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8:40 PM ET, November 3, 2022

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Stanley B. Greenberg / American Prospect:
How Democrats Mishandled Crime  —  The most effective issue for Republicans in this midterm is a result of Democratic elites failing to understand what their diverse base of working-class voters wants.  —  Culpeper County sheriff's deputies are seen at an early-vote rally for Yesli Vega …
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
Small-D Delusional  —  Why Can't We Just Say What's True?  —  Yesterday, centrist pundit Josh Barro put out a newsletter entitled “The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric,” which was enthusiastically greeted by right-wing New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, who tweeted out “Yes, yes …
Victor Shi / Chicago Tribune:
Democrats should not give up on young voters
Discussion: Washington Times
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Republicans Are Just A Normal Polling Error Away From A Landslide — Or Wiping Out  —  With just five days until Election Day, Republicans are in good shape in the FiveThirtyEight forecast.  If each party were to win every race they are currently favored to win, Republicans would have 51 Senate seats …
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New York Times:
Elon Musk, Under Financial Pressure, Pushes to Make Money From Twitter  —  The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages, fees to watch videos and other features to the service.  —  Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, is throwing everything against the wall to make more money at the social media company.
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Michael Beschloss Says GOP Victory in Midterms Will Mean ‘Our Children Will Be Arrested and Conceivably Killed’  —  MSNBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss on Wednesday night warned that if Republican candidates win their races next week, American democracy and the free press could end …
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New York Times:
Trump Files a Suit Against N.Y.'s Attorney General, and Against Advice  —  The case, filed in Florida, seeks to stop Letitia James's lawsuit in New York and includes Mr. Trump's signature rhetoric.  His legal advisers are split on the wisdom of filing it.  —  Members of Donald J. Trump's …
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Opposition to Helping Ukraine Grows, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Parties are split over whether to provide Kyiv more aid as it faces prolonged war with Russia  —  WASHINGTON—The majority of Americans support continuing aid to Ukraine in what will likely be a prolonged war with Russia …
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Juan Perez Jr / Politico:   Your kid's school is a midterm battleground
Max Tani / Semafor:
CNBC is cancelling Shepard Smith's show  —  CNBC is cancelling Shep Smith's show amid a broad network restructuring that president KC Sullivan said will force the business news channel to “make some difficult decisions.”  —  “The News set out on a bold mission of providing non-partisan …
CNN:
Exclusive: DOJ mulling potential special counsel if Trump runs in 2024  —  As Donald Trump inches closer to launching another presidential run after the midterm election, Justice Department officials have discussed whether a Trump candidacy would create the need for a special counsel to oversee …
Zach Rounceville / Carolina Journal:
Shooting at NC-14 GOP candidate Pat Harrigan family home, none injured  —  Correction: Harrigan's campaign reached out and said the candidate does not own the home.  His parents own and live in the home, but family members, including Pat Harrigan's children, were present at the time of the shooting.
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Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Gunman opened fire at Republican candidate's North Carolina home while his children were sleeping …
Discussion: Associated Press
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Manchin Wants Deal on Debt, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid  —  West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said Thursday that Congress needs to deal with the nation's “crippling debt” by making changes to shore up Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other programs he said are “going bankrupt.”
CNN:
Paul Pelosi released from hospital  —  Paul Pelosi has been released from a San Francisco hospital after recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday.  —  “Paul is grateful to the 911 operator …
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the U.S. illegally
FOX6 News Milwaukee:
Milwaukee election official fired; fraudulently requested military ballots  —  Wisconsin election issue; Milwaukee mayor addresses  —  MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Thursday, Nov. 3 that Milwaukee's Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata has been fired.
Wall Street Journal:
General Mills, Audi and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies Pausing Twitter Ads  —  Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk's plans for content moderation  —  Elon Musk Buys Twitter: A Timeline of the $44 Billion Battle
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Stephen Colbert doubted existence of man Tudor Dixon cited in debate — but he's real  —  A Dearborn resident whose existence was doubted by comedian Stephen Colbert during a monologue last week has a message for the CBS late night host: I am real and so is my switch to the Republican Party.
