memeorandum: Has the Marco Moment arrived? (Karen Tumulty/Washington Post)

4:30 PM ET, October 29, 2015

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Yeah, Jeb Bush Is Probably Toast — The post-debate spin could become a self-fulfilling prophecy — “You know, I think Jeb Bush is toast,” I told one of my editors after Wednesday night's debate. — “I kinda do too,” he replied. “I'm just worried because that's what everyone else seems to think too.”

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Monthly, Associated Press, RedState, Towleroad and Democratic Strategist

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Ted Cruz's best moment of the debate was also completely wrong — “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media,” Ted Cruz said with considerable disgust. “This is not a cage match.” — Cruz ticked off the insults …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Slate, The Moderate Voice, CNBC, The Hill, Belmont Club, Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Politico, US News and Hullabaloo, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

The third Republican debate transcript, annotated — Wednesday night, 10 candidates participated in the third Republican debate: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) …

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, NewsBusters, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg View, Politico, Hit & Run, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, AMERICAblog News, Common Dreams, Althouse, The Daily Caller, Salon, Mediaite and Mother Jones

Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:

We Have Our Final Six — Tonight's debate showed that the GOP field is smaller than it looks. Technically, there are still fourteen people running, but the winnowing is far along. We probably have a final six and possibly a final four. — The three winners of the night were pretty obvious …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Politico, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Vox Popoli, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, BizPac Review, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and American Spectator

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Online polls: Trump won third GOP debate — Donald Trump emerged the victor of Wednesday night's third GOP presidential debate, according to flash polls of three websites' users. — Trump overwhelmingly won the contest in Boulder, Colo., according to online surveys from Time …

Discussion: Mother Jones, TIME, New York Times, CNBC, Political Wire, Washington Post, Daily Mail and The Gateway Pundit

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Ben Carson calls on rival campaigns to help him end ‘gotcha’ debate questions — LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Republican presidential front-runner Ben Carson told reporters Thursday that he was reaching out to every rival campaign to lobby for changes to future debate formats.

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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:

Jeb Died on That Stage — And the Republican Party's refusal to update its ideas may doom the rest of the field. — Wednesday's Republican presidential debate was critical for Jeb Bush. He had to show donors and voters that he was a fighter, with life in his campaign …

Discussion: New Republic, The Atlantic, New York Times, US News, The Week, Hit & Run, ACASignups.net and Washington Post

John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:

Bush's Big Bomb — It was even worse than it looked. — jheil — A few hours before the third Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night at the University of Colorado at Boulder, I was hunched over my laptop, either hard at work or studying Google Maps to determine the nearest dispensary …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, CNN, Hot Air and Bloomberg.com news

John Podhoretz / New York Post:

This GOP underdog was the debate's big winner — Marco Rubio has been playing the long game as a presidential candidate — not getting into fights, not trying to shove himself into the daily news stories, just sticking to his themes and strengths. — If his strategy is sound …

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

After CNBC debacle, Carson camp vows revolt over debates — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Boulder, Colo. — After a performance by CNBC moderators that Republicans characterized as both biased and inept, a manager for a top GOP campaign says he will try to organize …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Guardian, AMERICAblog News, Daily Kos and Business Insider

RealClearPolitics:

Cruz Rips Press At CNBC Debate: “This Debate Illustrates Why We Can Not Trust The Media” — At the Republican debate hosted by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado Wednesday night, presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz lambasted the moderators, particularly John Harwood of The New York Times …

Discussion: Washington Post, Breitbart, Scared Monkeys, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Fox News Insider and Independent Journal

Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
In (Partial) Defense of CNBC

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian, Hullabaloo, Poynter., FishbowlDC, Slantpoint and Althouse

Douglas E. Schoen / Fox News: Hillary Clinton won the third GOP debate. Here's why

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Peace Breaks Out Among the Republican Candidates

Discussion: NBC News, Mother Jones, The Federalist, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Balloon Juice and National Review

Roger L Simon / Diary of a Mad Voter:
CNBC and Jeb Bush Commit Suicide in Boulder

Discussion: National Review, The Daily Caller, American Thinker, neo-neocon, Da Tech Guy Blog, Shot in the Dark and Mediaite

Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
The CNBC Republican Debate Was A Total Trainwreck

Discussion: Politico, Vox, Political Wire, The Federalist, International Business Times, Wall Street Journal, The Week, FiveThirtyEight, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, OnPolitics, Washington Blade and Talking Points Memo

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Has the Marco Moment arrived?

