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The Cook / NationalJournal.com:
The Cook Report Issues Final Forecast: GOP Gains 50 to 60 Seats in the House — In its final forecast for the election cycle, The Cook Political Report expects a gain for Republicans of 50 to 60 seats in the House, with six to eight seats in the Senate. Below are the final outlooks and latest ratings changes.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
5 Reasons Democrats Could Beat the Polls and Hold the House — It was hard to pinpoint exactly when in the night things started to go wrong. But at some point, a trash can was knocked over in John Boehner's office in the Rayburn House Office Building. A half-hour later on the other side of town …
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First Draft, Hotline On Call, POLISING, Caffeinated Thoughts, Daily Kos, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and Wake up America
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Top Democrat says party faces ‘bloodbath’ on Election Day — Democrats could be facing a political “bloodbath” tomorrow if the polling is accurate, the third-ranking House Democrat said Monday. — House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Democrats must show up in full force on Nov. 2 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Jim Geraghty and Jay Cost: How does a 70+ seat pick-up tomorrow sound? — Alternate headline: “Pessimistic eeyoreblogger thisclose to a nervous breakdown.” … Cost actually isn't predicting a 70+ pick-up, merely noting that according to another statistician's regression analysis …
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Examiner, Club for Growth, Left Coast Rebel and The Politico
Benjamin Sarlin / The Daily Beast:
A Midterm Flashback — As you may have noticed, we at The Daily Beast …
A Midterm Flashback — As you may have noticed, we at The Daily Beast …
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Guardian, Power Line, FiveThirtyEight and Prairie Weather
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: Special “Hulk Angry! Hulk Smash!” Edition
Morning Jay: Special “Hulk Angry! Hulk Smash!” Edition
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Commentary, Power Line, Pundit & Pundette and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Palin pounds ‘puppy-kicking’ Politico for heavy use of anonymous sources — On Monday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin mocked her media detractors - Politico, specifically — as “puppy-kicking, chain-smoking porn producers” for their heavy use of anonymous sources in a quote as memorable as Spiro Agnew's …
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin: Politico report is ‘crap’ — (CNN) - Sarah Palin is making clear she's no fan of Politico - the news organization that published a story Sunday night quoting anonymous Republican sources saying GOP leaders will try to forestall a Palin White House bid.
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Hot Air, Ben Smith's Blog, Conservatives4Palin.com and GOP 12
The Huffington Post:
President Obama To Do Interview With Ryan Seacrest — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — The administration's last-minute push to turn out the vote is spurring some unconventional media outreach efforts. But none of them have been quite as unlikely as that announced on Monday …
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Ryan Seacrest / Facebook:
What Do YOU Want To Know from President Obama?
What Do YOU Want To Know from President Obama?
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama says he's ‘not worried’ about the Tea Party
Obama says he's ‘not worried’ about the Tea Party
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MojoCincy, Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
O'Donnell has trouble airing 30-minute TV ad in Delaware — Christine O'Donnell is taking a page from the playbook of Barack Obama. The Republican Senate candidate has produced a 30-minute television advertisement in the form of a documentary chronicling her connection with the people of Delaware.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Delaware producer: ‘Nobody forgot’
Delaware producer: ‘Nobody forgot’
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TPMDC, Politics Daily, The Note and National Review
Jsimoncnn / CNN:
War of words ensues in Delaware after TV exec hits back against O'Donnell
War of words ensues in Delaware after TV exec hits back against O'Donnell
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Dialogue Delaware, Crooks and Liars, New York Magazine and The Hill
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Oops: Cable station fails to air O'Donnell infomercial
Oops: Cable station fails to air O'Donnell infomercial
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NewsReal Blog, ComPost and Bookworm Room
Aharding / CNN:
Morgan Freeman in middle of campaign ad controversy — (CNN) - North Carolina Republican congressional candidate B.J. Lawson's campaign said it was “tricked” by a production company after it was revealed that actor Morgan Freeman was not the narrator in Lawson's latest ad, as the campaign had previously claimed.
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PR Newswire:
Lawson for Congress Confirms Morgan Freeman Narration in Latest TV and Radio Ad — In response to numerous queries and enthusiastic feedback, the Lawson for Congress campaign confirms that its latest radio and TV ad is indeed narrated by actor Morgan Freeman.
