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Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
Ohio's Provisional Ballot Order: The Biggest Legal Story of the Weekend — A late voting directive from Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted begets an “emergency motion” about how to count provisional ballots. — Associated Press — With just a few dozen hours left before polls open on Election Day …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Last-Minute Ohio Directive Could Trash Legal Votes And Swing The Election — A last-minute directive issued by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) could invalidate legal provisional ballots. Ohio is widely viewed as the most critical state for both presidential campaigns and …
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Andrew Welsh-Huggins / Associated Press:
Ohio provisional ballot voting order criticized
Ohio provisional ballot voting order criticized
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Detroit's Fox 2:
Dead heat for Romney and Obama in latest Michigan poll — WJBK Fox 2 - — Who are you most likely to vote for in the Presidential election - Democratic President Barack Obama, or Republican Nominee, Governor Mitt Romney, another candidate, or are you undecided?
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Mark Murray / First Read:
Final national NBC/WSJ poll: Obama 48%, Romney 47% — With just two days until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are running neck and neck nationally, according to the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before the election.
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Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and Romney Deadlocked, Poll Shows
Obama and Romney Deadlocked, Poll Shows
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
AFF poll: Minnesota a toss-up
AFF poll: Minnesota a toss-up
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Lee Enterprises / host.madison.com:
Our pick: Mitt Romney — • Wisconsin State Journal editorial — Not enough hope and too little change. — That is President Barack Obama's record on the economy, debt and Washington gridlock after four years in the White House. — The State Journal editorial board endorses Mitt Romney in Tuesday's presidential election.
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NY Daily News:
Our choice for America's future: The Daily News endorses Mitt Romney for president — Four years after endorsing Obama, News finds the hopes of those days went unfulfilled — Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a rally with his wife Ann at Colorado Springs municipal airport …
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Newsday:
Elect Mitt Romney president of the United States — Had Barack Obama done the job of president with the same passion and vision he displayed in seeking it, he would likely deserve another term. He did not. — Against this we must weigh Mitt Romney, an imperfect candidate but one who has a special track record too.
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Dispatch Poll: Ohio's a toss-up — Obama has edge, but high GOP turnout could turn Ohio to Romney — Early voting in Franklin County — The “Ohio firewall” precariously stands for President Barack Obama, but a strong Republican turnout could enable Mitt Romney to tear it down on Election Day.
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Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
Bloomberg Aims to Be Gun-Control Counterweight to NRA — The New York mayor takes on the National Rifle Association in what an aide suggests is a curtain-raiser for elections to come. — As independent Michael Bloomberg nears his final year as New York — City mayor, the billionaire …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — PPP's final polls of the 2012 election cycle in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin find Barack Obama favored to win both states, although by margins a good deal closer than he won them by in 2008. In Pennsylvania Obama leads 52-46, while in Wisconsin his advantage is 51-48.
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Dustin Hawkins / BREITBART.COM:
PENNSYLVANIA TIED, 47-47, ON EVE OF ROMNEY'S ARRIVAL
PENNSYLVANIA TIED, 47-47, ON EVE OF ROMNEY'S ARRIVAL
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up 8 in Minnesota, amendments may be going down
Obama up 8 in Minnesota, amendments may be going down
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NewsMax.com:
Zogby: Sandy Helping Obama With Independents — More ways to share... Mixx — Stumbled — LinkedIn — Vine — Buzzflash — Newstrust — Technocrati — Forward Article — Despite President Barack Obama turning the tide with a five-point swing among Independents …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads 50-47 nationally
Obama leads 50-47 nationally
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David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
Hannity show played 2011 union ‘Scabs!’ and ‘Scumbags!’ audio, called it post-Sandy outrage — UPDATE: The Daily Caller has learned that the audio Sean Hannity played during his Friday, Nov. 2 broadcast was taken from a 2011 union protest against replacement workers during a Verizon strike.
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Jeremy Herb / Ballot Box:
Axelrod: Romney's effort in Pennsylvania a sign GOP campaign in ‘deep trouble’ — Senior Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod said Mitt Romney's visit to Pennsylvania shows the GOP nominee's campaign is in “deep trouble” and losing in the traditional battlegrounds.
Talking Points Memo:
Haley Barbour: Hurricane Sandy 'Broke Romney's Momentum' — GOP stalwart Haley Barbour argued Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union” that Hurricane Sandy worked to President Obama's political benefit in the election. — “The hurricane is what broke Romney's momentum,” he said.
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Ohio Sen. Portman says Ohio likely to prove decisive — Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said his home state is likely to prove decisive for the presidential election Sunday morning. — When asked by CNN's Candy Crowley if he thought there was a way Romney could win without carrying the state, he smiled.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Top Obama adviser: Romney's play for Pennsylvania a ‘desperate ploy’ — Mitt Romney's last-minute campaign push in Pennsylvania is a “desperate ploy at the end of the campaign,” Obama senior adviser David Plouffe said on ABC's This Week Sunday morning. — “To win Pennsylvania …
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Washington Post:
Obama has slight lead in electoral votes; Congress expected to remain status quo — On the final weekend of a fiercely fought presidential campaign, President Obama holds a narrow advantage over Mitt Romney in the crucial contest for the electoral votes needed to win the White House …
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