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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden looks screwed even if he wins — This is not the outcome Democrats expected. — Despite many bold predictions of a rout in which Democrats gained (or re-gained) Trumpian red territory of 2016, as of early Wednesday only one state — Arizona — had flipped from red to blue.
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Associated Press:
2020 Latest: McConnell says it'll take while to count votes — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is discounting President Donald Trump's early claim that he'd already won the election, saying it's going to take a while for states to conduct their vote counts.
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Arizona's Maricopa County has 605,000 uncounted ballots, some results released tonight — Data from Arizona's Maricopa County shows that there are still about 605,000 uncounted ballots, and results for a bulk of them are expected to come out in two batches starting around 9 p.m. ET, which is 7 p.m. local time.
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Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
If he wins White House, Biden's ambitions likely blocked by Republican Senate
If he wins White House, Biden's ambitions likely blocked by Republican Senate
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Biden is Winning, Act Like It
Biden is Winning, Act Like It
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Trump falsely and prematurely claims victory in multiple battleground states
Trump falsely and prematurely claims victory in multiple battleground states
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: States still in play and what makes them that way
EXPLAINER: States still in play and what makes them that way
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Republicans on track to dash Democratic hopes of U.S. Senate majority
Republicans on track to dash Democratic hopes of U.S. Senate majority
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New York Times:
Fox's Arizona Call for Biden Flipped the Mood at Trump Headquarters — The Fox News decision left the president fuming, and his team complaining. Then he began casting aspersions on other states' vote counts. — WASHINGTON — With Florida looking red early on Tuesday night …
Politico:
‘Dumpster fire’: House Democrats trade blame after Tuesday's damage — House Democrats are asking themselves one question after Tuesday's election stunner: What the hell happened? — In the House, bleary-eyed Democrats were still sorting out the wreckage when they awoke Wednesday with dozens …
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
House of cards? Pelosi to have a hard time becoming speaker as results trickle in, officials say — Democrats will have a slimmer majority in 2021 — Dems hold House as GOP flips handful of seats — Republican leaders, gloating at flipping several House seats, took jabs at Rep. Nancy Pelosi …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath — The moment every Donald Trump opponent has been waiting for is at hand: Joe Biden seems to be taking the lead. So why am I not happy? — I am certainly relieved. A Biden victory would be an infinitely better result than a Trump win.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Exit Polls Point to the Power of White Patriarchy — Some people who have historically been oppressed will stand with their oppressors. — It is obscene that the presidential race is too close to call at the time this column is published: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
New York Times:
National Exit Polls: How Different Groups Voted — The numbers on this page are preliminary estimates from exit polls conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool. These surveys interviewed voters outside of polling places or early voting sites, or by phone.
Ian MacDougall / ProPublica:
If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here's What Happens — It's easy enough for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit claiming improprieties, but a lot harder to provide evidence of wrongdoing or a convincing legal argument. Here's what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount.
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Edward Foley / Washington Post:
Trump wants the courts to stop the counting. He's going to be disappointed.
Trump wants the courts to stop the counting. He's going to be disappointed.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Remaining Vote in Pennsylvania Appears to Be Overwhelmingly for Biden — The president leads by nearly 700,000 votes, but there are 1.4 million absentee votes outstanding. — Joe Biden has won absentee ballots counted in Pennsylvania by an overwhelming margin so far, according to data from the Secretary of State early Wednesday.
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George Packer / The Atlantic:
Face the Bitter Truth — We don't yet know the outcome of the election, but its meaning is already clear. We are two countries, and neither of them is going to be conquered or disappear anytime soon. The outcome of the 2016 election was not a historical fluke or result of foreign subversion …
Washington Post:
Coronavirus updates: United States tops 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for first time — BREAKING NEWS: The United States has for the first time surpassed 100,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day, as a steadily rising number of hospitalizations threatens to again overwhelm some health systems.
