memeorandum: Kobach warns that non-citizens could tip election (Bryan Lowry/Wichita Eagle)

11:20 AM ET, October 20, 2016

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Donald Trump's Contempt for Democracy — Donald Trump turned, in the third and final presidential debate, from insulting the intelligence of the American voter to insulting American democracy itself. He falsely insisted there were “millions of people” registered to participate in the election …

Discussion: Politico, The Talking Dog, FITSNews and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Politico:

Full transcript: Third 2016 presidential debate — Chris Wallace: Good evening from the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I'm Chris Wallace of Fox News and I welcome you to the third and final of the 2016 presidential debates between secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump.

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post, Hot Air, Althouse, Constitution Daily, Scared Monkeys, Taylor Marsh and ImmigrationProf Blog

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

The final Trump-Clinton debate transcript, annotated — The final debate of the 2016 presidential race comes as Hillary Clinton is threatening to shut the door on Donald Trump and as Donald Trump is threatening to unleash a torrent of attacks and accusations about the “rigged” election process.

Discussion: Power Line, The Atlantic, Supreme Court …, Vox, LifeNews.com, Daily Wire, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run, Media Matters for America, CityLab and Mother Jones

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
At third debate, Trump won't commit to accepting election results if he loses

Discussion: Wired, New York Times, Weekly Standard, The Huffington Post, Orlando Sentinel, Roll Call, Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Associated Press, Politico and BostonGlobe.com

Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 14 biggest moments of the final debate

Discussion: ABC News and Vox

Washington Post:
Trump's breathtaking repudiation of American democracy

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Trade Bitter Exchanges Over Nation's Future

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CineMontage, FiveThirtyEight, Raw Story, The Root, The Federalist and electionlawblog.org

John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Final Insult to American Democracy

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Magazine and Business Insider

German Lopez / Vox:
3rd presidential debate highlights: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a fitting end to this bizarre election

Discussion: Washington Post and Politico

CNN:

Hillary Clinton wins third presidential debate, according to CNN / ORC poll — (CNN)Hillary Clinton won the final presidential debate 52% to 39% for Donald Trump, according to a CNN / ORC poll of debate watchers.

CBS News:

CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Who won final debate? — More Democrats than Republicans watched the third debate, and people who watched say Hillary Clinton won, and voters in the battleground states say the losing candidate should accept the results of the election.

Discussion: WCCO | CBS Minnesota

New York Times:

Hillary Clinton Told People to Google ‘Donald Trump Iraq.’ They Did. — During Wednesday's presidential debate, Hillary Clinton called for Americans to go online to search for “Donald Trump Iraq.” — People actually listened. — Mrs. Clinton's suggestion came during a discussion …

Discussion: Telegraph, CNN, The New Civil Rights Movement and BBC

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Republicans despondent that Trump threw away final debate — Donald Trump's rocky performance on the final debate stage did little to allay his party's concerns that the GOP is headed for an electoral catastrophe up and down the ticket. — In interviews with over a dozen senior Republican strategists …

Discussion: Politicus USA, Raw Story and Political Wire

Gregory Krieg / CNN:

Trump Jr.: Running for president a ‘step down’ — (CNN)Donald Trump's eldest son said Wednesday night that his father's unlikely pursuit of the presidency represented a “step down” from the Republican nominee's business career. — “Unlike Hillary Clinton, who's gotten very rich being a politician …

Discussion: alan.com, Independent Journal Review, BizPac Review, Jamie Dupree, The Week and Fox News Insider

Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump Just Wants a ‘Fair Shot’ at Winning, Campaign Manager Says

Discussion: Politico and The New Civil Rights Movement

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

On “Accepting Election Results” — I said I wouldn't comment on tonight's debate until tomorrow, when I host the third hour of Laura Ingraham's radio show. But I can't resist, having seen how the liberal press is trying to spin what, by any objective standard, was a pretty good night for Donald Trump.

Discussion: Hit & Run and The Week

Larry O'Connor / Hot Air: Last week Hillary agreed that Gore ‘won’ 2000 election

Bryan Lowry / Wichita Eagle:

Kobach warns that non-citizens could tip election — The top election official in Kansas is echoing Donald Trump's concerns that the upcoming presidential election could be stolen. — The Republican presidential nominee has been warning in recent weeks that the election will be rigged …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Libby Nelson / Vox:
Donald Trump just said he might not concede the election if Clinton wins

Discussion: Slate

Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Accepting Election Results: 'I'll Keep You In Suspense, Okay?' (VIDEO)

Discussion: The Mahablog

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump refuses to say he'll accept election results

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Politico and twitchy.com

Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:

It's over for Trump — the fat lady has started singing — The outcome of Wednesday's debate is pretty straight-forward: Donald Trump has lost the presidential election — it just won't be official for another few weeks. — Going in to Wednesday's final presidential debate …

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump's lack of self-control allows Clinton to sweep the debates

Discussion: New York Times, Politico, New Yorker, CNNMoney and The American Singularity, more at Mediagazer »

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Hillary Clinton's 3 debate performances left the Trump campaign in ruins — Donald Trump didn't just destroy himself. Hillary Clinton destroyed him. — The third and final presidential debate has ended, and it can now be said: Hillary Clinton crushed Donald Trump in the most effective series …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Politico, TheStreet.com, Washington Post, Balloon Juice, Towleroad, Politicus USA and CNBC

Media Matters for America:

Trump Ally Alex Jones Suffers Debate Meltdown Over “Lying Whore” Hillary Clinton — Conspiracy theorist and prominent Donald Trump ally Alex Jones ranted throughout his livestream of the third presidential debate, calling Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton a “lying whore” and …

Discussion: alan.com

David Mack / BuzzFeed:

BuzzFeed CEO: I Heard Ivanka Trump Talk About “Mulatto Cocks” — “Surprised Ivanka would be shocked by lewd language. I met her once & she casually said: 'I've never seen a mulatto cock, but I'd like to!'” Peretti tweeted. — Ivanka Trump once told a gathering of friends and acquaintances …

Discussion: PinkNews, Jezebel, The Daily Caller, Occupy Democrats, The Root, Business Insider, Towleroad, Slate, Mashable, Independent Journal Review and Mediaite

David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ivanka Trump distances herself from father's campaign: 'I'm not a surrogate, I'm a daughter'

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Towleroad and The New Civil Rights Movement

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

Trump in 2008: Hillary Clinton will ‘go down at a minimum as a great senator’ — (CNN)Donald Trump has attacked Hillary Clinton for her performance as the U.S. Senator from New York, calling her two terms a “disaster” during the second presidential debate. — In an 2008 interview …

Discussion: NY1 News, KTLA, WTVR-TV, Heat Street, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Political Wire, Mediaite and New York Times

Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Palin to be a Trump guest at tonight's debate

Discussion: The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and ABC News

Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Donald Trump refuses to say whether he'll accept election results

Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, TVNewser, WQAD-TV and The Root

Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:

Andrew Sullivan Liveblogs the Final Presidential Debate — Thanks for joining the third and final debate liveblog. Yes, it's nearly over. — If you want to send me your thoughts as the events proceed, email me at sully@nymag.com (if you're a recovering dishhead, you can also always use the old email address).

Discussion: Political Wire and The Moderate Voice

Ben Brazil / Los Angeles Times:

Ex-teacher slits his throat in O.C. court after being convicted of raping girl — Jeffrey Scott Jones, 56, of Huntington Beach was convicted of raping a girl when she was 13. (Orange County district attorney's office) — A Huntington Beach man slit his throat in a courtroom Wednesday morning …

Discussion: AOL, fox13now.com and KTLA

Robert Costa / Washington Post:

Trump-driven divide will consume GOP long after the election … LAS VEGAS — The third and final debate Wednesday marked the beginning of the end of a presidential race that most Republican leaders cannot wait to forget. But the party's Donald Trump-driven divisions will not cease on election night.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo