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9:55 AM ET, November 5, 2014

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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
A Republican Wave Sweeps the Midterm Elections  —  In an echo of 2010, the GOP overshot its targets, taking the Senate and winning House and statehouse races across the board.  Now what will they do?  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Republicans took the Senate majority in a commanding sweep on Tuesday …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Meet The Real Next Senate Majority Leader: Ted Cruz  —  If you thought House Speaker John Boehner has had a miserable time trying to govern, wait until you see what incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is about to deal with.  —  The Kentucky Republican achieved his lifelong dream …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
New York Times:
Negativity Wins the Senate
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Paul: Hillary Clinton ‘soundly rejected’
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico and Hit & Run
Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico:
No Obama pivot after midterms
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
An unhappy electorate is toughest on Obama and the Democrats
Discussion: New York Times and Guardian
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: Worst map since Eisenhower
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Guardian
Washington Post:   Newly empowered Republicans should set a course to deliver tangible results
William M. Welch / Associated Press:
Republicans take Senate majority
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Fox News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
President Obama Left Fighting for His Own Relevance  —  WASHINGTON — Two things were clear long before the votes were counted on Tuesday night: President Obama would face a Congress with more Republicans for his final two years in office, and the results would be seen as a repudiation of his leadership.
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Washington Post:
Battle for the Senate: How the GOP woke up while Democrats were feeling the drag  —  One night in early September, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called a longtime colleague, Sen. Pat Roberts, from his living room in Louisville, furious about the 78-year-old Republican's fumbling and lethargic reelection campaign.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
After blowout, Obama to answer questions  —  President Obama will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon, facing the White House press corps one day after Democrats were blown out in the midterm elections.  —  White House aides acknowledge that Tuesday night was tough …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
New York Times:
Republicans' First Step Was to Handle Extremists in Party  —  WASHINGTON — It was late spring, and Republican leaders knew that if they wanted to win the Senate, they needed to crush the enemy: not Democrats, but the rebels within their own party.  —  And Chris McDaniel …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
GOP takes control of Senate in midterm rout
Anja Crowder / ABC News:
Midterm Elections 2014 Exit Polls: 6 Fast Facts on 6 Key States  —  According to preliminary exit poll data, here are six fast facts about voters in Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Colorado, New Hampshire and North Carolina.  —  Numbers will change as exit polls are updated and only reflect preliminary data.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
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Katherine Jones / ABC News:
Midterm Elections 2014: National Exit Poll Reveals Major Voter Discontent
Discussion: abc11.com and Guardian
Associated Press:
Exit poll: Voters unhappy with Obama and GOP
Discussion: CNN
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
27 senators who voted for Obamacare won't be part of new Senate  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CONGRESS OBAMACARE SENATE HEALTH CARE 2014 ELECTIONS  —  On Dec. 24, 2009, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed President Obama's healthcare law with a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority …
Noelle Crombie / Oregonian:
Recreational marijuana passes in Oregon: Oregon election results 2014  —  Oregon voters said yes to marijuana Tuesday, making the state the third to allow the possession and sale of cannabis for recreational rather than strictly medical use.  —  The crowd at the Southeast Portland club Holocene …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Wendy Davis Was The Face Of ‘War On Women’ Politics.  How'd That Go?  —  This was a year when the War on Women messaging — previously employed so successfully by the Democrats — failed to yield the desired results.  Most of the discussions about that failure have focused on Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado.
Discussion: Washington Post
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Tonight's darker omen for the GOP: Losing the Senate in 2016  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CONGRESS BARACK OBAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY 2014 ELECTIONS 2016 ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNS  —  However well Republicans do tonight, President Obama will retain a veto pen.  That means GOP control of both chambers …
Discussion: The Agonist
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Voters' verdict explodes Democratic myths  —  As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea that dissatisfied voters were sending a generally anti-incumbent message, and not specifically repudiating Democratic officeholders.
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Berkeley breaks through on soda tax  —  Berkeley, Calif., a city known for its progressive politics, made history Tuesday night by approving the first real sin tax on soda in the United States.  —  Voters looked likely to approve Measure D, a penny-per-ounce tax, by a wide margin …
Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
MSNBC's Matthews and Sharpton Bash Grimes Concession Speech: ‘You Need to Be Gracious!’  —  In the Kentucky Senate race, Democrat challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes lost by a wide margin to Senator Mitch McConnell, and as such, gave a concession speech — one that the MSNBC election coverage team immediately tore apart.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Nathaniel Herz / Anchorage Daily News:
Sullivan lead holds in Alaska U.S. Senate race; Begich won't concede  —  Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan appeared to grab an insurmountable lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich early Wednesday, with all of Alaska's precincts reporting.
Denver Post:
HICKENLOOPER POISED TO DEFEAT BEAUPREZ FOR COLORADO GOVERNOR  —  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was in a strong position to win re-election early Wednesday morning in a year that saw Republican gains across the state and nation.  —  Ten hours after the polls closed, Hickenlooper rebounded …
Dara Lind / Vox:
Fox News definitely just broke the rules for exit polls  —  This is what Fox News looked like at about 6:07 pm Eastern time tonight:  —  The problem?  Polls don't close in New Hampshire until 8 pm — and Fox isn't supposed to show exit poll results until then: … Way to go, Fox News.  Way to go.
 
 
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
4 indicted N.Y. pols win reelection
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Election Night Takeaways
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Axelrod: White House changes would be ‘wise’
Paige St. John / Los Angeles Times:
Prop. 47 passes, reducing some crime penalties
Anita Wadhwani / Tennessean.com:
Tennessee Amendment 1 abortion measure passes
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Talking Points Memo
Tarini Parti / Politico:
Rick Scott staves off Charlie Crist in Florida
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
Warner declares victory over Gillespie in tight U.S. Senate race in Virginia
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Surprise Win for GOP's Larry Hogan in Maryland Governor Race
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Reuben Fischer-Baum / FiveThirtyEight:
The Minimum Wage In Wisconsin
Discussion: Raw Story, The Dish and National Review
Aaron Hepker / WHOTV:
Joni Ernst Wins Election, First Woman to Represent Iowa in US Senate
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Crist Files Emergency Motion To Extend Voting Hours In Broward County
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG
Michael Winter / USA Today:
U.S. judge voids Kansas ban on same-sex marriage
Discussion: Religion Clause
Andy Cush / Gawker:
90-Year-Old Good Samaritan Arrested for Giving Food to the Homeless
Discussion: Hit & Run, Raw Story and Liberaland
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Jon Stewart Didn't Vote Today (VIDEO)
Discussion: Jezebel
 

 
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A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA East members working for PBS member stations reach a deal, averting a strike; the union says the deal expands protections to animation writers

 
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