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3:05 PM ET, October 20, 2016

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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump: I'll accept election results — if I win … opened up a Thursday campaign rally by saying he'll accept the results of the presidential election as long as he wins.  —  “I will totally accept the result of this great and historic presidential election,” Trump told supporters in Delaware, Ohio.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
LePage calls Trump's election results comment ‘an absolute stupid move’  —  Even Paul LePage, the controversial governor of Maine who has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump for his loud rhetoric and habit of disparaging the press, is harping on the Republican nominee for his refusal to commit …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politicker
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
For Trump, a solid debate performance disappears in an instant  —  LAS VEGAS — Standing in a garish hotel lobby, casino music pounding, a Republican who has worked hard to help Donald Trump couldn't quite believe how the final presidential debate had ended just a couple of hours earlier.
Discussion: NewsBusters and Washington Monthly
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Nathaniel Meyersohn / BuzzFeed:
Paul LePage On Trump's Election Results Answer: “C'mon, Get Over Yourself”
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump says he will accept results of election - ‘if I win’
Discussion: Business Insider
Dara Lind / Vox:
Donald Trump: I'll accept the results of this election — “if I win”
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and The Hill
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
On “Accepting Election Results”
Discussion: Guardian, The Week and Hit & Run
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 …
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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.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The final Trump-Clinton debate transcript, annotated  —  The final debate of the 2016 presidential race came as Hillary Clinton threatened to shut the door on Donald Trump and as Donald Trump threatened to unleash a torrent of attacks and accusations about the “rigged” election process.
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Trade Bitter Exchanges Over Nation's Future
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
At third debate, Trump won't commit to accepting election results if he loses
Breitbart:
Poll: Who Won the Third Presidential Debate?
Discussion: FOX 61 and Politicus USA
Washington Post:
Trump's breathtaking repudiation of American democracy
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Hillary Clinton in 2002: George W. Bush Was ‘Selected, Not Elected’  —  It is completely irresponsible to argue that a president who reaches 270 electoral votes is not “elected” and legitimate, right, Hillary Clinton?  Only a shameless partisan with no concern for democracy or our system …
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Liz Plank / Vox:
“Nasty woman” becomes the feminist rallying cry Hillary Clinton was waiting for  —  Calling Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman” may have been the best thing Donald Trump has ever done for her campaign.  —  Trump has spent most of the election reminding us just how difficult it can be for a woman …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Clinton Probably Finished Off Trump Last Night
Discussion: The Week
Media Matters for America:
Trump Ally Alex Jones Suffers Debate Meltdown Over “Lying Whore” Hillary Clinton
Discussion: alan.com
CNN:
Hillary Clinton wins third presidential debate, according to CNN / ORC poll
Will Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Post-debate poll: Clinton 49%, Trump 39%
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Poll Shows Republicans Less Committed to Trump in Defeat  —  Just 24 percent of Republicans and those who lean that way say Trump should be the face of the party nationally if Clinton wins.  —  Republican primary voters strongly backed Donald Trump for the presidential nomination …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump-driven divide will consume GOP long after the election
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Republicans despondent that Trump threw away final debate  —  Donald Trump's rocky performance on the final debate stage in Las Vegas on Wednesday night did little to allay his party's concerns that the GOP is headed for an electoral catastrophe up and down the ticket.
Discussion: Vox, Politicus USA and Raw Story
Esther Yu Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
Another woman just came forward to say Trump assaulted her  —  “He said, 'hey look at this one.  We haven't seen her before.  Look at those legs.'”  —  Just one day after the third and final presidential debate, another woman has come forward to say that Republican presidential candidate Donald …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
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 …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
While You Were Watching The Debate, Trump Just Launched Trump TV  —  “If you're tired of biased, mainstream media reporting (otherwise known as Crooked Hillary's super PAC), tune into my Facebook Live broadcast.”  —  In the minutes before the third and final presidential debate …
Eric Geller / Politico:
Russian hackers infiltrated Podesta's email, security firm says  —  Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's Gmail account was hacked by the same Russian intelligence-linked hackers that breached the DNC and the DCCC, researchers confirmed Thursday, spurring Clinton's team to immediately lash …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
With 19 Days to Go, Clinton's Lead Is Bigger Than Ever  —  Arizona leans HRC; McMullin rises in the west; dark red states take on lighter hue  —  Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley, Sabato's Crystal Ball October 20th, 2016  —  The mist is lifting from the map of the United States …
Discussion: Florida Politics
 
 
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Camp Slams Latest Accuser As A Clinton Attack, Doesn't Deny Her Claims
Discussion: The Week
Simon Dumenco / Ad Age:
Fox News Is No Longer a Top 20 Best-Perceived Brand Among Republicans
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Ben Shapiro / National Review:
The Media Will Learn to Love Trump in Due Time
David Caplan / ABC News:
Clinton's Choice to Wear White at Debate Conveys Struggle of Suffragettes, Says Expert
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Bryan Lowry / Wichita Eagle:
Kobach warns that non-citizens could tip election
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
RNC Asks Members to Avoid Poll Watching, Other ‘Ballot Security’ Activities
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Andrew Sullivan Liveblogs the Final Presidential Debate
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Brazil / Los Angeles Times:
Ex-teacher slits his throat in O.C. court after being convicted of raping girl
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CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Who won final debate?
 

 
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