memeorandum: Trump's 'You'd Be in Jail' Debate Jab at Clinton Condemned (Associated Press)

2:45 AM ET, October 10, 2016

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Trump's 'You'd Be in Jail' Debate Jab at Clinton Condemned — Donald Trump says he'll jail opponent Hillary Clinton if he wins the presidency. — The Republican presidential nominee made the threat — an unprecedented break with U.S. political decorum — in the middle of the second presidential debate, held Sunday in St. Louis.

Discussion: Politico and ABC News

Associated Press:

Trump Ally Paid Sexual Assault Victim Critical of Clinton — A sexual-assault victim who is critical of Hillary Clinton and who appeared alongside Donald Trump before Sunday night's debate was paid $2,500 by a political action committee founded by Trump ally Roger Stone.

Discussion: Raw Story and ABC News

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

The answer is no: We haven't seen anything quite like this — ST. LOUIS — The question has been asked so many times over the past 16 months of this presidential election that it has become a cliche: Has anyone ever seen anything quite like this? And yet, once again, Donald Trump took Campaign 2016 …

Discussion: Political Wire, The Moderate Voice, WCTX-TV and Bloomberg

Will Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:

Post-debate poll: Clinton 47%, Trump 42% — YouGov interviewed 812 registered voters who watched the debate … Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton clashed for the second time at a town hall-style debate in St Louis, Missouri on Sunday night.

Discussion: CNN, The Week, Politicus USA and Daily Kos

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Notes on the garbage fire that is American politics — Every Republican who endorsed and normalized Trump bears part of the blame for this moment. — At 7:26 pm, barely 90 minutes before the second presidential debate, Donald Trump tweeted, “Join me on #FacebookLive as I conclude my final #debate preparations.”

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Who paid for Bill Clinton's accusers to travel to the debate? — ST. LOUIS — One of the women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault, Juanita Broaddrick, told reporters at the debate on Sunday that the website Breitbart paid for her trip to St. Louis.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Andrew Prokop / Vox:

Polls suggest Hillary Clinton won the 2nd presidential debate — It will be a few more days before we get really methodologically rigorous polls measuring how the electorate felt about the second presidential debate, the impact of which will be intermingled with the Trump leaked tape scandal that broke two days earlier.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Business Insider, Independent Journal Review, Politicus USA and CBS New York

Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:

Flashback: Donald Trump Called Bill Clinton's Accusers ‘Terrible’ and ‘Unattractive’ and Former President ‘Terrific’ — Over the weekend, Donald Trump has called former President Bill Clinton an abuser of women and Hillary Clinton a bully who intimidated his victims.

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Mediaite and Associated Press

Washington Post:

Trump's debate plan to seat Bill Clinton's accusers in family box was thwarted — ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump's campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton and embarrass her husband by seating women who have accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family's box …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Madeline Conway / Politico:

Trump hosts surprise panel with Bill Clinton's accusers — Donald Trump, reeling after two days of Republican disavowals and disaffections over a 2005 videotape of him bragging about his ability to get away with sexual assault, attempted to change the subject to his opponent's husband's alleged infidelities.

Discussion: ABC News, Media Matters for America, Mediaite and The Week

Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
The 7 nastiest insults of the debate

Discussion: ABC News

Zack Stanton / Politico:
Trump is wrong: Hillary Clinton did not laugh about the rape of a 12-year-old

Discussion: ABC News, ThinkProgress, Vox, New York Magazine, Occupy Democrats, Little Green Footballs and Daily Kos

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Everything that was said at the second Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton debate, highlighted

Discussion: Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Advocate, Vogue, Information Liberation, WCTX-TV, Mashable, Occupy Democrats, The Verge, BuzzFeed and AOL, more at Mediagazer »

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Donald Trump used to make light of Bill Clinton's sex scandals. Now they're his main weapon.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Guardian, Mediaite, Washington Post, NBC News, Occupy Democrats, Media Matters for America, ThinkProgress, RedState, Mashable and Vox

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
We're Live Blogging Round Two of the Presidential Debates

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Moderate Voice

ABC News:
Both Campaigns Spin Debate Performance

Discussion: Politico

Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
12 most heated moments in an unprecedented debate

Discussion: ABC News

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Second Presidential Debate: 11 Moments That Mattered

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

David Weigel / Washington Post:
As Trump mulls attack on Clinton scandals, one source makes him a target

Discussion: Infowars, The Daily Caller and Media Matters for America

New York Times:
Presidential Debate: Here's What You Missed

Discussion: The Nation, The Daily Caller, Vox, NBC News, alan.com, Talking Points Memo, twitchy.com and The Week

Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Clinton on Trump Video: ‘This Is Who Donald Trump Is’

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Cooper, Raddatz set to make first questions of debate about Trump tape

Discussion: Vox, Full Feed, Political Insider blog, Townhall.com, Mashable, Independent Journal Review, The Right Scoop, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, Liberal Values, ABC News and Taylor Marsh

Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained

Discussion: NPR, Washington Post, Slate, Breitbart, Balloon Juice, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, AOL, The Mahablog, Politico, Mashable, Sputnik International, The Gateway Pundit and Unfogged

Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Trump, Clinton Don't Shake Hands at Debate

Discussion: Politico

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
A dark debate: Trump and Clinton spend 90 minutes on the attack

Discussion: Politico, Mother Jones, The American Spectator, ThinkProgress, NPR, NBC News, ImmigrationProf Blog and Need To Know Network, more at Mediagazer »

Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Exclusive Video-Broaddrick, Willey, Jones to Bill Clinton's Defenders: 'These Are Crimes …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Business Insider, Hot Air, RedState, AOL, New York Magazine, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com, Law News, Political Insider blog, Israpundit and Politico

Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:

Mike Pence cancels N.J. Trump fundraiser scheduled for Monday in Ocean County — TRENTON — Donald Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, has canceled his planned visit to New Jersey scheduled for Monday, several GOP sources tell NJ Advance Media. — Pence, the governor of Indiana …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Daily Kos and Fox 59

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:

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, CNNMoney, Jezebel, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Post, TVNewser, Media Matters for America, Politico and Wall Street Journal

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show

Discussion: Business Insider and Fox News Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Billy Bush, embroiled in Trump tape scandal, is asked to take a break from ‘Today’ show

Discussion: Mediaite

al.com:

Endorsement: We're with Hillary Clinton. Frankly, Donald Trump's dangerous. — Donald Trump must not be president. — Alabama has voted for every Republican candidate since Ronald Reagan, a man that captured our imagination with a hopeful view of America as a shining city upon a hill.

Discussion: Political Wire

Foreign Policy:
Hillary Clinton for President of the United States

Discussion: Business Insider and Politico, more at Mediagazer »

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

In The Abuser's House — This was a very, very different kind of debate. Let me begin with a few general observations. — First, I think this was the debate the Breitbart crew - Bannon, Bossie and the rest - wanted from Trump. He hit Bill's history; he was aggressive and slashing …

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Trump Wins — Some of the rats might want to consider returning to the ship. Donald Trump came through pretty well tonight, mainly because the focus was on the issues. As long as issues are being discussed, Trump wins. — The moderators came out of the box with questions about Trump's 2005 video …

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

In Which I Take a Second Look at Hillary Clinton's Paid Speeches — While we pass the time waiting for tonight's debate, I'm going to talk through something else. Yesterday I wrote about one of the emails in the Podesta hack, and basically dismissed it. It was a review of the most …