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8:35 AM ET, October 21, 2016

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump national political director ‘steps back’ from campaign  —  Jim Murphy, Donald Trump's national political director, is no longer playing an active role on the campaign, according to three sources briefed on the move - a troubling development for the Republican nominee coming just 19 days before the election.
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are deadlocked in Georgia  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are deadlocked in Georgia with less than three weeks until Election Day, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.  —  The poll released Friday shows Trump leading Clinton …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
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Bryan Schott / utahpolicy.com:
Trump Leads McMullin by One Point Among Likely Utah Voters  —  Donald Trump has a slim one-point lead over independent candidate Evan McMullin among likely voters in Utah.  Democrat Hillary Clinton is in third place.  —  The survey, commissioned by UtahPolicy.com, is the third straight survey …
Discussion: WISH-TV and fox13now.com
New York Daily News:
Who I'm voting for, and why: We are enduring a campaign of seemingly boundless cynicism
Associated Press:
Trump, Clinton Trade Caustic Barbs as Roast Turns Bitter  —  The annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala in New York that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day, is traditionally a time when campaign hostilities are set aside.
Discussion: Politico
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Heckled by New York Elite at Charity Dinner  —  Donald J. Trump began this quadrennial exercise in campaign humility and self-deprecation on Thursday by comparing himself to the son of God — just another “carpenter working for his father” in his youth.
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Mocking and Taunting in Debate, Turns the Tormentor
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
GOP braces for Trump loss, roiled by refusal to accept election results  —  LAS VEGAS — A wave of apprehension and anguish swept the Republican Party on Thursday, with many GOP leaders alarmed by Donald Trump's refusal to accept the outcome of the election and concluding it is probably …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hot Air
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Associated Press:
GOP, Democrats React to Trump on Accepting Election Outcome
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Trump's incredible shrinking map  —  In June, POLITICO identified 11 key battleground states — totaling 146 electoral votes — that would effectively decide the presidential election in November.  A new examination of polling data and strategic campaign ad buys indicates that six of those 11 …
Discussion: Suffolk University
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Reuters:
For Trump, challenging an election loss would be tough
Discussion: CNBC
Christina Flom / Roll Call:   Poll: Voters Have Concerns Over Election Security
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Chris Wallace said Trump's debate answers didn't surprise him — but he did have a glass of wine (or more) once it was over  —  Asked if he will accept the results on election day, Donald Trump tells the country he wants to “leave you in suspense.”  —  Fox News anchor Chris Wallace landed …
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New York Times:
Videos Put Democrats on Defensive About Dirty Tricks  —  A Democratic operative, wearing a checkered blue shirt and a tie, spoke calmly, explaining exactly how agents could infiltrate the rallies of Donald J. Trump and cause mayhem among the Republican's nominee team, his security staff and supporters.
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Bryan Lowry / Wichita Eagle:
Kansas House leader calls Hitler's words ‘profound’ in Facebook post … A Kansas House leader said Thursday that her intent was to criticize Planned Parenthood when she called Adolf Hitler's words profound in a Facebook post.  —  “Great quote from Hitler in the video,” Speaker Pro Tem Peggy Mast …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
Kevin Tampone / Syracuse Post-Standard:
SUNY professor says Trump win at least 87 percent certain; other polls ‘bunk’  —  Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Fla  —  Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Fact-Checking the Debate Fact-Checkers on Abortion  —  Yes, Hillary Clinton is a late-term-abortion radical.  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed Monday night about partial-birth and late-term abortion.  Judging by the media coverage of that exchange, there seems to be a fair amount of confusion about these subjects.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Video shows Trump being turned away at polling sites in 2004  —  being turned away by multiple polling sites in 2004 made the rounds on social media Thursday in the wake of the candidate's refusal to say that he will accept losing the presidential race.  —  The video, from an episode of NBC's …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
WikiLeaks releases messages from Obama  —  WikiLeaks has published several emails sent to and from then-Sen. Barack Obama  —  in October 2008, just before he won his first presidential election.  —  The emails sent to John Podesta, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Former Republican Party Chairman Says He Won't Vote For Trump  —  Steele at a debate last year.  —  Ethan Miller / Getty Images  —  Michael Steele, who led the Republican Party from 2009 to 2011, became the latest senior Republican figure to say he would not vote for Donald Trump.
Discussion: Politico, alan.com and Daily Wire
NBC News:
‘Proud to Be a #NastyWoman’: Clinton Supporters Lampoon Trump Comment  —  Trump Uses Harsh Language At Final Debate, Brands Clinton as ‘Nasty Woman’ 4:04  —  The country braced for surprises and mud-slinging at the final presidential debate — but when Donald Trump uttered that Hillary Clinton was a …
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Watch Michelle Obama's Arizona speech: live stream and what to expect after the Clinton-Trump debate
Discussion: ABC News
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump vs. American Democracy  —  I'm just stunned.  —  In a race that has been full of shocking moments, one at Wednesday's presidential debate stands out as the most shocking: Donald Trump's refusal to commit to accepting the outcome of the election.
Discussion: Refinery29
Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Clinton more reliable for Israel than Trump- and Obama, Lieberman says … Clinton's consistency on Israel over the course of her lifelong career in public service is at the heart of Lieberman's pitch to voters.  —  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton dispatched to Florida one of her most effective surrogates …
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's security detail laughed when she broke her elbow  —  More On:  —  Hillary Clinton's security detail hated her so much that they privately snickered after she accidentally fell and broke her arm when she was secretary of state in 2009, one of her former guards told the Post.
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Guardian:
Trump loyalists plan own exit poll amid claims of ‘rigged’ election  —  The effort led by Trump confidante and conspiracy theorist Roger Stone targets cities with large minority populations, a tactic experts say could intimidate voters  —  Donald Trump loyalists will attempt to conduct …
Discussion: Political Wire
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Roasts Rubio: You Call Trump A ‘Con Artist’ But You'll Vote For Him?  —  President Barack Obama read Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and, by proxy, the entire Republican Party, the riot act on Thursday for supporting Donald Trump despite previously condemning him.
Discussion: alan.com
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Associated Press:
Obama: Trump ‘Dangerous’ for Suggesting He Won't Concede
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
 
 
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
WikiLeaks poisons Hillary's relationship with left
Laura Ingraham / LifeZette:
NeverTrump Agonistes: Trump is the Only Pro-Life Choice
Discussion: Mediaite
Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
Trump TV?  —  Until very recently, it seemed self-evident …
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR poll: Hassan takes 8 percentage point lead over Ayotte
Washington Post:
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Rasmussen Reports:
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
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Tim Johnson / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
WikiLeaks claims sham U.S. firm is trying to smear Assange
Discussion: Sputnik International and RedState
The Intercept:
Debate Moderators Under the Spell of Deficit-Obsessed Billionaire Pete Peterson