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Top of the Ticket and Outside the Beltway
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Judge questions Justice Department's lawsuit against Arizona immigration law — A federal appellate judge expressed deep skepticism Monday about a Justice Department lawsuit challenging Arizona's new immigration law, leaving uncertain the Obama administration's chances of stopping the law from taking effect.
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The Politico, Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers, Top of the Ticket and Althouse
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
'Don't Ask' policy kept in place
'Don't Ask' policy kept in place
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Power Line, CNN and The Note
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Barack Obama preempts John Boehner's salvo — Hours before a scheduled scolding by House Republican Leader John Boehner in Ohio, President Barack Obama said Monday that he should have used the word ‘opponents’ instead of 'enemies'" in a Univision radio interview.
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
ABC News and Breitbart are now at war — It's not like we don't try to warn people. — It's not like Media Matters hasn't meticulously detailed the way Andrew Breitbart routinely wrestles with the truth and loses. We've made it plain to anyone who's interested that Breitbart is a propagandist, plain and simple.
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Lisa Murkowski soft on caucusing with GOP — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says she hasn't yet committed to caucusing with Republicans if she wins her write-in bid against GOP nominee Joe Miller. — “I am still a Republican I have not changed that. But I think it's important to recognize …
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Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos, Election Law and The Hill
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Joe Miller race now a referendum on Sarah Palin
Joe Miller race now a referendum on Sarah Palin
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Daily Kos and The Moderate Voice
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Rally to Restore ‘Worst Persons in the World’ — Say it ain't so, Keith! Say it ain't so! — Countdown host Keith Olbermann, in a fit of (toned-down) pique at Jon Stewart's false equivalence of MSNBC with Fox News, announced tonight that he is “suspending” the “Worst Persons in the World” segment, with an eye toward killing it.
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The Blaze, Hot Air and The Reaction
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
MSNBC's Matthews: ‘Elitist’ Obama Not Like ‘Patriotic’ and ‘Inclusive’ Candidate — The knives are already coming out and it's not even election day. MSNBC hosts will be spending a lot of time tomorrow explaining what happened to their dream-doll of a President. Chris Matthews had a head-start today.
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
To Pay For Mortgage And Health Care, Woman Forced To Sell Letter From Obama Saying ‘Things Will Get Better’ — Every single day, President Obama receives a special memorandum with “10 pieces of correspondence addressed to” him from Americans of all walks of life, a tradition he has kept …
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New York Post, Don Surber and JammieWearingFool
Star-Telegram / PoliTex:
Proceeds from Perry's book going to think tank (Updated) — Regardless of how things pan out tomorrow night, Gov. Rick Perry's latest book will go on sale on Nov. 15. Excerpts of “Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America from Washington” are now available online and provide some details …
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Austin American-Statesman, Taegan Goddard's … and Ben Smith's Blog
wmata.com:
Metro sets new record for highest Saturday Metrorail ridership — Preliminary count estimates 825,437 Metrorail trips taken on Saturday, October 30 — Metro set a new record for highest Saturday Metrorail ridership on Saturday, October 30. Officials estimate 825,437 Metrorail trips were taken …
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The Caucus, Top of the Ticket, TBD All News, Little Green Footballs and Outside the Beltway
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Harry Reid turns to ‘closer’ Obama in final bid to avoid election defeat — LAS VEGAS — Down in the polls and written off by the pundits, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made one final pitch to save his job on Monday, telling a raucous crowd of 2,000 that he is far from finished in Washington.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Senate Candidate Ken Buck: The First Goal In Afghanistan Is To Make It ‘As Safe’ As Terrorist Safe Havens — Colorado's Senate candidate Ken Buck (R) offered several nuggets of wisdom concerning his policy positions this year. On reproductive rights: “I don't believe in the exceptions of rape or incest” for abortion procedures.
WNYMedia.net:
Carl Paladino's Halloween Drunktacular — While Andrew Cuomo was in Monroe County rallying supporters and actually campaigning, Carl Paladino was having himself a helluva time at South Buffalo watering hole, Potter's Field. The bar, just down the block from Carl's house is one of his favorite places …
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Runnin' Scared, Balloon Juice, Gawker, Wonkette and Outside the Beltway
Eric Shawn / Fox News:
Stopping Voter Fraud — There are multiple watchdogs groups ready to try and prevent voter fraud on Election Day. — The U.S. Department of Justice says it will deploy more than 400 election monitors to 18 states to keep tabs on the electoral process. Their mission is to prevent fraud, intimidation, or voter suppression.
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The BRAD BLOG and Election Law