memeorandum: Monmouth University Polling Institute (Monmouth University)

2:15 PM ET, October 13, 2016

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Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:

Physically Attacked by Donald Trump - A PEOPLE Writer's Own Harrowing Story — In December 2005, People Writer Natasha Stoynoff went to Mar-a-Largo to interview Donald and Melania Trump. What she says happened next left her badly shaken. Reached for comment, a spokeswoman for Trump said, “This never happened.

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Donald Trump cancels “Hannity” interview — Will Donald Trump give an interview? Will he hold a press conference? Will he show up at next week's debate? — On Thursday morning, he canceled on his friend Sean Hannity, a Fox News spokeswoman said. He had been scheduled to appear on Hannity's Fox News show Thursday night.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, RedState, Media Matters for America, The New Civil Rights Movement, Mediaite, Raw Story and twitchy.com

New York Times:

Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately — Donald J. Trump was emphatic in the second presidential debate: Yes, he had boasted about kissing women without permission and grabbing their genitals. But he had never actually done those things, he said.

Discussion: NPR, Washington Monthly, RedState, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, CNN, CNBC, Law News, Media Matters for America, Mediaite, Jezebel, Politico, Independent Journal Review, Deadline, Above the Law, ABC News, Telegraph, Reuters, The Root, Media Matters for America, Fox News, Poynter, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, TVNewser, theGrio, USA Today, Slate, Bloomberg, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Common Dreams, No More Mister Nice Blog, Shakesville, FOX31 Denver, Raw Story, CBS New York, BizPac Review, Infowars, Townhall.com, Outside the Beltway, The Week, The Federalist, New York Magazine, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Post, Washington Free Beacon, Political Wire, Vox, CBS Miami, Politicus USA, Power Line, Daily Kos, The New Civil Rights Movement, Occupy Democrats, KTLA and France 24

Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:

Palm Beach Post exclusive: Local woman says Trump groped her — For more than 10 years, it was something Mindy McGillivray said she shared only with a close circle of family and friends. — That changed Sunday night. Donald Trump was asked during the presidential debate about when he bragged …

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Mashable, New York Times, Business Insider, Mediaite, Media Matters for America, Independent Journal Review, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE, Occupy Democrats, New York Magazine and RedState

Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs appears to post personal information of Trump accuser on Twitter — Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Thursday posted a phone number and an address purportedly belonging to one of the women who has accused Donald Trump of unwanted sexual contact.

Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God.

Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:

Trump Said to Block Campaign's Requests to Do Self-Opposition Research — The decision contributed to his campaign being caught unprepared for the past week's barrage of claims he mistreated women. — kevcirilli — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rebuffed political aides' requests …

Discussion: CNBC, Mediaite, www.wnyc.org, The Week and Media Matters for America

CBS News:

More questionable footage of Trump's comments on women — As Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign still works to move past a recently released 2005 tape of his lewd remarks about women, more and more footage of similar comments made by Trump is surfacing.

Discussion: Raw Story, WKRG-TV, Talking Points Memo and The Week

Jessica Testa / BuzzFeed:
A Fifth Teen Beauty Queen Says Trump Visited Dressing Room

Discussion: The Other McCain, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Refinery29, CBS Los Angeles, CBS News and Mediaite

NBC News:
Miss USA Contestant Details Unwanted Encounters With Trump

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Daily Kos, CNBC, AOL, Mediaite, theGrio and fox13now.com

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Donald Trump Calls Sexual Assault Allegations ‘Vicious Claims, Outright Lies’

Discussion: Politico

Jeff Stein / Vox:
Conservatives questioning the timing of Donald Trump's accusers should listen to what they're saying

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, Washington Post and RedState

David Wright / CNN:
Ex-Trump exec on assault allegations: ‘I do believe it’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and New York Magazine

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
NY Times Gets Punked=> Fake Groping Victim Used Velvet Underground Song to Describe Trumped-Up Attack

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo

CNNMoney:
Donald Trump threatens to sue New York Times over sexual harassment report

The Atlantic:
The Trump Allegations: The Latest Updates

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and New York Times

Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump to Intensify Attacks on Clinton Over Husband's Accusers

