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5:15 PM ET, October 27, 2022

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Harvard University:
FALL 2022 POLL  —  A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that 40% of 18-to-29-year-olds state that they will “definitely” vote in the November 8 midterm elections, on track to match or potentially exceed the record-breaking 2018 youth turnout in a midterm election.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Mother Jones and The Hill
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Hannah Gaskill / Baltimore Sun:
Inflation, economic outlook, abortion motivating Marylanders to vote, despite lopsided races at the top, poll shows
Discussion: CBS News and HotAir
Rasmussen Reports:
Republicans Kemp, Walker Lead in Key Georgia Races
Shawn Salamone / Baldwin Wallace University:
US Senate race remains close in final BW Ohio Pulse Poll prior to midterm election
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Jim Sergent / USA Today:
As midterms loom, what's shaping undecided voters' opinions in 5 charts
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Head of Republican Party mocks speaking abilities of Fetterman, Biden  —  Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Thursday mocked the speaking abilities of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate who is recovering from a stroke, and President Biden, who grew up with a stutter.
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Arizona Senate Shifts Back To Toss Up  —  As the overall environment continues to improve in the Republicans' direction, the closer we get to Election Day, just 12 days out, we are shifting another race rating in the GOP's direction.  A month after we initially moved Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Why Arizona's Senate race is moving to ‘Toss Up’ in our latest forecast update
Chloe Melas / CNN:
Kanye West has a disturbing history of admiring Hitler, sources tell CNN  —  Several people who were once close to the artist formerly known as Kanye West told CNN that he has long been fascinated by Adolf Hitler — and once wanted to name an album after the Nazi leader.
CNN:
First on CNN: January 6 committee moves forward with Secret Service interviews  —  The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol is wrapping up its review of more than a million pages of Secret Service documents and plans to bring in top agents …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Noah Bookbinder / Just Security:
The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker - Trump Subpoena Edition  —  The January 6th Select Committee's public hearings have now culminated in a subpoena to former President Donald Trump.  It is historic: although current and former presidents have been subpoenaed before …
Discussion: Raw Story and ABC News
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Lucianne Goldberg, 1935-2022  —  Lucianne Goldberg was—she owned the term proudly—a broad.  A grand broad—big, blowsy, sexy, and up for a good time from morning till night.  She was the first and the last person I ever knew to spend her days inserting cigarettes into a cigarette holder …
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who dragged officer into mob gets over 7 years in prison  —  A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters, initiating one of the most harrowing acts of violence during the U.S. Capitol attack, was sentenced on Thursday to more than seven years in prison.
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Guardian
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Man Who Dragged Officer Into Jan. 6 Mob Is Sentenced to 90 Months  —  The sentence for the defendant, Albuquerque Cosper Head, was one of the most severe penalties handed down so far in the Justice Department's investigation of the Capitol attack.  —  A Tennessee man was sentenced on Thursday …
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Lucianne Goldberg, Who Helped Expose Clinton Affair, Dies at 87  —  It was Ms. Goldberg, a literary agent, who suggested that Linda Tripp tape her conversations with Monica Lewinsky.  She later fed revelations to the news media.  —  Lucianne Goldberg, a colorful, conservative literary agent …
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Karen Matthews / Associated Press:
Lucianne Goldberg, key figure in Clinton impeachment, dies
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
David Wallace-Wells / New York Times:
A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View  —  You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives.  —  Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that continuing …
Josborne / Hollywood Unlocked:
HUEXCLUSIVE: Families Are Wondering How To Get Their Tuition Back After Donda Academy Closes For The Remainder Of The School Year  —  Parents are concerned about tuition refunds after Donda Academy issued out an email, letting them know that “effective immediately” the school will be closed!
Todd Spangler / Variety:
New York Post Fires Staffer Who Posted Racist, Violent Messages to Website and Twitter Account … The outlet said an investigation indicated an employee was behind the hack, and that the Post has fired the individual.  —  In a statement to Variety, a rep for the Post said …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
New York Post Staffer Goes Rogue, Publishes Racist and Lewd Fake Headlines
Christine Chung / New York Times:
Climate Protester Glues His Head to ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Painting  —  The artwork by Johannes Vermeer, exhibited in The Hague, was the latest artwork to be targeted by protesters concerned about climate change.  One person glued his head to the painting and another glued his hand to the wall.
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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
The Climate Art Vandals Are Embarrassing
Discussion: New York Times and nltimes.nl
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Author reveals how GOP became toxic from the rise of Gingrich to Trump  —  Share now:  —    —  Princeton political history Professor and CNN Commentator Julian Zelizer returns to the Dworkin Report to discuss his book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker …
Washington Post:
Overt U.S. antisemitism returns with Trump, Kanye West: ‘Something is different’  —  'It's like we're coming back from a 50-year vacation,' one expert said  —  Longtime watchdogs of antisemitism say there is nothing new about the kinds of derogatory comments about Jews that the rapper Ye …
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
GOP's Cheney endorsing Michigan Democrat Slotkin in a first  —  Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is expected to endorse and campaign for Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, the first time that the critic of former President Donald Trump who lost her GOP primary has crossed party lines to formally support a Democrat.
Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
'Do You Have a Single Friend?  You're an Absolute Jerk': CNN Republican LOSES IT on Democratic Strategist  —  CNN contributor Scott Jennings called former Barack Obama campaign manager Jim Messina “an absolute jerk” on the network Wednesday during a heated exchange over Latino voters.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Beast, HuffPost and IJR
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Associated Press declares that the World Series isn't black enough  —  Our race-obsessed media outlets are once again complaining about the skin color of athletes while pretending that they are fighting against racism.  —  The latest racism from establishment media revolves around the World Series …
Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
John Durham's Investigation Has Disclosed Corruption: His Own  —  In the wake of special counsel John Durham's embarrassing second acquittal earlier this month, Durham's fans—from the Wall Street Journal editorial page to former Attorney General Bill Barr to Donald Trump himself …
CNBC:
Amazon quietly gave $400,000 to conservative nonprofit that opposed new antitrust legislation  — Amazon quietly donated $400,000 to a conservative nonprofit last year as the group pushed back on antitrust bills being considered in Congress.  — The Independent Women's Forum, a 501(c) …
CNN:
Michigan GOP gubernatorial nominee invoked conspiracy claiming Democrats sought to ‘topple’ US in retaliation for losing Civil War  —  The Republican gubernatorial nominee in Michigan invoked a conspiracy that the Covid-19 pandemic and protests in the summer of 2020 after the killing …
Haris Alic / Fox News:
Latina Republican blocked from joining Congressional Hispanic Caucus  —  The caucus defended its decision, citing Flores' ‘extreme views’ and party affiliation  —  Poll: Hispanic voters unhappy with the state of the country  —  Democrats who run the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) …
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
D.C. activists to rally for Brittney Griner by smoking pot near embassy  —  Cannabis advocates are calling for a “smoke out” Thursday outside the Russian embassy in Northwest Washington, where protesters plan to smoke marijuana and demand the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner …
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, Insider and IJR
 
 
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