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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Exclusive poll: GOP voters want the party to stand by Trump — A wave of Republican officials abandoned Donald Trump on Saturday, but, at least for now, rank-and-file Republicans are standing by the party's presidential candidate, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted immediately …
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The Columbus Dispatch:
For president | Trump unfit, Clinton is qualified — Like millions of Americans, The Dispatch editorial board has asked this question more than once: How, in a nation of more than 300 million people, did we end up with two such disliked and distrusted presidential candidates?
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 4 points
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 4 points
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Unfit — There are many reasons why Donald Trump should not …
Unfit — There are many reasons why Donald Trump should not …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Inside Trump Tower, an Increasingly Upset and Alone Donald Trump — It has been his pride and his palace, a soaring black skyscraper overlooking Manhattan that seemed to match Donald J. Trump's ambition and ostentatiousness. — But Trump Tower, since Friday afternoon …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Conduct Was Excused Again and Again. But Not This Time.
Donald Trump's Conduct Was Excused Again and Again. But Not This Time.
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Washington Post:
Inside Trump Tower: The defiant and insulated Republican nominee
Inside Trump Tower: The defiant and insulated Republican nominee
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Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Trump Supporters Rallying Outside Trump Tower Still Think He's Going to Be President
Trump Supporters Rallying Outside Trump Tower Still Think He's Going to Be President
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Pence Tells Donors He Is Fully Committed to Trump — Comments come as Republicans break away from the GOP nominee — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence told Republican donors Saturday night that he is fully committed to Donald Trump, aides said.
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Associated Press:
Is Pence planning to drop out of the race? Rumors Indiana governor is under GOP pressure to quit as Trump's running mate after publicly saying he ‘could not condone’ the billionaire's crude hot mic remarks — Republican leaders reportedly believe if Pence drops then it would put 'immeasurable pressure …
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Why Republicans can't easily dump Trump off the ballot
Why Republicans can't easily dump Trump off the ballot
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Dump Trump, Now More Than Ever
Dump Trump, Now More Than Ever
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Why Republicans Are Probably Stuck With Donald Trump
Why Republicans Are Probably Stuck With Donald Trump
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Video Interview: Bill Clinton Accuser Juanita Broaddrick Relives Brutal Rapes — Washington, D.C. - While The Washington Post was busy putting the finishing touches on the release of a video in which Donald Trump boasted about hitting on women, Juanita Broaddrick was in town …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Giuliani, suggesting Trump may have ‘exaggerated’ in lewd comments, says, ‘talk and action are two different things’ — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani struggled to defend Donald Trump against suggestions of sexual harassment and assault during a series of uncomfortable interviews Sunday morning …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just retweeted Juanita Broaddrick calling Bill Clinton a rapist. All bets are now off.
Donald Trump just retweeted Juanita Broaddrick calling Bill Clinton a rapist. All bets are now off.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump puts Clinton on watch by retweeting Juanita Broaddrick
Ezra Klein / Vox:
This is Donald Trump's worst nightmare — At long last, Donald Trump has been un-normalized. — What happened Saturday in American politics was profound, and for Donald Trump, it marks the likely death of his presidential campaign. The permission structure that was slowly …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Cooper, Raddatz set to make first questions of debate about Trump tape — The first set of questions at Sunday night's presidential debate will be about Donald Trump's vulgar comments on a newly published 2005 videotape, and the fallout from it. — And Hillary Clinton will get the first question.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton team girds for all-out assault
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Priebus, Conway cancel Sunday shows appearances — Following a day of high-profile Republicans disavowing and condemning Donald Trump in the wake of a controversial tape where he makes light of sexual assault, the GOP nominee's campaign manager and the Republican National Committee chairman …
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Giuliani Says Trump ‘Ashamed’ of Remarks but He and Clinton Are Both ‘Flawed Candidates’
Giuliani Says Trump ‘Ashamed’ of Remarks but He and Clinton Are Both ‘Flawed Candidates’
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC waited for green light from lawyers before airing Trump video — NBC News was aware of video footage of Donald Trump making lewd and disparaging remarks about women for nearly four days, a network executive said Saturday, but held onto the recording until lawyers finished reviewing the material.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Already Knows The Bad Thing You Said — It was November in Iowa, and Martin O'Malley was polling at 4%. — This was not, however, about to stop Hillary Clinton from ensuring that if and when the little-known Maryland governor attacked her ties to Wall Street on the debate stage …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump: 'I haven't heard anyone saying I should drop out' — on Saturday said that he has not heard anyone calling for him to drop out as the Republican Party nominee. — In an interview with The New York Times, Trump reiterated his confidence for winning in November and said that he is spending …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Scrambles to Salvage Election After Donald Trump's Latest Imbroglio — Republican candidates and party officials disavow presidential candidate, seek personal paths to political survival — A divided Republican Party descended into turmoil, as a startling chorus of GOP candidates …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
With less than a month to go, a major party is walking away from its nominee
With less than a month to go, a major party is walking away from its nominee
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Republicans breaking with Trump
WHIP LIST: Republicans breaking with Trump
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Former RNC chair: Trump campaign can't be salvaged — A former chairman of the Republican National Committee said there's not much hope left for Donald Trump — or the GOP this cycle. — In an interview with Mother Jones, Michael Steele said there's no way Trump can recover from the damage …
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Desert Sun:
Two slain police officers identified in Palm Springs shooting — (Oct. 8, 2016) Gabby Ferriera/The Desert Sun — Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in a shooting in Palm Springs on Saturday, plunging the community into mourning as police searched for the suspect.
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Associated Press:
Leaked Campaign Emails Show ‘Moderate’ Side of Clinton — Hillary Clinton took nearly every precaution to ensure voters would never know what she told investment bankers, lobbyists and corporate executives in dozens of closed-door paid speeches before running for president.
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Washington Post and Politico
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