrump

Source:  Real Clear Politics

The behinders in the 10/23-25 Public Policy Polling poll:

• 5% - Mike Huckabee, John Kasich
• 3% - Chris Christie
• 2% - Rand Paul, Rick Santorum
• 0% - Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham

More stuff:  The Bush family has been much in the news of late, and for all the wrong reasons.

Jeb Bush continues to really struggle. He has a 34/45 favorability rating and trails Trump 58/29 when they're matched head to head. Bush led North Carolina with 19% when we polled the state in late May and had a 46/31 favorability at that time.

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On the other hand, Donald Trump can still say "I'm peaking! I'm peaking!" in North Carolina.  (9/29/2015)
Scott Walker was already fading fast in North Carolina by the time he suspended his presidential campaign.  (9/26/2015)
Obviously, Scott Walker peaked way too early in North Carolina.  (8/19/2015)
Scott Walker is already yesterday's news in North Carolina.  (6/4/2015)

Clemson poll sez Donald Trump is no longer hot stuff in South Carolina

Source:  Real Clear Politics

The behinders in the 10/13-23 Clemson poll:

• 3% - Lindsey Graham
• 2% - Mike Huckabee, John Kasich
• 1% - Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal

Other stuff

In agreement with most national polls, Donald Trump leads the field with 23 percent and Ben Carson is in second place with 19 percent among the Republican voters. If it were a candidate, “undecided” would be third in the race.

Recent state polls:
New Hampshire Republicans not warming up to Ben Carson.  (10/26/2015)
Trump, Carson tied in latest Iowa Republican caucus poll.  (10/26/2015)
They're still lovin' the Donald in South Carolina. Carly? Not so much.  (10/14/2015)
Carly Fiorina not catching fire in Texas.  (10/1/2015)
Wisconsin voters don't necessarily heed Scott Walker's advice to dump Trump.  (10/1/2015)
On the other hand, Donald Trump can still say "I'm peaking! I'm peaking!" in North Carolina.  (9/29/2015)
At best, Donald Trump is treading water in Georgia.  (9/29/2015)
Scott Walker quickly flames out in Michigan.  (9/17/2015)