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Detroit Free Press refutes Stephen Colbert's claim Tudor Dixon ‘made up’ person cited in debate: 'He's real'
Discussion: RedState
Reuters:
In the hunt for voter fraud, Republican door knockers are intimidating residents: officials  —  The canvassers in California's Shasta County in September wore reflective orange vests and official-looking badges that read “Voter Taskforce.”  Four residents said they mistook them for government officials.
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David Gilbert / VICE:
A GOP Official Is Allegedly Knocking on Doors to Tell People They Can't Vote
Discussion: DNyuz and FOX 7 Austin
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP to release 1,000-page road map for Biden FBI probe  —  Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee will release a 1,000-page document on Friday detailing allegations of politicization of the FBI and Justice Department under the Biden administration, Axios has learned.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure.  His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college.  —  PLYMOUTH, Mich. — When Brian Zahra learned that he had impregnated his 20-year-old girlfriend in May 1983, he grabbed the yellow pages, found an abortion clinic …
Discussion: NPR, Raw Story and Insider
Brennan Center for Justice:
Secret War … SUMMARY: Security cooperation programs have led U.S. forces into unauthorized hostilities alongside foreign partners.  Congress must curb this dangerous and undemocratic practice.  —  Donate Amount Donate Type  —  Donate  — Home - Our Work - Research & Reports - Secret War
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Room for any other Views?  Outrage as show's Sunny Hostin likens white women voting Republican to ‘roaches voting for Raid’, Joy Behar calls party a ‘cult’ and Sara Haines says all GOP candidates are ‘election deniers’  — The View hosts were discussing election issues and voting on Thursday
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Michael Fanone / CNN:
American indifference will be the death blow for democracy  —  Editor's Note: Michael Fanone, a former Washington, DC police officer who was injured during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, is the author of a memoir, “Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul.”
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Musk's Trump-style management rattles Twitter workers awaiting layoffs  —  Workers follow new boss's tweets and share rumors on anonymous apps amid silence from leadership on firings, staff cuts and product changes  —  With rumors of impending layoffs by new owner Elon Musk swirling inside Twitter …
CNN:
North Korea's suspected ICBM test fails, South Korean government source says  —  See the moment an air raid siren interrupts a live TV broadcast in South Korea  —  Video shows crowd doing what appears to be Nazi salute to Brazilian anthem  —  Cleaning up one of the world's most polluted waterways
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New York Times:
North Korea Fires 6 More Missiles Toward Japan, Including an ICBM
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
FBI warns of a ‘broad threat’ to New Jersey synagogues  —  The FBI warned of a “broad threat” to New Jersey synagogues on Thursday, urging people to “stay alert.”  —  “The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ,” the FBI's Newark, N.J., field office said on Twitter.
Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Maggie Haberman Says Conservative Media Landscape ‘Has Shifted’ Away from Trump: He's ‘Barely Been On’ Fox News  —  The conservative media landscape “has shifted” away from former President Donald Trump, said Trump scribe and New York Times senior political reporter Maggie Haberman this week.
Discussion: Raw Story, BizPac Review and The Hill
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Tom Girardi faced more than 150 complaints before State Bar took action, records show
Discussion: Page Six
New York Times:
America Can Have Democracy or Political Violence. Not Both.
Discussion: Raw Story
Batya Ungar-sargon / Daily Mail:
For years, the Left has willfully ignored the kind of horrific crime the Pelosis suffered and let criminals run rampant.  Now they're finally waking up... shame about the forgotten victims!
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Cherokees Ask U.S. to Make Good on a 187-Year-Old Promise, for a Start
Discussion: CNN and PBS NewsHour
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Ashley Biden finds her voice: ‘I know my worth’
Discussion: The Hill
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
GOP mailers feature Michigan Democratic candidates' cellphone numbers
Chris Geidner / Law Dork, with Chris Geidner:
Oklahoma argues its desire to kill John Hanson trumps feds' transfer denial decision
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Kourosh Ziabari / The National Interest:
The Iranian Diaspora's Extremism Portends a Bleak Future
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter invokes Epstein after getting a five-month sentence for smashing in a Capitol window
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Indiana doctor sues AG to block him from obtaining patient abortion records
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. Jewish Groups Finally Address Ben-Gvir Sized Elephant in the Room, Though Most Say ‘Business as Usual’
Discussion: The Forward
Sophia Saifi / CNN:
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in foot in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan
 

 
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

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