memeorandum: Analysis The vice presidential candidates bicker for 90 minutes, to little effect on presidential race (Cathleen Decker/Los Angeles Times)

12:30 PM ET, October 5, 2016

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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:

Bill Weld says he will focus his fire on Donald Trump — The Libertarian vice presidential candidate, William F. Weld, said Tuesday that he plans to focus exclusively on blasting Donald Trump over the next five weeks, a strategic pivot aimed at denying Trump the White House and giving himself a key role in helping to rebuild the GOP.

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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:

6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn't — Tim Kaine came into the vice presidential debate with a clear goal: make Mike Pence own all of Trump's most controversial moments. — But Kaine was unable, with Pence successfully parrying his attacks as the debate dissolved …

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate transcript, annotated — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday night, as the running mates took part in the only vice-presidential debate of the 2016 election.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University:

VP Picks Favored More than Trump and Clinton in Fairleigh Dickinson University National Poll; — Results Put Clinton Over Trump by Double Digits — In the race for the White House, the most recent national survey of likely voters from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind finds …

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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:

Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld Gives Up, Will Focus on Preventing Trump Presidency — As some presumably small portion of Americans sat through a dull debate between the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees on Tuesday night, a far more interesting drama was unfolding within the Libertarian ticket.

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:

Mike Pence's Galling Amnesia — Back when Mike Pence hosted a talk radio show in the 1990s, he described himself as “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” — For much of Tuesday night, he was like Forrest Gump on chamomile, squarely and steadily plodding forward, seldom tugged from his talking points and never particularly rattled.

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

Insiders: Pence outclassed Trump — Mike Pence didn't just defeat Tim Kaine in their only debate — he also outshined Donald Trump. — A majority of the battleground-state insiders who comprise The POLITICO Caucus gave Pence the edge over Kaine in their vice presidential debate …

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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:

RNC: Kaine interrupted over 70 times — The Republican National Committee claimed Tim Kaine — and the moderator over 70 times during Tuesday's vice presidential debate. — Shortly after the debate ended, the RNC made a quick note of Kaine's aggressive style in an email to reporters.

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Louis Nelson / Politico:

Trump's campaign manager denies he's irked at being upstaged by Pence — Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said her boss was “excited” and “proud” after Mike Pence's debate performance Tuesday night, pushing back against reports that the Manhattan billionaire felt upstaged by his running mate's superior showing.

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
The internet loses it after Pence accuses Kaine of ‘whipping out that Mexican thing again’

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Ali Breland / The Hill:
CNN poll: Pence won debate

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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Mike Pence says Clinton-Kaine is an “insult-driven” campaign as Trump tweets insults

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Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
TV audience for vice presidential debate about half that of Trump-Clinton

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CNN:
Pence edges Kaine in VP debate instant poll

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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality

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Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis The vice presidential candidates bicker for 90 minutes, to little effect on presidential race

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Reports suggest Donald Trump is unhappy with Mike Pence for winning the VP debate

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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump wins momentum boost from Pence — with Kaine assist

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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Who is vice presidential debate moderator Elaine Quijano?

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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Vice Presidential TV Debate Ratings by the Numbers

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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 12 most interesting moments of the VP debate

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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) lost badly to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in Tuesday night's vice presidential …

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Pence gives GOP a boost, but Dems pleased with Kaine attacks on Trump

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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Debate Takeaways: Tim Kaine Presses Mike Pence on Russia, but Not Gay Rights

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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:

Al Gore to campaign for Clinton, hoping to galvanize young voters on climate change — Former vice president Al Gore will start campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, according to individuals briefed on the plan, in an effort to mobilize young voters who see climate change as a key issue.

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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Bill Clinton goes way off message on ObamaCare

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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Andrea Mitchell Says Clinton Will Soon Unveil Secret Weapon to Attract Millennials... Al Gore

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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Al Gore to hit campaign trail for Clinton

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

WATCH: Megyn Kelly Reminds Conway Why Trump Polls Poorly With Women — In a post-debate interview on Tuesday night, Fox News' host Megyn Kelly pushed Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to defend the Republican nominee's low poll numbers with women, telling Conway that women …

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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:

Donald Trump sniped at Megyn Kelly as the vice presidential debate began — Anyone wondering whether Donald Trump's live tweeting would distract from Tuesday's vice presidential debate didn't have to wait long for an answer: Yes. — Just as the rhetorical contest between Mike Pence …

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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:

Trump's October Surprise? It Could Be His 2015 Tax Return — Donald Trump has been reeling this week after The New York Times published portions of his 1995 state tax returns showing a $916 million loss that could offset his income from 1996 forward. Releasing the 2015 tax return could give him an opportunity to counter that story.

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
On local radio show, Eric Trump accidentally admits why his father won't release his taxes

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Momentum shifts in battle for Senate — Democrats are seizing on Sen. Kelly Ayotte — 's (R-N.H.) remarks at a debate that Donald Trump — is “absolutely” a role model for children as a pivotal moment in the race for the Senate majority. — The Democrats see Ayotte's comments …

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Numbers / Pew Research Center:

U.S. admits record number of Muslim refugees in 2016 — A total of 38,901 Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in fiscal year 2016, making up almost half (46%) of the nearly 85,000 refugees who entered the country in that period, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the State Department's Refugee Processing Center.

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