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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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Latino Decisions:
Final impreMedia-LD tracking poll: if Latino vote is high, Obama will carry 4 key swing states — High Latino voter turnout could deliver swing states of Nevada, Colorado, Virginia, and Florida to the Democrats — impreMedia & Latino Decisions today released the last in a series …
Politico:
If Romney loses... For Republicans, the only thing harder …
If Romney loses... For Republicans, the only thing harder …
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The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh, Associated Press and BuzzFeed
Scott Lemieux / American Prospect:
The No-Brainer Progressive Case For Obama
The No-Brainer Progressive Case For Obama
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Mahablog
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
ROMNEY GAINS 3 TO TIE OBAMA IN CNN'S D+11 POLL
ROMNEY GAINS 3 TO TIE OBAMA IN CNN'S D+11 POLL
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The PJ Tatler, The Lonely Conservative, Scared Monkeys, Wizbang, GayPatriot, The Gateway Pundit and Wake up America
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The looming GOP civil war - whether Mitt wins or not — WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Mitt Romney's boisterous rally here Friday night featured both the promise of the Republican Party's future and a sharp reminder of why the GOP may lose its second consecutive presidential race on Tuesday.
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Johanna Persing / GOP.com:
For Democrats, It's (Ground) Game Over — MEMO — FROM: RNC Political Director Rick Wiley — TO: Interested Parties — RE: For Democrats, It's (Ground) Game Over — The Obama camp has been firing off a number of memos in desperate attempt to convince the media (and themselves) that they're not losing.
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Wake up America, The Greenroom and National Review
Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Day before Election Day FL outlook: 4.5m have voted, Ds lead Rs by 167,000 ballots
Day before Election Day FL outlook: 4.5m have voted, Ds lead Rs by 167,000 ballots
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emptywheel and Election 2012
Bret Baier / Fox News:
What President Obama really said in that ‘60 Minutes’ interview about Benghazi — ANALYSIS: Two days before the election, CBS posted additional portions of a Sept. 12 “60 Minutes” interview where President Obama seems to contradict himself on the Benghazi attack.
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HWinsum / CBS News:
Obama suspects Libya attack targeted Americans
Obama suspects Libya attack targeted Americans
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The Heritage Foundation and Washington Free Beacon
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Republicans pounce on Obama, CBS News over unaired Libya remarks
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Nov. 4: Did Hurricane Sandy Blow Romney Off Course? — If President Obama wins re-election on Tuesday, the historical memory of the race might turn on the role played by Hurricane Sandy. — Already, some analysts are describing the storm as an “October surprise” that allowed Mr. Obama to regain …
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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 …
Toby Harnden / Daily Mail:
Exclusive: Romney up ONE POINT in Ohio and TIED in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to his campaign's internal polling — If the figures hold true Romney will almost certainly become the 45th President of the United States — Mitt Romney is ahead by a single percentage point in Ohio …
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler and The Strata-Sphere
Michael K. Lavers / Washington Blade:
Pastor: Sandy struck NYC after Bloomberg gave $250,000 to Md. marriage campaign — Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon — Send via Email — Send this page to Print Friendly — Pastor Luke Robinson of Quinn Chapel AME Church in Frederick, Md. (Photo from Quinn Chapel AME Church)
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Sandy Versus Katrina
Sandy Versus Katrina
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PointOfLaw Forum, Washington Wire, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and Prairie Weather
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Giuliani Claims Obama Response To Hurricane Sandy ‘Worse Than Katrina’
Giuliani Claims Obama Response To Hurricane Sandy ‘Worse Than Katrina’
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Firedoglake, Little Green Footballs, NY Daily News, Guardian and New York Times
Peggy Noonan's Blog:
Monday Morning — We begin with the three words everyone writing about the election must say: Nobody knows anything. Everyone's guessing. I spent Sunday morning in Washington with journalists and political hands, one of whom said she feels it's Obama, the rest of whom said they don't know.
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Macleans.ca, Balloon Juice, Business Insider, The Daily Dish and Hullabaloo
Rush Limbaugh:
Everything — Except the Polls — Points to a Romney Landslide — RUSH: Well, the Drive-Bys are all excited because Romney has announced he's going back to Ohio tomorrow. On Election Day, Romney is going to Ohio, and the Drive-Bys are trying to interpret that as meaning it's slipping away.
The Fix:
WaPo-ABC tracking poll: final weekend tally is Obama 50, Romney 47, still a ‘margin of error’ contest — A nail-biter throughout, the presidential contest remains closely competitive through its last days, even as most voters perceive a likely win for the president.
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Business Insider, The Greenroom and National Review
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Axelrod: Dick Morris Is “Delusional” — The Democrat-turned-Fox News figure is predicting a Romney landslide and is claiming Obama's top strategist used work for him. — Morris addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition in June in Washington, DC. — Image by Win McNamee / Getty Images
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Taegan Goddard's …
BuzzFeed:
What Your Books And Websites Say About Your Politics — Conservative readers love Drudge and Ayn Rand; liberals like the Times and Noam Chomsky; and there's not much in the middle. The last infographic from Engage . — Via: engagedc.com — Via: engagedc.com
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The Greenroom and Roger Ailes
Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
No One in America Should Have to Wait 7 Hours to Vote — What's happening at polling stations in Ohio and Florida isn't some fluke of nature or breakdown in equipment. It's all part of a partisan design. — A line of early voters snakes around a parking lot at a voting location in Columbus, Ohio.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
McCain Strategist Admits Voter Fraud 'Doesn't Really Exist' — Steve Schmidt, a former senior strategist to Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) 2008 presidential campaign, admitted that widespread voter fraud doesn't exist in the United States and claimed that the GOP-backed voter ID laws are based on “mythology.”
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Right Wing Watch, Talking Points Memo, The Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Walter Kirn / The New Republic:
Buckeye Hate — Obama and Romney are Telling Ohioans that They're the Greatest. This Ohio Native Disagrees. — In my new, more realistic understanding of American democracy, gained just this year from a thousand expert sources, the role of all but a portion of the electorate is to show …
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Balloon Juice
Sheldon G. Adelson / Wall Street Journal:
I Didn't Leave the Democrats. They Left Me — There is an anti-Israel movement among the rank and file, and the party no longer appears to value self-reliance, charity and accountability. — When members of the Democratic Party booed the inclusion of God and Jerusalem in their party platform this year, I thought of my parents.
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CNN
Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Gary Johnson: Obama will win — Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson said Monday he thinks President Barack Obama will defeat Mitt Romney to win a second term. — “I think Obama's going to win, that's what I think,” Johnson told POLITICO in an interview.
Jamie McGonnigal / The Huffington Post:
Obama Responds to 10-Year-Old's Heartfelt Letter About Her Dads … Barack Obama , LGBT , Civil Rights , Elections 2012 , Gay Marriage , Barack Obama , Obama Gay Marriage , Obama Same-Sex Marriage , Sophia Bailey Klugh , Sophia Bailey Klugh Obama , Sophia Bailey Klugh Obama Letter …
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AMERICAblog, The Raw Story and Advocate
Manny Fernandez / The Caucus:
Shutting the Gates Over Fears of Election Unrest — A gated community near Atlanta has decided to step up security this week. The reason is not burglaries, but another issue entirely: the presidential election. — In Woodstock, Ga., about 30 miles north of Atlanta …
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Outside the Beltway
Ira Boudway / Business Week:
Breaking: Gallup to Show Romney, Obama in Dead Heat — Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport tells Bloomberg Businessweek that the release of Monday's tracking poll, set for 1 p.m., will show Mitt Romney leading President Obama 49 percent to 48 percent among likely voters nationally.
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Talking Points Memo, First Read, New York Magazine and Business Insider
Alex Fishman / Ynetnews:
Obama's woman in Tehran — One of US president's senior advisors is secretly making efforts to establish line of communication with Iran — A Chicago lawyer is the key player behind the secret talks between the US and Iran. Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday. A close friend of Michelle Obama,
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Ryan Warns Evangelicals: Obama Threatens “Judeo-Christian Values” — The Republican vice presidential nominee tries to fire up the Evangelical vote. In private, a departure from the moderate rhetoric of the closing days. — Image by Eric Thayer / Reuters
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The Moderate Voice, AMERICAblog, Addicting Info, Wonkblog, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The Hinterland Gazette, New York Magazine, Politico and Prairie Weather