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Donald Trump’s campaign manager has suggested that they would be willing to take part in another presidential debate before the election on 8 November – despite most polls suggesting he has lost the last three.
Speaking to radio pundit John Catsimatidis , Kellyanne Conway said she was a “big fan” of the debates because they are the “purest form of democracy”.
She said: “The debates are a very unique opportunity for all of America to see these candidates side by side.
“I wish there were more debates frankly. I think Donald Trump would challenge Hillary Clinton to another debate for a very simple reason – unless you’re a moneyed donor you are not going to have much access to her out on the stump now.
“I think the country benefits from this type of forum and we would be willing to do another if they somehow could squeeze it in.
She said the moderator during the previous debate, Chris Wallace, had done an “outstanding job” of “holding the candidates to account” rather than playing the “gotcha game”.
US election 2016: the race for the White House in picturesShow all 12 1 /12US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures President Barack Obama embraces Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on stage at the party's convention in Philadelphia
US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Donald Trump's wife Melania delivered a speech at the GOP convention in Cleveland that was later found to have been cribbed in part from Michelle Obama's 2008 convention address
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Hillary Clinton talks to reporters aboard her new campaign plane on Labour Day, 5 September, her first 'press conference' since 2015
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Donald Trump held a joint press conference with Mexican leader Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico City in August, hours before reiterating his harsh immigration plans at a campaign rally in Arizona
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Hillary Clinton, saying his progressive vision for ‘a transformed America’ would be ’best served by the defeat of Donald Trump’
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Khizr and Gazala Khan appeared at the DNC to slam Trump for his stance on Muslim immigration, citing the case of their son Humayun Khan, who was killed in combat while serving as a Captain in the US Army in Iraq
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Green Party candidate Jill Stein (centre) marches with supporters in Colorado
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Hillary Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine at a rally in Kaine's home state in July, days before Ms Clinton tapped him to be her running mate
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Trump on the campaign trail with his vice presidential pick, Indiana governor Mike Pence
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US election 2016: the race for the White House in pictures Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage appears at a Trump rally in Mississippi in August, where he told the crowd that he 'wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me'.
But Ms Clinton is widely considered to have won the final debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday last week with a YouGov poll saying that 49 per cent of 1,503 registered voters said she came out on top – compared with 39 per cent for Mr Trump.
Mr Trump was particularly ridiculed for calling Mexican immigrants “bad hombres” with the hashtag version trending worldwide within minutes.
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