Discussion: New York Times, naked capitalism and Hit & Run

Brittany M. Hughes / mrctv.org/videos:
Kasich: ‘I Was Very Appreciative’ of CNBC Moderators

Discussion: Power Line, Hot Air and National Review

Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg.com news:
Fact Check: Study Says Rubio's Tax Plan Helps Rich More Than Middle Class, Less Than Poorest

Discussion: The Federalist, US News, Washington Post, American Spectator, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Althouse, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and Betsy's Page

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
CNBC moderators defend debate amid criticism

Discussion: The Federalist, New York Times, Computerworld and Hot Air

Jeff Jacoby / BostonGlobe.com:
The biggest loser? The media

Discussion: Weekly Standard and NPR

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and Losers from the third Republican presidential debate

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, New York Times, New Yorker, Ostrow Off The Record, CNN, The Hill, Salon, RedState, Truth Revolt and The Week

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush campaign manager confronts CNBC producer

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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast: Lamestream CNBC Moderators Total Debate Fail

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush walks into Rubio's trap

Discussion: Weekly Standard, New York Times, Fox News Insider, Washington Post, Rush Limbaugh, ABC News, Daily Kos and Bloomberg Business

Scott Wong / The Hill:

Paul Ryan elected Speaker — Lawmakers on Thursday elected Rep. Paul Ryan as the 54th Speaker of the House, putting an end to weeks of uncertainty over who would lead the raucous 247-member GOP conference after John Boehner's (R-Ohio) surprise resignation. — On a day filled with pomp …

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, Bloomberg.com news and Shakesville

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Paul Ryan Is Elected House Speaker, Hoping to Manage Chaos

Discussion: Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and Outside the Beltway

John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
As Speaker, Paul Ryan Stands to Get Bigger Spotlight for Policy Ideas

Discussion: Bloomberg View

New York Times:

Gov. Christie, Time to Go Home — It's that time in the ever-long presidential campaign when candidates lacking money and mojo are starting to go back to their plows. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey should join them. — Mr. Christie has been called a lot of things …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Business Insider, Mediaite, Political Wire, Washington Post, NBC News, Guardian, Raw Story, Daily Mail and Hot Air

Perry Stein / Washington Post:

A D.C. cop tried to break up a group of teens. It ended in this impressive dance-off. — On Monday afternoon, D.C. police officers broke up two groups of fighting teenagers. A few minutes later, a female officer approached the lingering crowd and told the teens to disperse.

Discussion: Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Associated Press and CBS Baltimore

Energy.gov:

Turn Your Halloween Pumpkins Into Power — WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTS? … With the passing of Halloween, millions of pounds of pumpkins have turned from seasonal decorations to trash destined for landfills, adding to more than 254 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) produced in the United States every year.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Fox News, RedState, Clayton Cramer and Washington Times

Jennifer Pompi / Washington Times:
Energy Department smashes pumpkins for causing climate change

Discussion: Truth Revolt, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Allen B. West

Tax Foundation:

Details and Analysis of Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Plan — Key Findings: — Senator Cruz's (R-TX) tax plan would enact a 10 percent flat tax on individual income and replace the corporate income tax and all payroll taxes with a 16 percent “Business Transfer Tax,” or subtraction method value-added tax.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal, National Review and Washington Post

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

Ann Coulter Defends CNBC Debate Moderators From ‘Ridiculous’ Attacks — Conservative pundit Ann Coulter weighed in Wednesday night to all the CNBC debate haters — lay off the “ridiculous” attempts to “imitate” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.