memeorandum: Trump's debate plan to seat Bill Clinton's accusers in family box was thwarted (Washington Post)

12:25 PM ET, October 10, 2016

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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 …

Callum Borchers / Washington Post:

Juanita Broaddrick's other debate-night claim could be trouble for Breitbart News — Seated next to Donald Trump at a pre-debate campaign event Sunday night, Juanita Broaddrick repeated her charge that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978 — an accusation she has contradicted under oath and which the former president denies.

Discussion: Mediaite, Political Insider blog and NPR

MJ Lee / CNN:

Donald Trump's mission: Make Clinton's life hell for the next month — WARNING: This story contains graphic language. — St. Louis (CNN)Donald Trump issued an unmistakable threat to Hillary Clinton Sunday night: I am willing to cross any line to make the next 30 days of your life hell.

Discussion: Washington Post, The American Spectator, New York Times, Occupy Democrats and RedState

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Trump Goes Full Breitbart — ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump faced a choice on Sunday. — Ahead of one of the highest-stakes debate situations ever after tape emerged showing Trump making grossly sexist remarks that are so damaging that many top Republicans have abandoned him …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, NBC News and Mediaite

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The answer is no: We haven't seen anything quite like this

Discussion: Political Wire, WNCT-TV, Washington Free Beacon and Need To Know Network

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Who paid for Bill Clinton's accusers to travel to the debate?

Discussion: RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, AOL, New York Times and New York Magazine

Associated Press:
Trump Ally Paid Sexual Assault Victim Critical of Clinton

Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story, Politico and Media Matters for America

Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Flashback: Donald Trump Called Bill Clinton's Accusers ‘Terrible’ and ‘Unattractive’ and Former President ‘Terrific’

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, The Cook Political Report, Law News, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Washington Post and The Week

Ezra Klein / Vox:
Notes on the garbage fire that is American politics

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

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

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

Discussion: Politico, WPRI-TV and Associated Press

Ari Melber / NBC News:

Trump's Pledge to ‘Jail’ Clinton Unprecedented — Trump: ‘I am Going to Instruct My Attorney General to Get a Special Prosecutor’ 0:58 — Donald Trump's pledge Sunday night that he would order his attorney general to investigate Hillary Clinton, and his quip that she should “be in jail …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, NBC News, Raw Story, CNN, Occupy Democrats, Media Matters for America, twitchy.com, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Scripting News and Mashable

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:

Melania Trump Trolls Clintons with ‘Pussy Bow’ Blouse at Debate — Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, wore a Gucci blouse to the second presidential debate that is called a “pussy bow.” — The potential First Lady's wardrobe choice came …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Full Feed, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite

Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Donald Trump's threat to imprison Hillary Clinton is a threat to democracy

Discussion: ThinkProgress, RedState, Washington Post, Fortune and Vogue

Will Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Post-debate poll: Clinton 47%, Trump 42%

Discussion: Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, FiveThirtyEight, The Week, Politicus USA, Rasmussen Reports, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Political Wire and CBS News

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

Discussion: ABC News and Politico

Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Manager: Statement About Putting Hillary in Jail Was a ‘Quip’

Discussion: Political Insider blog, Media Matters for America and Daily Kos

CNN:
Clinton wins debate, but Trump exceeds expectations

Discussion: Politicus USA, Raw Story, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Associated Press

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Polls suggest Hillary Clinton won the 2nd presidential debate

Discussion: New York Magazine, CNBC, AOL, Townhall.com, Washington Monthly, Business Insider, Independent Journal Review and CBS New York

Madeline Conway / Politico: CNN poll: 57 percent of viewers say Clinton won the debate

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Ryan to House lawmakers: I 'won't defend Trump' — Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans on a conference call Monday morning he is done defending Donald Trump and will focus on keeping an increasingly imperiled House majority, according to sources on the call.

Discussion: AOL and Guardian

John Bresnahan / Politico:
Sources: Ryan discussed revoking Trump endorsement

Discussion: Political Insider blog, ABC News, The Moderate Voice and Vox

Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
UGLIEST DEBATE EVER

Discussion: WCTX-TV, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News and Washington Post

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump stays alive

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump looms behind Clinton at the debate

Discussion: Daily Kos

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway throws down the gauntlet to Paul Ryan

Discussion: Daily Kos

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, Politico, NBC News, The Week and Mediaite

Tom LoBianco / CNN:

Pence: I never considered leaving Trump ticket — (CNN)Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Monday that he did not consider leaving Donald Trump's presidential ticket, saying it's the “greatest honor of my life” to be nominated by the Republican Party as Trump's running mate.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, The Stranger …, NPR, Daily Kos, Business Insider, Politicus USA, WTVR-TV, Joe.My.God., ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller, NBC News, Indianapolis Star and The Right Scoop

Ezra Klein / Vox: Donald Trump confirmed our worst fears about the kind of president he would be

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pence calls rumors of him weighing dropping off the ticket ‘absolutely false’

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller and ABC News

Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:

The Debate's Biggest Loser Was the GOP — Trump does just well enough to doom Republicans on November 8. — There is one important sense in which Donald Trump “won” the debate on Sunday night: He did not implode. He wasn't “good,” or attractive, or knowledgeable. He was coarse and whiny and unpleasant.

Discussion: RedState

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
At Second Debate, Donald Trump Was the Perfect Republican

Discussion: Politico, CNN, CBS New York, Vox, Independent Journal Review and BizPac Review, more at Mediagazer »

NBC News:

Poll: More Voters Say Trump Doesn't Respect Women After Lewd Tape Surfaces — After a 2005 recording of Donald Trump making lewd comments about women emerged on Friday, 63 percent of likely voters said they do not think the Republican nominee respects women, according to the latest NBC News|

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Politico and NBC News

Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:

Which vote can they defend? Ohio GOP chair, wife watch debate — In a bitter debate filled with tension and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women prove his unsuitability to be president. He promised she would “be in jail” if he were president.

Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story, Atlanta Black Star, www.wnyc.org, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Mashable and WNCT-TV, more at Mediagazer »

USA Today:

Trump, companies accused of mistreating women in at least 20 lawsuits — One woman sued Donald Trump's Miami resort saying she lost her job because she got pregnant. — Two others claimed they were fired after complaining that co-workers sexually harassed them.

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

A competent woman just debated a man who has no idea what he's talking about — Let's not lower the bar for Donald Trump: President of the United States is a difficult job that requires wide-ranging knowledge of the American government and the myriad issues that land on the president's desk.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

TV Ratings: Early Numbers Show Significant Drop From First Presidential Debate … Viewership of Sunday's second presidential debate fell significantly in major markets from the turnout for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's first meeting on Sept. 26. — In Nielsen's overnight metered markets …

Discussion: Reuters, The Daily Caller, Business Insider and Hot Air