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Post-debate poll: Hillary Clinton takes round one — (CNN)Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night's debate by 62% of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27% said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate.
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Online polls declare Trump debate winner, despite media consensus for Clinton — If polls only included media pundits, Hillary Clinton would have won Monday's debate by a landslide, but online surveys had Donald Trump as the yuge winner. — The Drudge Report poll had 80 percent …
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The Nation, Common Dreams, Politicus USA and Politico

Voters Nationally Say Clinton Won Debate 51/40 — PPP's post debate survey, sponsored by VoteVets Action Fund, finds that voters nationally think Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump in the debate, 51/40. — Perhaps most important for Clinton is that among young voters …


The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate transcript, annotated — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head for the first time Monday night in a 90-minute debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The debate, which is expected to draw a record number of viewers …
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Clinton Won The Debate, Which Means She's Likely To Gain In The Polls — Democrats woke up on Monday to a spate of bad polls for Hillary Clinton, which brought Donald Trump to perhaps his closest position yet in the Electoral College. They had reason to go to bed feeling a lot better.
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Vote Now: Who Won the First Clinton-Trump Debate? — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton met for their first presidential debate Monday, and we want to know who you think won. — Take a moment to click the link below next to the candidate who you thought did the best at the debate at Hofstra University in New York.
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5 pieces of evidence that Hillary Clinton won the big presidential debate
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Michael Moore appeared frustrated on Twitter following …
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Holt Interrupted Trump WAY More Than Clinton In Debate
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Most Memorable Lines of the First Presidential Debate
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Hillary Clinton's Pitch to End Private Prisons Is the Surprise Hit of the Presidential Debate
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Althouse and Hullabaloo

Google searches for ‘registrarse para votar’ hit all-time high during debate
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Giuliani: I wouldn't debate again after Holt's ‘interference’ — surrogate Rudy Giuliani floated the prospect of Trump not participating in further general election debates, after what he believes was inappropriate meddling Monday by moderator Lester Holt. — “If I were Donald Trump …
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Giuliani: I'd skip next debates if I were Trump — Donald Trump should skip the next two debates unless he gets special guarantees from the moderators, former New York mayor and top Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani told reporters after the debate. — Lester Holt, the NBC News anchor who moderated the debate …
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Donald Trump: ‘Lester Holt did a great job’ — Donald Trump praised Lester Holt's performance as moderator of Monday night's presidential debate, contradicting claims by his supporters that Holt had been unfair. — “I thought Lester did a great job. Honestly, I thought Lester did a great job …


Lester Holt shows he doesn't know the meaning of impartial
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Giuliani: Clinton ‘too stupid to be president’
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The first debate featured an unprepared man repeatedly shouting over a highly prepared woman
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Donald Trump has already flip-flopped on Lester Holt's debate performance
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Trump's Debate Performance Was The Worst Ever
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Who is Alicia Machado? Former Miss Universe said Trump called her Miss Piggy — Clinton: Trump called women pigs, slobs and dogs — Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton was making a point about Donald Trump and women at the first presidential debate when she brought up Alicia Machado …
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Trump attacks former Miss Universe who ‘gained a massive amount of weight’ and had ‘attitude’ — NEW YORK — Donald Trump launched a deeply personal attack Tuesday morning on Alicia Machado, the 1996 Miss Universe winner who has accused him of calling her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping” because she's Latina.
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In Post-Debate Interview, Trump Again Criticizes Pageant-Winner's Weight
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Trump on Former Miss Universe Machado: ‘She Gained a Massive Amount of Weight’
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Trump responds to claims that he fat-shamed a Miss Universe winner by ... fat-shaming her again
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Hillary Clinton does her homework and shows who's boss — This first presidential debate was Hillary's moment. She owned Donald Trump — like a Girl Boss. And she demonstrated the benefits of good preparation. In fact, one of her greatest moments of the night was when she turned to Trump and said …
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Campaign manager: Trump does not believe climate change is man made
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Trump's debate incompetence a slap in the face to his supporters — MORE FROM: — Hillary Clinton was boring and exceptionally well-prepared. Donald Trump was exciting but embarrassingly undisciplined. He began with his strongest argument — that the political class represented …
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This was the most important moment of the first presidential debate — The moment. — In 90 minutes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were able to cover a lot of ground. From the economy to racism to Iraq to criminal justice, the candidates sparred on the stage for the first time.
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Clinton Proved Trump Is a Man You Can Bait in a Debate
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Donald Trump's Online Trolls Turn on Their ‘God Emperor’ — One of Donald Trump's most ardent fringe message boards appeared to turn on its candidate of choice during Monday night's debate, saying he “got played” and that “this was not supposed to happen.” — 4chan, the alt-right forum …
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State Dept misses court's deadline on Clinton docs — The State Department narrowly missed a court-ordered deadline on Monday to release documents about whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — and her senior aides participated in security training and briefings.
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Charlotte mayor faces furious crowd at City Council meeting — A furious crowd of citizens criticized and often shouted down Charlotte City Council on Monday night, calling for resignations across the city and chanting, “Hands Down! Shoot Back!” and “No Justice, No Peace!”
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