memeorandum: Monmouth University Polling Institute (Monmouth University)

4:00 PM ET, October 17, 2016

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Monmouth University Polling Institute — Trump Hurt by Misconduct Claims as Clinton Lead Widens — Voters divided on whether most guys use same language — West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton is currently ahead of Donald Trump by 12 points among voters likely to cast ballots in November.

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Althouse, The Week, Political Wire and The New Civil Rights Movement

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Poll: 41 percent of voters say election could be ‘stolen’ from Trump — The American electorate has turned deeply skeptical about the integrity of the nation's election apparatus, with 41 percent of voters saying November's election could be “stolen” from Donald Trump due to widespread voter fraud.

Discussion: The Nation, Washington Post, Guardian, New York Magazine, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Washington Times, The Week, Political Wire, New York Times and CNN, more at Mediagazer »

David Weigel / Washington Post:
‘Rigged’ election talk didn't start with Trump

Discussion: Vox, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and Taylor Marsh

Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Maintains 50-Point Lead Among Latinos

Discussion: Washington Post, CNBC, New York Times, Politico, Daily Kos, NBC News, AOL, Hit & Run, Jezebel, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times and Hot Air

Chris Massie / CNN:

John McCain: 'I don't know' if Trump will be better for Supreme Court than Clinton — (CNN)Republican Sen. John McCain said on Monday that he wasn't sure if Donald Trump would be a better president for appointing Supreme Court justices than Hillary Clinton. — Trump has released lists of 21 potential justices.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Right Wing Watch, Daily Kos, Mediaite, The New Civil Rights Movement, Political Wire, Balloon Juice, The Week and electionlawblog.org

Matt York / Talking Points Memo:

McCain: GOPers Will Unite To Block ‘Any’ Clinton SCOTUS Nominee — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) suggested Monday that the Republican party's months-long refusal to fill a vacant seat on the Supreme Court would extend into the next administration if Hillary Clinton is elected president.

Discussion: alan.com

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton's email problems just came roaring back — For the past few months, Hillary Clinton's decision to exclusively use a private email server while at the State Department has receded as a campaign issue as Donald Trump's comments about women have come to dominate the daily chatter about the 2016 race.

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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

State Dept. official accused of offering ‘quid pro quo’ in Clinton email scandal — A top State Department official allegedly “pressured” the FBI to downgrade the classification of one of Hillary Clinton's emails as part of a “quid pro quo,” according to documents released by the bureau on Monday.

Discussion: RedState, Hit & Run, The Federalist, NO QUARTER USA NET and Mediaite

Associated Press:
The Latest: Dems Call on GOP to Affirm Election Fairness

Discussion: Politico

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Early voting reveals warning signs for Trump — Democrats appear to be outpacing their 2012 early vote performance in several critical swing states, giving Hillary Clinton a head start on Donald Trump in some of the most important presidential battlegrounds.

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, New York Magazine, alan.com and Electoral-vote.com

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton camp wades deeper into Senate fight

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and The Atlantic

Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
CNN's Stelter Blames Firebombing of NC Republican Office on Trump's ‘Over Heated’ Rhetoric

Discussion: Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press, mrctv.org/videos, Independent Journal Review and The Charlotte Observer

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
North Carolina GOP leader suffers email breach

Discussion: RedState, Shakesville and Independent Journal Review

Casey Reynolds / The Midnight Sun:

MIDNIGHT SUN EXCLUSIVE: New Poll Shows Trump-Clinton Tied In Alaska — New polling numbers provided exclusively to The Midnight Sun by the Alaska Democratic Party show Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a statistical tie in The Last Frontier. — The poll was conducted …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Post, CNN, Hot Air, Mediaite, The Week, The Right Scoop and The Daily Caller

Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump campaign left out of Alaska voter guide

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Office of Media Relations:
New GW Battleground Poll: Clinton Begins to Pull Away from Trump, and Voters Think She'll Win

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Guardian and The Week

Dave Levinthal / Center for Public Integrity:

Journalists shower Hillary Clinton with campaign cash — Far fewer making contributions to Donald Trump, analysis shows — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to members of the media on her campaign plane in September 2016. Andrew Harnik/AP — likes

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The American Spectator, Mediaite, Washington Times and Heat Street, more at Mediagazer »

