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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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New York Times:
Can Biden Still Win? Can Trump Still Win? Yes. Here Are the Remaining Paths. — The president was able to close off several avenues to an early Biden win, but the former vice president still has a number of options. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. started election night with many paths …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What blue wave? — DRIVING THE DAY — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP and JOE BIDEN are locked in the tightest presidential contest in decades, with TRUMP threatening to drag the race to the Supreme Court. BIDEN is ahead by a sliver in Wisconsin, TRUMP is up in Michigan and Pennsylvania …
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New York Times:
Presidential Election Results — Editors at The Times will take into account a number of factors before declaring a winner, including race calls made by The Associated Press and Edison Research, as well as analysis of the votes that have been reported so far.
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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Bloomberg, The Hill, hotair.com and The National Interest
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is on Track to Win the Electoral College — Joe Biden has taken the lead in the Electoral College and is on track to win the 2020 election. President Trump no longer has any incentive to stop counting the votes, because Biden is currently ahead in enough states to make him president.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Says Vote-Counting Should Only Continue in States Where He's Behind — In a late-night speech from the White House, President Trump declared the plan he has been openly signaling for weeks: He hopes to steal the 2020 election by prematurely declaring himself the winner and halting …
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Here's how Alaska's congressional race could determine our next president
Here's how Alaska's congressional race could determine our next president
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump's premature victory claim prompts quick rebukes
Trump's premature victory claim prompts quick rebukes
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Once Again, a Nation Cuts It Too Close for Comfort
Once Again, a Nation Cuts It Too Close for Comfort
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Candy Woodall / USA Today:
In Pennsylvania, 1.4 million ballots still being counted with race too close to call
In Pennsylvania, 1.4 million ballots still being counted with race too close to call
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Townhall, Power Line and National Review
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway says Trump may lose ground in Electoral College from 2016
Kellyanne Conway says Trump may lose ground in Electoral College from 2016
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Washington Examiner, IJR and Raw Story
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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Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Roughly 80,000 Michigan ballots still being counted as officials preach patience — With roughly 96% of the vote in, Democratic nominee Joe Biden pulled further ahead of President Donald Trump with a 36,000 votes early Wednesday morning, but there were still more than 80,000 ballots that needed …
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Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump, Biden's paths to victory in U.S. presidential election — (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday each faced narrow paths to potential victory in a close-fought U.S. presidential election that will be determined by a razor-thin margin.
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Wayne County:
Election Results — Elections in Wayne County are conducted under the authority of the County Clerk
Election Results — Elections in Wayne County are conducted under the authority of the County Clerk
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NPR, New York Times, Detroit Free Press and Twitchy
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Biden: ‘We believe we are on track to win this election’
Biden: ‘We believe we are on track to win this election’
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Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Is Lying About The Early Election Results — Trump could still win the election legitimately, with votes still being counted. Early Wednesday morning, he tried to steal it. — Copy — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in a 2:30 a.m. address during …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump's Supreme Court vow was what he planned all along — This was always Donald Trump's plan. — He said it in the spring. He said it over the summer. And he hinted at it again in the early hours of Wednesday: Votes shouldn't be counted after Election Day.
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Daily Mail, Associated Press, Washington Post, Metro.co.uk, Florida Politics and CBS Philly
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Cut out the ‘fraud’ claims: Trump should have sounded like Pence — A leader owes his people measured rhetoric that is honest. He owes his country respect for the democratic process and a presumption of its legitimacy. — Donald Trump, who is not known for measured rhetoric, honesty …
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Washington Post and The New Arab
Bloomberg:
Trump's Road to Supreme Court Is Neither Fast Nor Certain — President didn't lay out any grounds for a possible challenge — Republican lawyer says Trump may have hard time blocking votes — President Donald Trump said he will go to the U.S. Supreme Court because he wants …
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Salon, Fortune, Bangor Daily News, MIT Technology Review, Raw Story and Law & Crime
Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
While You've Been Watching the Election, the Supreme Court Is Set to Transform ‘Religious Freedom’ and America
While You've Been Watching the Election, the Supreme Court Is Set to Transform ‘Religious Freedom’ and America
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Raw Story
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Trump seeks to stop voting, but only counting remains
Trump seeks to stop voting, but only counting remains
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Politico:
Republicans clinging to Senate majority as Dems under-perform — Democrats' path to a Senate majority has narrowed dramatically as the party underperformed expectations in a handful of the most expensive races in the country, but control of the Senate remains undecided with a handful of states still too close to call.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats are going to have a hard time winning the majority now
Senate Democrats are going to have a hard time winning the majority now
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The American Independent, Power Line and Roll Call
Washington Post:
USPS disregards court order to conduct ballot sweeps in 12 postal districts after more than 300,000 ballots cannot be traced — A federal judge ordered mail service and law enforcement agents to comb processing plants for votes as delays continue — The U.S. Postal Service turned …
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Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Why the Post Office's Last-Minute Ballot Crisis Isn't as Dire as It Seems
Why the Post Office's Last-Minute Ballot Crisis Isn't as Dire as It Seems
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Biden May Win, But Trump Remains the President of Red America — His attacks on “the rigged election” are a worst-case scenario for the country. — For months, Joe Biden has been campaigning with endless variations on a simple theme: vote and we can end this.
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The Guardian:
AOC and her fellow ‘Squad’ members all win re-election to Congress … All four members of the progressive “Squad” of Democratic congresswomen have handily won re-election. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib …
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VICE, The Gander, IJR, Common Dreams and New York Post
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Detroit News:
Biden takes lead in Michigan with votes still uncounted — Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead of President Donald Trump at about 9 a.m. Wednesday in the unofficial results in Michigan, one of a group of battleground states where decisions about America's next commander in chief hanged in the balance.
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Trump campaign was livid when Fox News called Arizona for Biden — and tensions boiled over on-air — Fox anchor Bill Hemmer was gearing up to do another review for viewers of a map of the United States that at 11:20 p.m. was looking surprisingly positive for President Trump when he did a double take in the lower left-hand quadrant.
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Trump campaign pushes back on projections of Biden winning Arizona's 11 electoral votes
Trump campaign pushes back on projections of Biden winning Arizona's 11 electoral votes
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April Siese / CBS News:
Mississippi votes in favor of adopting new flag — Mississippi has formally rebuked the confederate battle cross that once adorned its state flag. Voters cast their ballots in favor of Measure 3, a referendum adopting a new state flag featuring a magnolia surrounded by 21 stars signifying …
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Geoff Pender / Mississippi Today:
Mississippians adopt new state flag after Confederate emblem flew for 126 years
Mississippians adopt new state flag after Confederate emblem flew for 126 years
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Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Nevada won't release new vote totals until Thursday — The first 2020 ballots arrived shortly after 8 p.m. at the Clark County Election Center for tabulation on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. (LeՁndre Fox/Las Vegas Review-Journal) — With Nevada elections results too close …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump has attacked democracy's institutions, but never so blatantly as he did overnight — For four years, President Trump has sought to undermine the institutions of a democratic society, but never so blatantly as in the early morning hours of Wednesday. His attempt to falsely claim victory …
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.
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