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| Clinton and Trump return to trail after heated debate – campaign live | Clinton and Trump return to trail after heated debate – campaign live |
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| Trump tried to arrange showdown between women and Bill Clinton | |
| After a splashy media appearance prior to the debate in which Donald Trump appeared with accusers of Bill Clinton, the plan was to have the women file in with Trump’s family, so they would come face-to-face with Clinton on national TV, the Washington Post reports. But the debate commission intervened: | |
| Donald Trump’s campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton and embarrass her husband by seating women who have accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family’s box at the presidential debate here Sunday night, according to four people involved in the discussions. | |
| The campaign’s plan, which was closely held and unknown to several of Trump’s top aides, was thwarted just minutes before it could be executed when officials with the Commission on Presidential Debates intervened. The commission officials warned that, if the Trump campaign tried to seat the accusers in the elevated family box, security officers would remove the women, according to the people involved, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the discussions were confidential. | |
| The gambit to give Bill Clinton’s accusers prime seats was devised by Trump campaign chief executive Stephen K. Bannon and Jared Kushner, the candidate’s son-in-law, and approved personally by Trump. The four women — three of whom have alleged Bill Clinton sexually assaulted or harassed them years ago — were to walk in the debate hall at the same time as the 42nd president and confront him in front of a national television audience. | |
| Read the full piece here. | |
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| “Charisma Ken” Bone strikes again: | |
| Ken Bone says he wore the red sweater as a plan B to the debate because he “split the seat of my pants wide open” https://t.co/H9eL2wi5as | |
| If you watched the debate last night you may have noticed a question near the end about energy policy posed by Mr Bone, above. The Internet thought he was cute and made of him a meme, and now he’s on CNN. | |
| What do you think? Are we allowed this moment of KenBoneReprieve? Or are we hiding? | |
| We tweet about Ken Bone because we can't handle what's really happening. | |
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| Nebraska governor nixes Pence fundraiser | |
| The governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, has nixed a fundraiser with Mike Pence scheduled for Tuesday, Politico reports. | |
| Ricketts is part of an influential clan of Republican mega-donors headed up by his father, Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, that has been extremely wary of Donald Trump this election cycle, although they tossed $1m Trump’s way last month. | |
| In the primaries the family gave millions to outside groups supporting Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and then funded efforts to block Trump. | |
| Trump did not like that: | |
| I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $'s against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide! | |
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| A journalist encountered a survivor of abuse weeping in a bathroom at the debate and interviewed her about why she was crying: | A journalist encountered a survivor of abuse weeping in a bathroom at the debate and interviewed her about why she was crying: |
| A young survivor asked Omarosa to defend Trump's tape and his embrace of rape culture. The response upset her deeply. Everyone, watch this. https://t.co/OGReVGqGGR | A young survivor asked Omarosa to defend Trump's tape and his embrace of rape culture. The response upset her deeply. Everyone, watch this. https://t.co/OGReVGqGGR |
| came in restroom to get ready for news. Young woman crying. She was not expecting media but shared... #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/4ZZqMjlBTy | came in restroom to get ready for news. Young woman crying. She was not expecting media but shared... #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/4ZZqMjlBTy |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.54pm BST | at 3.54pm BST |
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| Trump camp dismisses jail threat for Clinton as mere "quip" | Trump camp dismisses jail threat for Clinton as mere "quip" |
| Donald Trump’s campaign manager is walking back the Republican candidate’s threat during presidential debate to throw Hillary Clinton in jail if he is elected, the AP reports: | Donald Trump’s campaign manager is walking back the Republican candidate’s threat during presidential debate to throw Hillary Clinton in jail if he is elected, the AP reports: |
| Kellyanne Conway said Monday that such a decision isn’t up to Trump. She said Trump’s threat “was a quip.” | Kellyanne Conway said Monday that such a decision isn’t up to Trump. She said Trump’s threat “was a quip.” |
| Trump made the threat in Sunday’s debate, after Clinton said it’s good that someone with Trump’s temperament isn’t president. Trump responded: “Because you’d be in jail.” | Trump made the threat in Sunday’s debate, after Clinton said it’s good that someone with Trump’s temperament isn’t president. Trump responded: “Because you’d be in jail.” |
