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CNN:
CNN National Poll: Dead heat between Obama and Romney — Washington (CNN) - It's all tied up, according to a new national poll released two days before the presidential election. — And the CNN/ORC International survey not only indicates a dead heat in the race for the White House …
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Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
ROMNEY GAINS 3 TO TIE OBAMA IN CNN'S D+11 POLL — The latest CNN national poll of likely voters, which shows a 49%-49% tie between Republican challenger Mitt Romney and incumbent President Barack Obama, is either absurd, or very good news for the GOP—or both.
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The Lonely Conservative, Wizbang and GayPatriot
Politico:
If Obama loses.... A defeat for Barack Obama on Tuesday would be no ordinary loss for Democrats. — It would be a traumatic experience: the death of the dream of liberal realignment embodied in Obama's insurgent 2008 campaign. And it would be all the more distressing to Democrats …
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Pirate's Cove
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
State and National Polls Come Into Better Alignment — It appears that President Obama is likely to go into Election Day with a very modest lead in the average of national polls. — As of this writing, on Sunday evening, Mr. Obama led by an average of 1.3 percentage points across 12 national polls …
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Towleroad News #gay and Donklephant
MiamiHerald.com:
A voting debacle in Doral causes chaos and confusion — Mayor Carlos Gimenez said part of the reason the county elections headquarters temporarily shut down Sunday with a crowd waiting outside to vote was because he had not authorized the additional hours. — PMAZZEI@MIAMIHERALD.COM
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New York Times:
Obama and Romney Campaigns Begin Skirmish Over Balloting
Obama and Romney Campaigns Begin Skirmish Over Balloting
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Washington Wire and The Caucus
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Florida Early Voting Fiasco: Voters Wait For Hours At Polls As Rick Scott Refuses To Budge
Florida Early Voting Fiasco: Voters Wait For Hours At Polls As Rick Scott Refuses To Budge
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
South Florida County Extends Early Voting — But Only In One GOP Stronghold
South Florida County Extends Early Voting — But Only In One GOP Stronghold
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CBS Miami, Sky Dancing, skippy the bush kangaroo and Connecting.the.Dots
Lizette Alvarez / The Caucus:
Democrats Sue to Extend Florida's Early Voting
Democrats Sue to Extend Florida's Early Voting
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The Atlantic Online, Plunderbund, The BRAD BLOG, ABCNEWS, Naked Politics and Marbury
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Toomey: 'I think Gov. Romney's going to carry Pennsylvania' — Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) predicted Monday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would carry the state of Pennsylvania, pushing back against Obama campaign adviser David Plouffe's suggestion that GOP efforts in the state were a …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
28,000 SUPPORTERS Turn Out in the Cold to See Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania!
28,000 SUPPORTERS Turn Out in the Cold to See Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania!
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American Power, Scared Monkeys, The Lonely Conservative and MiamiHerald.com
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Wisdom of Politico — From an article just out from Politico ... As I've written many times before, the second rate product. If this is a subject that interests you, I'd encourage you to read the piece I linked right there. — Or to be more specific, Obama's winning but not with the best votes.
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Outside the Beltway, The Mahablog, No More Mister Nice Blog, Jesus' General and Brad DeLong
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Sandy Versus Katrina — As Sandy barreled toward New Jersey, there were hopeful mutters on the right to the effect that it might become President Obama's Katrina, with voters blaming him for the damage, and that this might matter on Tuesday. Sorry, guys: polls show overwhelming approval …
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Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
BREITBART.COM:
ROBERT THE BRUCE — Today marks the final installment of our weekly feature #WAR. Combing through footage of Andrew over the past few months is something I have not taken lightly. And now, on the eve of this historic election, I have been tasked with selecting one more video.
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Power Line and iOwnTheWorld.com
Mark Kirk / nbcchicago.com:
Exclusive: Kirk's First Post-Stroke Interview — U.S. Senator Mark Kirk hoped to send a message on Sunday when he tackled stairs and his first public appearance since suffering a stroke. — “I hope this gives a message to people across Illinois that may face stroke,” …
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Roll Call and Hotline On Call
Washington Post:
Video revives debate over Mitt Romney's Mormon faith — Mitt Romney has largely avoided discussing the details of his Mormon faith throughout this year's presidential race, speaking in general terms about his church-related values and charitable deeds. But the revival this week …
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Politico, Daily RFT, New York Magazine and Election 2012
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Robert Creamer / The Huffington Post:
Why Should You Vote? Visualize Romney World — My wife, Jan Schakowsky, and I are friends with a wonderful woman named Bea. Bea is now 95 years old. Bea was born in 1917. — She was born in a country where women couldn't vote. In some areas of the country, just fifty years before, slavery had been legal.
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Pirate's Cove and The Gateway Pundit
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Linda McMahon Doorhanger: Vote For Obama ... And Me — Connecticut Republican Senate nominee Linda McMahon has been telling voters lately that it's okay to vote for President Obama as well as her. Now she's taking it a step further — and getting about as far away from her own party's nominee …
Ilyse Hogue / CNN:
GOP's push to suppress vote threatens democracy — Editor's note: Ilyse Hogue is co-director of Friends of Democracy, a super PAC aimed at electing candidates who champion campaign finance reform. She is the former director of political advocacy and communications for MoveOn.org …
Matt Dixon / Florida Times Union:
Mitt Romney has 5-point lead in Florida, Times-Union/InsiderAdvantage poll says — Mitt Romney's lead with independent voters has propelled him to a 5-point lead in Florida two days before Election Day, according to a Times-Union/InsiderAdvantage poll released Sunday night.
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Ballot Box and Wake up America
Antonio Antenucci / New York Post:
Marathon canceled, but generators and supplies still sit unused in park — What a run-around! — The city left more than a dozen generators desperately needed by cold and hungry New Yorkers who lost their homes to Hurricane Sandy still stranded in Central Park yesterday.
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The Heritage Foundation and Jammie Wearing Fools
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Romney staff refusing to let frostbitten children leave PA rally — This is happening right now at Mitt Romney's rally in Pennsylvania. Apparently it's freezing, and Romney's staff is refusing to let rally-goers leave. People are begging reporters for help. — Absolutely incredible.
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Firedoglake
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Projection: Obama Will Likely Win Second Term — With a slight, unexpected lift provided by Hurricane Sandy, Mother Nature's October surprise, President Barack Obama appears poised to win his second term tomorrow. Our final Electoral College projection has the president winning …
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Roll Call, Taegan Goddard's …, LewRockwell.com Blog and Ralston Reports