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3:30 PM ET, November 8, 2016

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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.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Tom Brady's wife says the QB isn't backing Trump  —  Gisele Bündchen — wife of NFL superstar Tom Brady — flatly rejected Donald Trump's assertion that her husband had voted for the GOP nominee.  —  “NO!” the Brazilian model told an Instagram user who asked if it were true that she and Brady were backing the brash billionaire.
Dana Williams / USA Today:
Guam, which has historically predicted election winner, picks Clinton  —  Nervous?  Here is what to expect tomorrow.  —  HAGATNA, Guam — Hillary Clinton has overwhelmingly won the vote on the tiny U.S. island of Guam.  —  The territory, located west of the international date line …
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump takes 32-25 lead in New Hampshire after midnight voting
Discussion: NBC News and The Atlantic
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:   Clinton declared winner in Guam
Politico:
Clinton wins Dixville Notch
Discussion: ABC News and Taylor Marsh
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Campaign Sues Over Early Voting In Nevada  —  The Donald Trump campaign filed a lawsuit Monday against election officials in Clark County, Nevada, which includes Las Vegas, CNN reported.  —  The Trump campaign is suing Joe P. Gloria, the Clark County registrar of voters …
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Keeping track of election irregularities  —  Washington (CNN)A look at voting irregularities across the United States, including poll station problems, misinformation and turnout developments.
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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Emily Badger / New York Times:
Why Long Voting Lines Today Could Have Long-Term Consequences
Julian Assange / WikiLeaks:
Assange Statement on the US Election  —  In recent months, WikiLeaks and I personally have come under enormous pressure to stop publishing what the Clinton campaign says about itself to itself.  That pressure has come from the campaign's allies, including the Obama administration …
CBS Pittsburgh:
Voting Issues: Some Trump Voters Reporting Ballots Switching To Clinton  —  CLINTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - Today is Election Day and for the most part, voting has been smooth.  —  Many areas are already seeing long lines with some officials saying they wouldn't be surprised if voter turnout topped 80 percent.
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 Daily News:
Bare-chested anti-Trump protesters removed from GOP candidate's Midtown Manhattan polling place
Discussion: Daily Wire, TheBlaze and alan.com
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Broken voting machines reported in several states  —  Voting machines are malfunctioning in some parts of Ohio, New York, Texas and other states, according to local media reports.  —  About six hours after polls opened on Tuesday, voters have reported malfunctioning machines in multiple locations …
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Jessica Huseman / Electionland:   Broken Voting Machines Across U.S. (In Other Words, Everything is Normal)
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Early exit polls: Voters say they want a ‘strong leader’  —  More voters this year are looking for a strong leader than in previous presidential elections, according to an early morning exit poll, whose results could shift significantly over the course of Election Day.
Steve Orr / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Susan B. Anthony grave attracts hundreds … The modest grave site of suffrage icon Susan B. Anthony, now a shrine to women's rights, is drawing overflow crowds Tuesday as voters consider choosing the nation's first female president.  —  Special measures are being put in place to handle …
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Tobias Konitzer / Washington Post:
New poll: 30% of Trump supporters say they'll protest the election if he loses  —  After the votes are counted Tuesday night, how will Americans react if their candidate loses?  Speculation abounds.  —  Our recent surveys indicate that supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton …
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New York Times:
Are There Really Hidden Trump Voters?
Discussion: Althouse
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
In darkness and without fanfare, Gov. Christie votes for Trump  —  MENDHAM — Some things are best done under cover of darkness, and for Gov. Chris Christie that includes voting for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.  —  With the sky navy blue and sunrise still a half hour away …
Slate Magazine:
Turnout Tracker  —  This is a new way to track Election Day results.  Find out how it works.  —  Show: … of Florida's 67 counties match this criteria. … *Estimates are based on pre-election polling and latest turnouts in observed polling places.  —  Slate Votecastr  —  Updated: —
Discussion: True Pundit and Mother Jones
 
 
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Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
Final Projections: Clinton 323 EV, 51 Democratic Senate seats, GOP House
Chuck Todd / NBC News:
Analysis: As Election Day Arrives, Plenty of Blame to Go Around
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