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Donald Trump camp claims $18 million haul
Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee raised more than $18 million less than 24 hours after Monday’s night’s debate, his campaign announced Tuesday night — a huge haul that tops his campaign’s strongest one-day fundraising performance.
Trump finance chairman Steven Mnuchin said the money flowed in “as a result of Donald Trump’s huge debate win.”
Read More >>Donald Trump’s trouble with women — an incomplete list
As Hillary Clinton on Monday night reeled off a litany of insults he had leveled against women through the years, including some nasty nicknames for a former Miss Universe, Donald Trump leaned into his microphone and asked repeatedly, “Where did you find this? Where did you find this?”
First Clinton-Trump Presidential Debate Sets Record for Viewers
The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton drew more than 84 million viewers, making it the most-watched in history.
The number snapped the previous record for the biggest debate audience set during the 1980 contest between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, which drew 80.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released Tuesday.
Read More >>What Could The Polls Be Missing?
The first presidential debate is behind us, and by most metrics, Hillary Clinton had the better night. But we’ll have to wait a few days to see how/whether the polls move as a result. So, in the meantime, I’d like us to ponder the road ahead. Specifically, whether there are factors not captured by the polls that will help Trump or Clinton.
Read More >>Undecided Pa. voters on who they think won the presidential debate
CBS News contributor and pollster Frank Luntz spoke with undecided Pennsylvania voters after Monday night’s presidential debate, and the general consensus among them was that Hillary Clinton won.
When asked by Luntz who won the debate, five undecided voters said they believed Trump won, and 16 said they believed Clinton won.
Read More >>Why even Republicans think Clinton won the first debate
The consensus that Donald Trump badly lost the first debate gelled overnight. Liberals predictably panned the GOP nominee’s performance on Long Island, but some of the harshest reviews are coming from conservative thought leaders who had been starting to come around.
Read More >>The Impact of Debates? It’s Debatable
With the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debates upon us, the quadrennial question comes begging: Do these showdowns matter?
The chances for impact seem ripe this year. The two most unpopular major-party candidates in the history of ABC News/Washington Post polls are facing off. Donald Trump’s unorthodox campaign style and provocative positions have piqued public interest; the debates may be the single best opportunity for him to allay concerns about his qualifications, temperament and policy promises alike.
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