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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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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.
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Trump is wrong: Hillary Clinton did not laugh about the rape of a 12-year-old  —  “Her client she represented got him off and she is seen laughing on two occasions laughing at the girl who was raped.”  — Donald Trump  —  It is totally false to say that Hillary Clinton laughed about the rape of a 12-year-old.
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.
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Video Interview: Bill Clinton Accuser Juanita Broaddrick Relives Brutal Rapes
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Exclusive Video-Broaddrick, Willey, Jones to Bill Clinton's Defenders: 'These Are Crimes …
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
We're Live Blogging Round Two of the Presidential Debates  —  Well.  That was something, wasn't it?  —  Trump didn't crash and burn like he did in the first debate, so I suppose that has to be counted as a victory of sorts.  But on substance he almost literally said nothing.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
12 most heated moments in an unprecedented debate  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton got straight to the point after taking the presidential debate stage Sunday night — the Republican calling her a “devil” and the Democrat saying her opponent owes all Americans an apology for a campaign driven …
Discussion: ABC News
ABC News:
Both Campaigns Spin Debate Performance  —  Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}}  —  Coming up next:  —  {{nextVideo.title}}  —  {{nextVideo.description}}  —  Skip to this video now  —  Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript  —  Transcript for Both Campaigns Spin Debate Performance
Discussion: Politico
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Everything that was said at the second Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton debate, highlighted  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are facing off Sunday night in the second of three debates in the 2016 presidential election.  —  Following a Washington Post report of Trump speaking in very lewd …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Cooper, Raddatz set to make first questions of debate about Trump tape
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
The 7 nastiest insults of the debate
Discussion: ABC News
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Clinton on Trump Video: ‘This Is Who Donald Trump Is’
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Clinton says video ‘represents exactly who’ Trump is
Discussion: ABC News
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Billy Bush suspended from ‘Today’ show
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Billy Bush, embroiled in Trump tape scandal, is asked to take a break from ‘Today’ show
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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 …
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Indianapolis Star:
Pence is sticking with Trump — but closely watching debate
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Jezebel
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: Vox, CNN, Politicus USA and Daily Kos
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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Clinton's national lead grows to six points as Trump support dips ahead of second debate
Discussion: The Week
Foreign Policy:
Hillary Clinton for President of the United States  —  A Donald Trump presidency is among the greatest threats facing America, and the Republican standard-bearer is the worst major-party candidate for the job in U.S. history.  —  In the nearly half century history of Foreign Policy …
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al.com:
Endorsement: We're with Hillary Clinton. Frankly, Donald Trump's dangerous.
Discussion: Political Wire
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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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 …
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 …
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: WCTX-TV and Bloomberg
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.
 
 
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact Check: Trump's wrong on ISIS and Libyan oil
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Trump, Clinton Don't Shake Hands at Debate
Discussion: Politico
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House GOP leaders agonize over Trump strategy
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