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2:55 PM ET, November 1, 2016

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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines  —  Strong enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton has ebbed since the renewal of the FBI's email investigation.  —  While vote preferences have held essentially steady, she's now a slim point behind Donald Trump — a first since May …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Poll: Public overwhelmingly thinks media is in the tank for Clinton  —  The American public thinks the media wants Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  to win by an almost 10-to-1 margin, according to a new poll.  —  The Suffolk University/USA Today poll released Friday asks …
Discussion: Mediaite and Instapundit
Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Post-ABC Tracking Poll: Trump 46, Clinton 45, as Democratic enthusiasm dips  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are all but tied in the latest Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll, which finds Clinton backers slipping behind in enthusiasm even as the Democrat has an edge in early voting.
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
It's harder for Clinton supporters to respect Trump backers than vice versa  —  Given the rancorous tone and often highly personal nature of this year's presidential campaign, supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump might be expected to hold similarly negative views of one another.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Thomas Fitzgerald / Philly.com:
Clinton up big in PA, says new F&M College Poll
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
New York Times:
Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia  —  WASHINGTON — For much of the summer, the F.B.I. pursued a widening investigation into a Russian role in the American presidential campaign.  Agents scrutinized advisers close to Donald J. Trump, looked for financial connections …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes  —  Donald J. Trump proudly acknowledges he did not pay a dime in federal income taxes for years on end.  He insists he merely exploited tax loopholes legally available to any billionaire — loopholes he says Hillary Clinton failed …
Mother Jones:
A Veteran Spy Has Given the FBI Information Alleging a Russian Operation to Cultivate Donald Trump  —  Has the bureau investigated this material?  —  On Friday, FBI Director James Comey set off a political blast when he informed congressional leaders that the bureau had stumbled across emails …
Franklin Foer / Slate:
Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?  —  This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign.  They found something they weren't expecting.  —  The greatest miracle of the Internet is that it exists—the second greatest is that it persists.
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Thomas Frank / Guardian:
Forget the FBI cache; the Podesta emails show how America is run
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Rush Limbaugh
New York Times:
James Comey's Big Mistake  —  Four days after James Comey, the F.B.I. director, sent Congress a brief, inscrutable, election-shaking letter about emails that may or may not be new or relevant to the previously concluded investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, his logic makes even less sense than it did on Friday.
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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Desperate Democrats need to stop lashing Comey now. …
Discussion: LewRockwell
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks / The Hill:
Comey breaks department protocol by commenting on investigation
Discussion: Politico
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Weak early voter turnout among African-Americans hurts Clinton in Florida  —  Hillary Clinton has a black voter problem in the nation's biggest battleground state.  —  After the first full weekend of in-person early voting ended Sunday, African-American turnout failed to meet expectations …
Discussion: The Week
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Brian Schaffner / Washington Post:
Early voting predict who wins. This is good news for Democrats.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders RNC to detail voter fraud pacts with Trump campaign  —  A federal judge is ordering the Republican National Committee to detail any agreements it has with Donald Trump's campaign to engage in “ballot security” efforts in connection with next week's election …
Discussion: Common Dreams, Raw Story and Vox
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump campaign encourages Pennsylvanians to change absentee votes  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  's campaign is encouraging early voters in Pennsylvania to find out how they can change their ballots.  —  In a tweet posted early Tuesday morning, Trump adviser Dan Scavino provided …
Jesse Berney / Rolling Stone:
How the Hillary Clinton Outrage Cycle Took Over the Media  —  Outlets feed the impression that Clinton is a criminal without letting facts stand in the way  —  Much media coverage of Hillary Clinton starts with the assumption that the Democratic nominee is corrupt.  —  All Stories
Discussion: Daily Kos
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Election drives gun-buying surge, Beretta election sale on magazines  —  Americans are suspending major purchases of houses and cars until after the presidential election, choosing instead to lard up on guns instead, according to a new survey provided to Secrets.
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Billionaire GOP Donor Says Real Christians Aren't Conflicted About Trump  —  Billionaire GOP donor Foster Friess said Christian voters who are “really embracing their Christian values” aren't conflicted about voting for Trump, before explaining away Trump's near-complete lack of remorse about otherwise offensive comments and actions.
Discussion: The Week
Wayne Dupree:
HUH?  Michelle Obama Deletes Tweets All The Way Back to 2013; No Hillary Anywhere!  —  Ever wonder what happens when things go awkward?  —  Michelle Obama just scrubbed her Twitter account all the way back to 2013 which some will think is suspicious especially with what's going on with her relationship …
Sofia Barbarani / Washington Post:
Venezuela is telling hungry city dwellers to grow their own food  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Some Venezuelan city dwellers are trying to grow their own produce to offset the country's severe shortages following socialist President Nicolás Maduro's calls for “food sovereignty.”
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Popular ObamaCare provision hampering push for millennials
Discussion: Hot Air, Forbes and The Daily Caller
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Odds Of An Electoral College-Popular Vote Split Are Increasing
Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
Rachel Dolezal memoir to explore ‘discrimination while living as black’
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump wants ‘special session’ to repeal Obamacare
Discussion: ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
Places Most Unsettled by Rapid Demographic Change Are Drawn to Donald Trump
Discussion: Mother Jones
Martin E. Comas / Orlando Sentinel:
Seminole elections office receives five stolen, forged absentee ballots
Discussion: Law News
Mark K. Matthews / Denver Post:
Hillary Clinton books last-minute ads in Colorado
Discussion: Political Wire
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County has voted for the GOP in every presidential election since 1936.  This year, it could go blue
Discussion: Mother Jones
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Clinton and Trump Prepare for Possibility of Election Overtime
Discussion: USA Today
Marc Ambinder / USA Today:
Journalists need new rules after Trump: Marc Ambinder
Manu Raju / CNN:
In private, Burr quips about gun owners shooting Clinton
 

 
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