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9:00 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.
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:
Hillary Clinton, Mocking and Taunting in Debate, Turns the Tormentor
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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Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch: Trump Edges Ahead
Christina Flom / Roll Call:   Poll: Voters Have Concerns Over Election Security
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.
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
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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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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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
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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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
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Most states have no laws about guns in polling places.  Some election officials think that could be a problem.  —  Most states have no laws regarding guns in polling places, because for the most part, they haven't really needed to make them.  The confluence of firearms and polling places …
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
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.
New York Daily News:
Who I'm voting for, and why: We are enduring a campaign of seemingly boundless cynicism  —  The case against Hillary Clinton could have been written before the recent WikiLeaks and FBI disclosures.  But these documents do provide hard textual backup.  —  The most sensational disclosure …
Paradise Afshar / WPLG-TV:
Miami passes resolution condemning hate speech, violence against Muslims  —  Muslim groups praise item  —  MIAMI - Nezar Hamze stood in front of the Miami Commission last week, holding back tears before thanking officials for placing a resolution condemning hate speech and violence against Muslims on the agenda.
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Geller Report
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.
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
National Journal:
Donald Trump Leaves a Car Wreck Behind  —  Republicans can repair the damage in 2018, but only if the party's malcontents stop believing that compromise is a four-letter word.  —  Re­pub­lic­ans will now have four years to think about what they did to them­selves this year …
Discussion: NBC 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
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
Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
Clinton more reliable for Israel than Trump- and Obama, Lieberman says
Laura Ingraham / LifeZette:
NeverTrump Agonistes: Trump is the Only Pro-Life Choice
Discussion: Mediaite
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Video shows Trump being turned away at polling sites in 2004
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
Trump TV?  —  Until very recently, it seemed self-evident …
Guardian:
Trump loyalists plan own exit poll amid claims of ‘rigged’ election
Discussion: Political Wire
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR poll: Hassan takes 8 percentage point lead over Ayotte
Washington Post:
Iraq's U.S.-trained counterterrorism troops join attack on Mosul
Stephen L. Carter / Bloomberg:
Trump or No Trump, Elections Have Been Stolen
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Flake says it might be Garland time