Discussion: Raw Story, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, New York Magazine and Business Insider

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
All of Donald Trump's Accusers: A Timeline of Every Alleged Grope and Assault

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Atlantic, Quartz, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Townhall.com, The New Civil Rights Movement, Politico, twitchy.com, alan.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Law News, Media Matters for America, Daily Kos and Mediaite

Tegna / KING-TV:
Miss Washington 2013 says Donald Trump groped her

Discussion: Jezebel, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats and RedState

Alex Ungerman / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump Makes Lewd Joke to Young Girls in 1992: 'I'm Going to be Dating Her in Ten Years'

Discussion: The Root, New York Times, Washington Post and alan.com

Monmouth University:

Monmouth University Polling Institute — Utah — Trump has Narrow Lead But Clinton and McMullin are Hot on His Heels — West Long Branch, NJ - The Republican presidential nominee is ahead in the race for Utah's electoral votes - which wouldn't be a headline except for the fact that his lead is a relatively meager 6 points.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and The Week

Rasmussen Reports:

White House Watch: Trump Takes the Lead — The full results from Sunday night's debate are in, and Donald Trump has come from behind to take the lead over Hillary Clinton. — The latest Rasmussen Reports White House Watch national telephone and online survey shows Trump with 43% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Clinton's 41%.

Discussion: Townhall.com, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli, BizPac Review, twitchy.com and Balloon Juice

Suffolk University:
Suffolk University North Carolina Poll Shows Clinton Leading Trump by 2 Points

Discussion: Politico

NBC News:

Trump's Campaign Is ‘Pulling Out of Virginia’ — Exclusive: NBC Analysis of Early Voting Shows Clinton with Advantage 1:31 — Donald Trump's campaign is “pulling out of Virginia,” a move that stunned staff in the battleground state, three sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.

Discussion: CNBC, Talking Points Memo, Independent Journal Review, RedState, New York Magazine, Business Insider and Hot Air

J.J. Gallagher / ABC News: Trump Campaign Pulls Out of Virginia, Reallocates Resources to More Competitive Battleground States

Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:

DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGN APOLOGIZES TO SERBIA FOR YUGOSLAVIA BOMBING — WORLD SERBIA DONALD TRUMP BILL CLINTON 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has issued an apology for his country's decision to bomb Serbia during Bill Clinton's tenure at the White House.

Discussion: RedState, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Hullabaloo, Politicus USA and The Week

Louis Nelson / Politico:

Michelle Obama calls on women to rise up against Trump — First lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful and emotional rebuke to Donald Trump on Thursday, saying his vulgar comments on sexual assault “have shaken me to my core,” while calling on women to rise up against the Republican nominee.

Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Michelle Obama Gives Powerful Speech Roasting Trump For Predatory Comments

Discussion: Daily Kos

Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton for president — IN THE gloom and ugliness of this political season, one encouraging truth is often overlooked: There is a well-qualified, well-prepared candidate on the ballot. Hillary Clinton has the potential to be an excellent president of the United States, and we endorse her without hesitation.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, AOL, Hullabaloo and Politico

Guardian:

Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel prize in literature - live updates and reaction — The American singer songwriter Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel prize for literature — At this early stage. Dylan's win is creating a fairly deep divide in opinion: — Share

Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION

Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Discussion: Althouse, Religion News Service, Vogue, The Atlantic, Jezebel, Gothamist, The Week and New York Magazine

Alex Altman / TIME:

Inside Donald Trump's Total Meltdown — The call to gather went out Sunday morning, arriving on cell phones before many of the pastors had left their congregations. These 23 men and three women, all members of Donald Trump's evangelical advisory council, had long ago signed on to pray for his vision for the nation.

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and The New Civil Rights Movement

Juana Summers / CNN:

Google searches for ‘write-in’ are off the charts — Washington (CNN)Americans have expressed deep misgivings about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton throughout the course of the presidential race. This week, their distaste is showing up in their search behavior.

Discussion: Heat Street, The Daily Caller and The Week