Speaker won’t defend Trump, focuses on saving GOP majority

Trump campaign chief executive Stephen K. Bannon reportedly pushed for the Clinton accusers to be seated in the Trump box up until three minutes before the debate was due to begin.

Trump clearly impressed his most important audience – his would-be vice president, Governor Pence of IN – even after he appeared to throw Pence under the bus by disagreeing with him on Syria policy. That’s a larger lead than Barack Obama carried over Mitt Romney at any point in the last month of the 2012 election. “It’s all about people fighting back against corrupt politicians who don’t care about anything except staying in power and keeping their donors happy”. “I’m honored to be standing with him”, Pence said.

Trump’s candidacy long ago laid bare the turmoil roiling the GOP. Conway called the remarks “disgusting,” but said she stood behind Trump.

Many Republicans, including Arizona Sen. Though occasional polls have found a lead for Trump, the vast majority do not. And no Republican candidate can risk that.

Trump had already signaled how he’d defend himself with a pre-debate news conference featuring women who’d accused Bill Clinton, including rape.

Mrs. Clinton addressed trade briefly saying she will fight against unfair trading practices such as China dumping cheap steel in the U.S.

When Marlow suggested that Trump might not really be looking to prosecute Clinton, but raised the possibility as a “negotiating tactic” and an effort to “reset the conversation”, Klein agreed that such an approach would be “very Trump-like” – an example of “getting the best deal possible”. The Khan family called him out.

“This election can not be just a referendum on Donald Trump”, said Arun Chaudhury, creative director of Revolution Messaging, a left-leaning consulting firm that oversaw the online media operation of former Clinton rival, Senator Bernie Sanders.

The subject line of that email read, “Watch out”. Donald Trump, in Pennsylvania, holds rallies in Ambridge at 3:30 pm ET and Wilkes Barre at6:00 pm ET…

Some liberals have also been waiting for Clinton to make a more positive case for her own presidency.

-Bloomberg contributor Adam Tiouririne of Logos Consulting Group advises CEOs and other corporate leaders on high-stakes communication. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) was on the campus of debate host Washington University on Sunday afternoon with his phone to his ear urging fellow congressional Republicans to settle down and stick with the party’s standard-bearer.

Stewart was sacked immediately after the protest, which drew dozens of angry Trump supporters to the front step of the Republican National Committee headquarters.

Unlike absentee moderator Lester Holt at the first presidential debate, Martha Raddatz of ABC News is providing a strong, commanding performance tonight, refusing (at least some of the time) to let candidates run away with questions and equivocate. Said Deputy Campaign Manager Dave Bossie: “Corey made this decision when he staged a stunt in front of the RNC without the knowledge or the approval of the Trump campaign”. However, he also used increased justification language-e.g., “it’s just words” and “locker room talk”-and increased diversions to focus on Bill Clinton and Islamic State terrorists”. He won among conservatives by – willingly or not – losing among the swing voters he needs.