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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 14 biggest moments of the final debate  —  LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump did not hide their personal animus in their final debate.  —  Like their last meeting, they skipped the handshake and immediately launched into a heated battle on everything from abortion rights …
Discussion: ABC News and Vox
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
At third debate, Trump won't commit to accepting election results if he loses  —  LAS VEGAS — A defiant Donald Trump used the high-profile setting of the final presidential debate here Wednesday night to amplify one of the most explosive charges of his candidacy: that if he loses the election …
Discussion: Politico
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.
New York Times:
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 …
German Lopez / Vox:
3rd presidential debate highlights: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a fitting end to this bizarre election  —  It was the last time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met at the debate stage.  And it was weird.  —  It's over.  There will be no more presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Libby Nelson / Vox:
Donald Trump just said he might not concede the election if Clinton wins  —  It's extraordinary that Chris Wallace had to ask this question of Donald Trump during a presidential debate: If he loses, will he accept the result of the election?  —  But what is even more stunning was Trump's response: You'll just have to wait and see.
Discussion: Slate
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.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump refuses to say he'll accept election results … on Wednesday refused to say he would accept the results of the presidential election, continuing to warn that the election is “rigged” against him.  —  “I will look at it at the time.  I'm not looking at anything now,” Trump said during the final presidential debate in Las Vegas.
Discussion: Politico and twitchy.com
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Accepting Election Results: 'I'll Keep You In Suspense, Okay?' (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Mahablog
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.
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Breitbart:
Poll: Who Won the Third Presidential Debate?
Discussion: FOX 61 and Politicus USA
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 …
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Jason Wells / BuzzFeed:
Ivanka Trump Says Her Father's Lewd Comments Were “A Bit Jarring”
Discussion: CNN, The Root and Raw Story
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 …
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Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Palin to be a Trump guest at tonight's debate
Discussion: ABC News
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Palin attending debate as Trump's guest
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Ex-reporter who accused Bill Clinton of groping will attend debate: report
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Bad Blood?  Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Reportedly No Longer Speak  —  The G.O.P. nominee and former cable news king, longtime friends, have reportedly had a falling out in the midst of the campaign.  —  With less than three weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is dipping in the polls …
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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: Raw Story and Political Wire
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
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
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 …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Sorry not sorry: Politico's Thrush doubles down on Podesta emails  —  Contrition is defined as the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.  And it is something that is lacking in today's media.  —  Mistakes will be made, of course, that's understood.  But understand this …
Discussion: RT and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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
Sharon Bernstein / Reuters:
Voters illegally removed from Ohio rolls may cast provisional ballots: judge  —  A federal judge in Ohio laid out a plan on Wednesday for the state to restore voting privileges for people who were illegally removed from the state's voter rolls over the past five years.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
8 Times Liberals Claimed An Election Was Stolen Or Rigged  —  Over the past couple of weeks, Donald Trump has ramped up complaints that the election process is rigged in favor of Hillary Clinton.  Many have been quick to dismiss his claims and have been acting like he's crazy for saying as much.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans scramble for cash to stop Democratic takeover  —  Two of the three top House Republicans hosted a conference call Wednesday to urge GOP lawmakers to pony up cash to endangered colleagues, as the party faces one of the most challenging political climates in recent memory, according to sources familiar with the call.
 
 
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