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Henry McKenna / Patriots Wire:
Gisele posts on Instagram that she and Tom Brady won't back Donald Trump — Gisele may have spilled the beans on Tom Brady's presidential vote. — The New England Patriots quarterback has done his best not to say who he will vote for in the 2016 Presidential Election.
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Tom E. Curran / CSNNE.com:
Belichick did indeed write letter to Trump — CSN New England confirmed this morning that Bill Belichick did indeed drop a note to Donald Trump on Monday. — The Republican presidential hopeful, speaking in Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday night said he had the backing of both the Patriots head coach and quarterback Tom Brady.
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Trump says he was just endorsed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick
Trump says he was just endorsed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Real Voter Fraud — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The casting of a ballot is the most fundamentally American act that any of us takes. It connects us to the Enlightenment ideals of the country's founding — the once-radical notion that human beings should think for themselves, rather than merely obey kings and priests.
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Where early voting stands going into Election Day — As the candidates make their closing arguments before Election Day, millions of Americans have already cast their ballots for the presidential election. — At least 42 million citizens have voted early, with more than 18 million ballots cast in battleground states.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Record-breaking early voting fuels Democratic optimism
Record-breaking early voting fuels Democratic optimism
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CNN:
Early voting data suggests Clinton lags in North Carolina compared to 2012
Early voting data suggests Clinton lags in North Carolina compared to 2012
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges refuse voter-intimidation orders against GOP and Trump in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Judges refuse voter-intimidation orders against GOP and Trump in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Will Michigan voters decide whether Trump or Clinton wins it all?
Will Michigan voters decide whether Trump or Clinton wins it all?
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump takes 32-25 lead in New Hampshire after midnight voting — 15k Shares — As the world waits with bated breath for the results of Tuesday's contentious presidential election, its eyes turned briefly to three sleepy hamlets in rural New Hampshire, as their residents — fewer than 100 total …
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CNN:
Hillary Clinton wins Dixville Notch midnight vote
Hillary Clinton wins Dixville Notch midnight vote
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
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ABC News:
Hillary Clinton, Jon Bon Jovi Do ‘Mannequin Challenge’ — Hillary Clinton had a little fun on her campaign plane Monday night, joining music superstar Jon Bon Jovi and members of her campaign team in taking on the viral “Mannequin Challenge.” — Video captured on Clinton's campaign plane …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Obamas combine forces with the Clintons to fend off Trump
Obamas combine forces with the Clintons to fend off Trump
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Has Shattered Campaign Norms In Damaging, Potentially Lasting Ways — We have grown numb to policies, rhetoric and conduct that was once far beyond the bounds of acceptability. — Fairly early into his speech in Michigan on Sunday night, Donald Trump stated that five years ago …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Clinton Gains, And The Polls Magically Converge — First things first: Hillary Clinton has a 70 percent chance of winning the election, according to both the FiveThirtyEight polls-only and polls-plus models. That's up from a 65 percent chance on Sunday night …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Let's Not Do This Again — If I had to sum up the election of 2016 in one clause, I would say it has been a sociological revolution, a moral warning and a political summons. — Sociologically, this campaign has been an education in how societies come apart.
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Trump Holds 2-Point Lead Over Clinton As Election Day Arrives: Final IBD/TIPP Poll Results — As voters go to the actual polls to cast their ballots in what has been an unprecedented presidential election, Republican Donald Trump held onto a 2-point lead over his Democratic rival …
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Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Orlando to buy Pulse nightclub, turn it into memorial — Mayor Buddy Dyer announced that the city of Orlando has agreed to buy Pulse nightclub to create a memorial site. … Privacy Policy — The city of Orlando has reached a deal to buy the Pulse nightclub for $2.25 million and plans …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP insiders worried party's turnout effort will fall short — Republican strategists on Monday dumped all over their party's voter turnout operation, calling it insufficient to the task and lagging behind Hillary Clinton's machine. — Some of the criticism was directed at Donald Trump.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Topless protesters crash Trump's polling place — Two nearly nude women were escorted out of a polling station in midtown Manhattan Tuesday. — The unidentified women were shouting “out of our polls, Trump,” at the station where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump
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New York Times:
Are There Really Hidden Trump Voters? — Hillary Clinton is favored to become the next president of the United States. Yet many in Donald J. Trump's camp remain undaunted, arguing that hidden supporters will carry him to the White House. As the polls have narrowed in the last few days …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Panel upholds ‘soft-money’ ban but sends GOP campaign finance challenge to Supreme Court — A three-judge federal panel Monday dismissed a renewed Republican challenge to the “soft-money” ban on unlimited donations to political parties from wealthy individuals, corporations and advocacy groups …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's ground game may be more robust than you think — SCRANTON, Pa. — If lawn signs are any guide, Donald Trump will win Pennsylvania in a landslide. In and between Scranton and Bucks County, Pa., on Sunday, I counted more than 20 Donald Trump-Mike Pence signs plus a few bigger-than-average signs and one digital billboard.