| Conway, speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” also stopped short of confirming Trump’s vow to appoint a special prosecutor to look into Clinton’s email practices if he becomes president. | Conway, speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” also stopped short of confirming Trump’s vow to appoint a special prosecutor to look into Clinton’s email practices if he becomes president. |
| Conway said Trump was “channeling the frustration of thousands of voters he hears every day.” | Conway said Trump was “channeling the frustration of thousands of voters he hears every day.” |
| Why does it seem so frequently to take so many people to explain what Trump means by what Trump says? | Why does it seem so frequently to take so many people to explain what Trump means by what Trump says? |
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| Do you think this is too blue for the blog? | Do you think this is too blue for the blog? |
| Now I know why Trump took that married woman to a furniture store ... pic.twitter.com/yqX2RuInOe | Now I know why Trump took that married woman to a furniture store ... pic.twitter.com/yqX2RuInOe |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
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| The Cincinnati, Ohio, paper has a pretty great write-up of watching last night’s debate at home with the chairman of the state Republican party, who has not been particularly enjoying the election, and the chairman’s wife, who is no Democrat but won’t allow any Trump signs in their yard: | The Cincinnati, Ohio, paper has a pretty great write-up of watching last night’s debate at home with the chairman of the state Republican party, who has not been particularly enjoying the election, and the chairman’s wife, who is no Democrat but won’t allow any Trump signs in their yard: |
| Kate leans forward, her mouth tight, her eyes wide. “It’s locker room talk,” Trump insists. A hint of a wry smile forms. “No, I have not” acted in the way described, Trump says. Kate chuckles ruefully. | Kate leans forward, her mouth tight, her eyes wide. “It’s locker room talk,” Trump insists. A hint of a wry smile forms. “No, I have not” acted in the way described, Trump says. Kate chuckles ruefully. |
| One of Matt and Kate’s dogs vomits. | One of Matt and Kate’s dogs vomits. |
| “Trump was so bad, he made the dog throw up,” Kate calls, dashing for the paper towels. | “Trump was so bad, he made the dog throw up,” Kate calls, dashing for the paper towels. |
| You can’t make this stuff up. | You can’t make this stuff up. |
| Read the full piece here. (h/t: @bencjacobs) | Read the full piece here. (h/t: @bencjacobs) |
| The single most-repeated tidbit of electoral college trivia may be that no Republican has won the White House without winning Ohio, where Clinton has just passed Trump, sort of (it’s such a tight race), in the polling averages: | The single most-repeated tidbit of electoral college trivia may be that no Republican has won the White House without winning Ohio, where Clinton has just passed Trump, sort of (it’s such a tight race), in the polling averages: |
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| Pro athletes: that's not locker room talk | Pro athletes: that's not locker room talk |
| Nicole Puglise | Nicole Puglise |
| Current and former professional athletes have spoken out after Donald Trump defended his comments on using fame to grope women without their consent as “locker room” talk during Sunday’s presidential debate, reports the Guardian’s Nicole Puglise: | Current and former professional athletes have spoken out after Donald Trump defended his comments on using fame to grope women without their consent as “locker room” talk during Sunday’s presidential debate, reports the Guardian’s Nicole Puglise: |
| “As an athlete, I’ve been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that’s not locker room talk,” Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Doolittle wrote on Twitter. Many others echoed his sentiments. | “As an athlete, I’ve been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that’s not locker room talk,” Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Doolittle wrote on Twitter. Many others echoed his sentiments. |
| Clippers coach Doc Rivers, when asked by TMZ about Trump’s comments, quipped : “That’s a new locker room for me.” | Clippers coach Doc Rivers, when asked by TMZ about Trump’s comments, quipped : “That’s a new locker room for me.” |
| Please stop saying "locker room talk" | Please stop saying "locker room talk" |
| Locker room? | Locker room? |
| Just for reference. I work in a locker room (every day)... that is not locker room talk. Just so you know... | Just for reference. I work in a locker room (every day)... that is not locker room talk. Just so you know... |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
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| Pence: 'absolutely false' he considered dropping out | Pence: 'absolutely false' he considered dropping out |
| Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence has forcefully batted down speculation that he considered dropping from the Republican ticket after video emerged on Friday of Trump bragging about touching women without their consent. | Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence has forcefully batted down speculation that he considered dropping from the Republican ticket after video emerged on Friday of Trump bragging about touching women without their consent. |
| Pence, a family values Christian and a discriminatory sexual moralist, said at the weekend that he was “offended” by Trump’s remarks about grabbing “pussy”, that he did not “condone” the remarks and could not defend them – which last bit rang quite true. | Pence, a family values Christian and a discriminatory sexual moralist, said at the weekend that he was “offended” by Trump’s remarks about grabbing “pussy”, that he did not “condone” the remarks and could not defend them – which last bit rang quite true. |
| But Pence told CNN this morning that being tapped by Trump had been “the greatest honor of my life”. | But Pence told CNN this morning that being tapped by Trump had been “the greatest honor of my life”. |
| He also said he was nominated by his party, which is technically true: | He also said he was nominated by his party, which is technically true: |
| It’s absolutely false to suggest that at any point in time we considered dropping off this ticket. It’s the greatest honor of my life, to have been nominated by my party to be the next vice president of the United States of America. | It’s absolutely false to suggest that at any point in time we considered dropping off this ticket. It’s the greatest honor of my life, to have been nominated by my party to be the next vice president of the United States of America. |
| "It's absolutely false" -- Mike Pence on reports he considered dropping out. Watch live: https://t.co/Tk64moV9b1 https://t.co/yLa72UOaEE | "It's absolutely false" -- Mike Pence on reports he considered dropping out. Watch live: https://t.co/Tk64moV9b1 https://t.co/yLa72UOaEE |
| Update for the record: Pence remains horrified and disgusted by Bill Clinton: | Update for the record: Pence remains horrified and disgusted by Bill Clinton: |
| So Pence followed Trump in going there via CNN pic.twitter.com/RBfCPfuSZa | So Pence followed Trump in going there via CNN pic.twitter.com/RBfCPfuSZa |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton is to make stops in Detroit, Michigan, and in Columbus, Ohio, today, while Donald Trump will be in Ambridge and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton is to make stops in Detroit, Michigan, and in Columbus, Ohio, today, while Donald Trump will be in Ambridge and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. |
| Other campaign trail events include Clinton running mate Tim Kaine appearing with musician Dave Matthews in the Denver Metro area; Chelsea Clinton campaigning in Racine, Wisconsin, and Rochester, Minnesota; and Trump running mate Mike Pence in Charlotte and Fayetteville, North Carolina. | Other campaign trail events include Clinton running mate Tim Kaine appearing with musician Dave Matthews in the Denver Metro area; Chelsea Clinton campaigning in Racine, Wisconsin, and Rochester, Minnesota; and Trump running mate Mike Pence in Charlotte and Fayetteville, North Carolina. |
| Did you watch the debate? Clinton spoke with reporters aboard her plane afterward: | Did you watch the debate? Clinton spoke with reporters aboard her plane afterward: |
| ‘Nothing surprises me about him’ | ‘Nothing surprises me about him’ |
| Our news coverage of the big night is here: | Our news coverage of the big night is here: |
| Pence not dropping out – report | Pence not dropping out – report |
| A cancellation by Trump running mate Mike Pence of a fundraising event on Monday, and Trump’s announcement onstage that he had not spoken with and totally disagreed with Pence about their Syria policy vis-à-vis Russia, and Trump’s coarse hot mic video, and the exodus of Republicans from the Trump cause, fuelled speculation that perhaps Pence would ditch Trump too. | A cancellation by Trump running mate Mike Pence of a fundraising event on Monday, and Trump’s announcement onstage that he had not spoken with and totally disagreed with Pence about their Syria policy vis-à-vis Russia, and Trump’s coarse hot mic video, and the exodus of Republicans from the Trump cause, fuelled speculation that perhaps Pence would ditch Trump too. |
| Pence is staying, reports CNN: | Pence is staying, reports CNN: |
| JUST IN: A top Pence aide confirms to @tomlobianco that tweet after debate means he is staying on the ticket through the election. | JUST IN: A top Pence aide confirms to @tomlobianco that tweet after debate means he is staying on the ticket through the election. |
| Clinton ad: ‘Locker room talk’ | Clinton ad: ‘Locker room talk’ |
| A new ad from the Clinton campaign hits Trump for denying that he had described on a hot mic tape touching women without their consent. “I don’t think you understood what was said,” Trump says, flatly: | A new ad from the Clinton campaign hits Trump for denying that he had described on a hot mic tape touching women without their consent. “I don’t think you understood what was said,” Trump says, flatly: |
| Read Lucia Graves this morning for analysis: | Read Lucia Graves this morning for analysis: |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |