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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Federal judge orders USPS to rush delivery of mail ballots as deadlines near  —  A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep facilities for remaining mail ballots and rush their delivery, as receipt deadlines close in.
Axios:
Scoop: Biden's plan to assert control  —  If news organizations declare Joe Biden the mathematical president-elect, he plans to address the nation as its new leader, even if President Trump continues to fight in court, advisers tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000 …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden campaign believes it has 8-point battleground early vote lead  —  Joe Biden's campaign said Tuesday that it believes it has at least an 8-point advantage in battleground states after analyzing the nearly 100 million ballots that were cast early.  —  Why it matters: The campaign …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump campaign to run election night war room on White House grounds  —  The Trump campaign will run its election night war room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located steps from the West Wing, the campaign confirmed to Axios.  —  Why it matters: The decision to move …
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump, on ‘Fox & Friends,’ claims ‘solid chance of winning,’ won't ‘play games’ in declaring victory
Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: Voters say pandemic top issue in election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the coronavirus now surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate.
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Politico:
After dire warnings, Election Day voting issues are ‘isolated and sporadic’  —  Election administrators and regular Americans were bracing for Election Day chaos — warned to expect violence, malfunctions, long lines and disinformation.  Instead, they got something else entirely: a fairly smooth election process across the country.
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Katherine Miller / Here are some links:   Election Day links  —  Bonus, practical stuff  —  When you've had the real pleasure …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Feline poll watcher in Kentucky  —  Early vote tops 100 million, doubles total from 2016  —  More than 100 million Americans cast early ballots this election cycle, doubling the total who did so in 2016.  —  As the U.S. nears the conclusion of Election Day, upwards of 100.7 million voters …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Economy top concern for U.S. voters: exit poll
Lucy Bayly / NBC News:
Dow ends the day up by 550 points, buoyed by investor hopes on clear election winner
Discussion: Politico
FiveThirtyEight:
2020 Election: Live Results And Coverage  —  INTERACTIVES  —  Biden's Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It's A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter  —  NEWSLETTER  —  Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights/Children's Online Privacy Policy are applicable to you.
Discussion: Gizmodo
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Kevin Stankiewicz / CNBC:
GOP pollster says the Trump-Biden race comes down to 3 states and Biden only needs to win 1  — North Carolina, Florida and Ohio are key bellwethers in determining the election outcome between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, according to GOP pollster Frank Luntz.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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NBC News:
Trump campaign asks Pennsylvania counties for sensitive election security information  —  President Trump's campaign asked at least three counties in Pennsylvania for a rundown of highly specific election security plans — including ballot storage locations and transportation details — according to an email obtained by NBC News.
New York Times:
Election Needles: President  —  If Joe Biden wins one of these three states, he is likely to win the presidency.  —  If President Trump wins all three, it could be days or more before a winner is declared.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
First polls set to close soon in Trump-Biden presidential race  —  WASHINGTON — Millions of door-knocks, TV ads and a record-shattering $14 billion later, the polls are soon to close across the country in the 2020 campaign.  —  A tense and stressed-out nation is waiting for the early results …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
The Trump campaign has set up two ‘war rooms’ in the White House complex
Discussion: The Hill and The Sun
Associated Press:
The Latest: Clyburn predicts a ‘good night for Democrats’
Paul Heintz / News + Opinion, Seven Days:
Phil Scott, Vermont's GOP Governor, Says He Voted for Joe Biden  — Gov. Phil Scott speaking to reporters after voting  —  Vermont Gov. Phil Scott told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he cast his presidential ballot for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.  That makes him the only incumbent …
Alyssa Newcomb / NBC News:
In pizza we crust: On an Election Day like no other, pie delivery remains a constant  —  Election night is to pizza parlors what Valentine's Day is to florists.  However, with large gatherings discouraged during the pandemic, pizzeria owners across America are not sure what to expect.
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Anna North / Vox:
Live results for 2 key abortion ballot initiatives
Discussion: National Review and Forbes
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon  —  Miller's child-support battle with the mother of his son has raised many questions about his murky finances  —  President Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, has been paid tens of thousands …
Wall Street Journal:
Pennsylvania Sees ‘Relentless’ Misinformation on Social Media  —  Voting in the battleground state of Pennsylvania has become a flashpoint on social media, with researchers flagging a number of unverified or false claims about improper voting and issues at polling places.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants out but sees no good options - sources  —  NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Donald Trump after the U.S. elections, as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Generals privately brief news anchors, promise no military role in election  —  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley held an off-the-record video call with top generals and network anchors this weekend to tamp down speculation about potential military involvement …
Politico:
Republicans publicly silent, privately disgusted by Trump's election threats  —  At rallies across the Midwest and Sun Belt swing states, President Donald Trump has been openly discussing murky schemes to prevent legitimate ballots from being counted, escalating threats to disenfranchise millions …
NPR:
A note about this election  —  To find out who wins this year's contests up and down the ballot will require patience.  The pandemic has transformed how this election is being run in many states.  The vast number of ballots cast by mail before Election Day could lengthen the amount of time it takes to count all the votes.
Discussion: Twitchy and Townhall
The Daily Beast:
‘People Are Turning Into Monsters’: Americans Vote and Brace for Chaos  —  From fears of vigilantes to messy legal battles, anxiety was high—and voters were defying a pandemic to hit the polls.  —  A nation battered by the coronavirus pandemic trudged to the polls on Tuesday with an eerie sense …
Dr. Daniel Winarick / Medium:
Donald Trump has DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)  —  I am going to lay out the case for why Donald Trump meets criteria for ICD11/DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD).  While many pundits and armchair psychiatrists as well as psychologists have labeled the President of the United States …
Joshua Shanes / Haaretz:
The pro-Trump Jews Who Sold Out the Bible to Buy the President's Cruel Bigotry  —  The arc of ex-Never Trump Jews like Bethany Mandel, who feared Trump for stoking antisemitism but now love him for aiding Israel's territorial maximalists, is a sad tale of indifference to human suffering
Discussion: Religion News Service
 
 
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