Tampa Bay Times:

Trump fans boo, walk out on Amy Schumer show in Tampa — TAMPA - About 200 people walked out of Amy Schumer's comedy show at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Sunday when she mocked Donald Trump as, among other things, an “orange, sexual-assaulting, fake- college-starting monster.” — 7 Months Ago 7 Months Ago 7 Months Ago

Discussion: The Atlantic, New York Magazine, EW.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Jezebel, Independent Journal Review, Mediaite, alan.com, BizPac Review, Guardian, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Mashable and Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo: Trump Supporters Ditch Amy Schumer Show En Masse After She Mocks Him

Anneta Konstantinides / Daily Mail:

But Wikileaks revealed this morning that Assange's internet link had been ‘intentionally severed by a state party’ — At 6.30am this morning WikiLeaks tweeted: 'Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party', with conspiracy theorists claiming that it is linked …

Discussion: Fox News, New Urban Legends, BizPac Review, CANNONFIRE, Mashable, twitchy.com and Vox Popoli

BBC:
Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access ‘cut’

Discussion: Engadget and Washington Free Beacon

Jamie Gregora / The Daily Signal:

This Is the Percentage of Millennials Who Believe George W. Bush Killed More People Than Stalin — The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation released its first “Annual Report on U.S. Attitudes Towards Socialism” Monday. The survey showed a distinct generation gap regarding beliefs …

Discussion: Heat Street, RedState, Hot Air and twitchy.com

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Donald Trump Might Not Be Running for President — In June, Sarah Ellison reported, “according to several people briefed on the discussions,” Donald Trump was exploring “the possibility of launching a ‘mini-media conglomerate’” after the election. Ellison reported that Trump had put …

Discussion: Vox, Common Dreams, Gothamist, Investor's Business Daily, Reuters, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Shakesville and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Report: Trump's son-in-law discussing post-election Trump TV network

Discussion: CNNMoney, Occupy Democrats, TheStreet.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, The New Civil Rights Movement, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Right Scoop, AOL and The Week

Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:

Is Shep Smith The Future Of Fox News? — “The long look of history is going to be necessary, and I don't think it will reflect well on this time,” Smith says, “or on the voters' ability to decipher what it is they're hearing and seeing.” — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post

Discussion: Advocate, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Independent Journal Review, LGBTQ Nation, Mediaite and PinkNews, more at Mediagazer »

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

POSTAL WORKER Brags Online About Destroying Trump Ballots (Updated) — An Ohio(?) man who describes himself as a postal worker bragged online this weekend about destroying Donald Trump absentee ballots. — This was posted by Twitter user Randygdub on Sunday- — He actually bragged about it!

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Mediaite, Independent Journal Review and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Louise Mensch / Heat Street:

EXCLUSIVE: Evan McMullin Utah Poll: Independent Conservative Ties Trump — Update: Crosstabs here (initial paywall) — The poll of likely voters, conducted Saturday and Sunday by Rasmussen Reports shows a sensational result in Utah, where two points separates the top three candidates.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Hot Air, The Resurgent and YouGov US Opinion Center News

Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:

Melania Gives First Interview After Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Trump — Melania Trump has given her first interview in the wake of a flood of sexual misconduct accusations against her husband Donald Trump. — Melania Trump sat down on Monday with CNN's Anderson Cooper for an interview set to air at 8 p.m. ET.

Adam Boult / Telegraph:

UFO expert Max Spiers' death prompts conspiracy theories — Max Spiers, a British Ufologist and conspiracy theorist, sent his mother a text message days before his death earlier this year saying: “If anything happens to me, investigate.” — Spiers, 39, originally from Canterbury, was found dead in Warsaw in June.

Discussion: Metro.co.uk, Raw Story and WREG-TV

Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:

The Case for Trump — Conservatives should vote for the Republican nominee. — Donald Trump needs a unified Republican party in the homestretch if he is to have any chance left of catching Hillary Clinton — along with winning higher percentages of the college-educated and women than currently support him.

Discussion: Althouse

RT:

UK bank to close RT accounts, ‘long live freedom of speech!’ - editor-in-chief — The UK bank servicing RT has given notice that it will close the broadcaster's accounts, without explanation. The UK government has denied any involvement in the bank's decision.