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Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Records 100,000 Cases in a Day for the First Time
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Records 100,000 Cases in a Day for the First Time
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Orders Advisers to ‘Go Down Fighting’ — Seeing his chances of reelection slipping away, the president wants his armada of lawyers to give Democrats a court fight that 'they'll never forget' — As Election Day turned into election week early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had a simple message …
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Legal Experts Warn Trump's False Victory Claims Will Only Hurt Him
Fox News Legal Experts Warn Trump's False Victory Claims Will Only Hurt Him
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Legal experts cast doubt on Trump's bid to involve Supreme Court in election results
Legal experts cast doubt on Trump's bid to involve Supreme Court in election results
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Axios
KLAS:
Nevada Deputy Sec. of State for Elections confirms there will be no additional results today — LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — No additional Nevada General Election results will be released today. The Nevada Deputy Secretary of State for Elections, Wayne Thorley, told 8 News Now's Vanessa Murphy earlier …
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Detroit Free Press:
Chaos erupts at TCF Center as Republican vote challengers cry foul in Detroit … A chaotic scene erupted outside the vote tally room at TCF Center in Detroit as election officials informed dozens of challengers that they could not reenter the room due to it being over-capacity.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors — Former officials expressed fears that the department's legal interpretation would allow federal investigators to intimidate vote counters or interfere with their work. — WASHINGTON — The Justice …
Sophia Waterfield / Newsweek:
Nate Silver Faces Wrath of Twitter After Election Results Once Again Go Against His Predictions — Americans called for FiveThirtyEight founder and editor-in-chief Nate Silver to retire after President Donald Trump won states that were predicted to instead go to Joe Biden.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Polling Crisis Is a Catastrophe for American Democracy
The Polling Crisis Is a Catastrophe for American Democracy
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Error in Arizona: 86 percent of vote in, not 98 percent — An error was found in Edison Research data for the results of Arizona's presidential contest, according to New York Times editor Patrick LaForge. — As of early Wednesday, only 86 percent of the state's votes have been counted, versus 98 percent.
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Rebecca Heilweil / Vox:
No, Joe Biden did not mysteriously gain 130,000 Michigan votes all at once
No, Joe Biden did not mysteriously gain 130,000 Michigan votes all at once
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New York Times:
False News Targeting Latinos Trails the Election — Rampant falsehoods evolved online on Wednesday, intended to make Spanish speakers question the unfolding election results and believe that President Trump was being robbed of victory. — MIAMI — The posts proliferated on election night …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Republicans Defy the Polls, Narrow Democrats' Majority — District-level polling has rarely led us — or the parties and groups investing in House races — so astray. Prior to Tuesday, most Republican strategists were privately resigned to the prospect of a double-digit loss of seats.
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Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
Arizona attorney general says office received hundreds of voter complaints regarding Sharpies at polling stations — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said his office has received hundreds of complaints by voters who said Sharpies were provided to them to fill in their ballot in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix.
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Arizona Republic:
About 600K ballots left to count in Arizona, The Republic estimates as of 11 a.m. Wednesday
About 600K ballots left to count in Arizona, The Republic estimates as of 11 a.m. Wednesday
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Trump's campaign manager wants a recount in Wisconsin. Here's how it would work. — MADISON, Wis. — President Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien said he would “immediately” request a recount in Wisconsin, where former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads by about 20,000 votes …
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Washington Post:
Trump administration taps mainstream climate scientist to run key climate review — Amid climate science skepticism at the Trump White House, pick may encourage scientific community. — The next National Climate Assessment, the federal government's most definitive and comprehensive report …
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
The Republicans Will Learn Nothing From a Trump Defeat — Romantic illusions die hard in America. So many fell on Election Night 2020 that it will be months, maybe years, before we compile a full inventory. We can start by acknowledging a paramount reality that contradicts …
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 in one day for the first time, even as the nation is split on the pandemic vs. the economy — The coronavirus pandemic reached a dire milestone Wednesday when the number of new U.S. infections topped 100,000 in one day for the first time, continuing a resurgence that showed no sign of slowing.
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New York Times:
Win or Lose, Trump Will Remain a Powerful and Disruptive Force — Even if he is defeated, he has made clear that he would not shrink from the scene. — WASHINGTON — If President Trump loses his bid for re-election, as looked increasingly likely on Wednesday, it would be the first defeat of an incumbent president in 28 years.
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