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NBC News:
Fauci rips new Trump campaign ad, says it uses his comments ‘out of context’  —  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he was “taken out of context” in a new Trump campaign ad that features his comments “without my permission.”
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and NBC New York
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of the president  —  “I can't imagine that anybody could be doing more.”  — Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, misleadingly quoted in a Trump campaign ad released Oct. 10
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:   Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test
Mike Allen / Axios:
New book by John McCain's closest aide details reaction to Trump's war hero attack  —  “The Luckiest Man: Life With John McCain,” out Tuesday, is a fascinating reminiscence by Mark Salter, who was the late senator's closest aide for 18 years, and collaborated with him on seven books.
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
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Politico:
How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett's nomination  —  Immediately after paying their respects to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden huddled in the Capitol to make sure their party was united in the campaign against her successor.
Beth Baumann / Townhall:
'It's Not Unconstitutional': Jake Tapper Shreds Kate Bedingfield Over Biden's Take on the Supreme Court  —  CNN's Jake Tapper shredded Biden Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield for the former vice president and his team running with the idea filling a Supreme Court vacancy during an election year is unconstitutional.
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column  —  Democrats are on track to win big in Arizona next month — from the presidential election to the state House.  And Republicans fear it won't just be a one-time event but the start of long-term Democratic dominance in the state.
Discussion: Raw Story
Iris Samuels / Associated Press:
Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate  —  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, clashed over the response to the pandemic and the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in the last debate of Montana's U.S. Senate race.
Cristian Farias / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Should Grill Amy Coney Barrett
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Powered by trust on the pandemic, Biden leads by 12 points nationwide: POLL  —  Nearly 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump has handled the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Visual Tracking: COVID-19 and the White House  —  At least 34 people connected to the White House have tested positive for COVID-19 …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: He raised what?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BONKERS, CRAZY, WHATEVER SUPERLATIVE YOU WANT TO USE: JAIME HARRISON, the Democrat running against Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.), raised $57 million in the third quarter.  JAMES ARKIN called the sum “staggering” and reminds us that …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Vox and The Hill
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead nationally over Trump
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
Republicans risk losing Texas, Florida & Arizona state races … WASHINGTON — The 2020 campaign isn't just about the White House or even the Congress.  Across the country, seats in 86 legislative chambers in 44 states will be on the ballot as well.  And those elections will have also consequences …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Robert F. Bukaty / National Journal:   Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen
Politico:
Amateur hour at the Trump White House  —  Nearly everyone remembers the old cliché: If you can't trust someone to get the little things right, how can you ever count on them to do the big things?  —  President Donald Trump had better hope that bromide, invoked everywhere …
CBS News:
Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  Most voters in the battleground states of Michigan, Nevada and Iowa feel President Trump set a bad example for the nation during his own recent battle with the coronavirus, handling things in a way they call irresponsible.
Discussion: Vox, CNN, Bloomberg, The Hill and Instapundit
Jennifer Campbell-Hicks / KUSA-TV:
1 dead, security guard in custody after shooting near dueling Denver rallies  —  A “Patriot Rally” and a “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” took place at Civic Center Saturday afternoon.  —  DENVER — A private security guard is being held as a suspect in a deadly shooting near the Denver Art Museum …
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Denver Post:
One dead after gunfire at downtown Denver rallies; private security guard on contract by 9News in custody
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Jaime Harrison smashes Senate fundraising record in race with Lindsey Graham  —  South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison's campaign announced Sunday it raised $57 million in the third quarter of 2020, shattering the quarterly fundraising record for a Senate race set by Beto O'Rourke in 2018 by almost $20 million.
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Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Jaime Harrison breaks record for biggest fundraising quarter by any Senate candidate ever
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
QAnon Is Thriving in Germany.  The Extreme Right Is Delighted.  —  As the U.S. conspiracy theory goes global, it has found fertile ground in the putsch fantasies and anti-Semitic tropes long popular on Germany's far-right fringe.  Counterterrorism officials worry.
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
The Republican Party has embraced American fascism … - Both President Trump and his Vice President have refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if they lose the election.  Militia groups emboldened by Trump tried to kidnap a Democratic Governor.  A GOP Senator tweeted that America is not a democracy.
Detroit Free Press:
13 men charged in alleged kidnapping plot, many with troubled pasts  —  A wide-ranging Free Press investigation into the defendants found many who vented their anger at government in Michigan both online and in person.  —  Detroit Free Press staff, Detroit Free Press
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story
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