memeorandum: Will there be a GOP stampede from Trump? And will it matter? (Byron York/Washington Examiner)

6:25 PM ET, October 9, 2016

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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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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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Andrew Prokop / Vox:

All the ways Trump attacking Hillary Clinton over Bill's sex scandals could go horribly wrong — Donald Trump isn't going to go down without a fight. — Not only is he saying he won't quit the presidential race in the wake of his leaked tape scandal, his campaign is signaling …

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Dylan Matthews / Vox:

The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained — As leaked audio of Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women continued to dominate news coverage and drive prominent Republicans to abandon their presidential nominee leading into Sunday night's debate, Trump's Twitter account …

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Glenn Thrush / Politico: 5 things to watch in tonight's debate

New York Times:
Donald Trump's Conduct Was Excused Again and Again. But Not This Time.

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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Priebus, Conway cancel Sunday shows appearances

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Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Trump Supporters Rallying Outside Trump Tower Still Think He's Going to Be President

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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’

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! CROWDS THRONG To Trump Tower — NYPD CHEERS TRUMP ON LOUD SPEAKER! (VIDEO)

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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Trump ‘Ashamed of Himself’ Over 2005 Remarks: Giuliani

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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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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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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Polls: Clinton Ahead in Florida, Pennsylvania

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CBS News:
Poll: Gender gap in views on Trump tape describing advances on women

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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 4 points

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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Will there be a GOP stampede from Trump? And will it matter? — Republican officeholders, including the party's 2008 presidential nominee and the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, are abandoning Donald Trump as uproar spreads over his lewd video. The next 24 hours will tell whether …

Madeline Conway / Politico:

Obama denounces Trump's predatory comments, calling him ‘insecure’ — President Barack Obama offered a harsh condemnation of Donald Trump on Sunday, describing the Republican seeking his office as “insecure” and his rhetoric as “unbelievable” after a recording emerged of Trump bragging about groping women against their will.

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BuzzFeed:

“We Were All Naked” When Donald Trump Walked Through Beauty Queen Dressing Room — Trump: “I sort of get away with things like that.” — A former Miss New Hampshire told BuzzFeed News last spring that Donald Trump strolled through the dressing rooms backstage at the 2000 Miss USA pageant and stared at the naked contestants.

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New York Times:

How NBC Finished Second on the Trump Video Story — Days after a blockbuster video emerged capturing Donald J. Trump, then a reality television host, making vulgar remarks about aggressively kissing and groping women, a question was still reverberating around media and political circles:

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC waited for green light from lawyers before airing Trump video

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The Intercept:

EXCLUSIVE: New Email Leak Reveals Clinton Campaign's Cozy Press Relationship — Internal strategy documents and emails among Clinton staffers shed light on friendly and highly useful relationships between the campaign and various members of the U.S. media, as well as the campaign's strategies for manipulating those relationships.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air and RedState

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? …

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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Why Republicans can't easily dump Trump off the ballot

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Jay Caruso / RedState:

Trump's New Post-Video Strategy: Attack Republicans Being Mean To Him — One would think if you have people calling on you to step down from your role as the GOP nominee and rescinding endorsements, it might be a good idea to regroup, hunker down and figure out how to climb out of the hole you've dug for yourself.

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