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1:00 PM ET, November 6, 2022

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Democrats catch up to GOP on enthusiasm in final NBC News poll before midterms  —  NBC News poll: Republicans have momentum ahead of Election Day  —  The final national NBC News poll of the 2022 midterms finds a highly competitive campaign landscape ahead of Election Day.
Discussion: Politico and Des Moines Register
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Trump and other Republicans are already casting doubt on midterm results  —  Former President Donald Trump posted on social media on Tuesday to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the midterm election in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania.  “Here we go again!” he wrote.  “Rigged Election!”
Discussion: New York Magazine and Detroit News
Lis Smith / New York Times:
Democrats, Don't Despair.  There Are Bright Spots for Our Party.  —  The Democratic Party and Senator Mitch McConnell rarely see eye to eye on anything.  But if Democrats hold the line in the elections on Tuesday and keep control of the Senate — and we still have a shot — it will come down to candidate quality.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance projects confidence and Ryan predicts an upset as Ohio's turbulent Senate race nears its end  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican J.D. Vance believes “we're in a very good place.”  —  Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan believes “things are moving our way.”  —  One of them will be wrong Tuesday …
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: House vote nearly split, GOP has edge on economy and turnout
Discussion: The Hill and ABC News
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Chuck Grassley widens lead over Mike Franken in US Senate race
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox News and Vox
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America
Discussion: CNN, Agence France-Presse, Axios and WHNT-TV
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday's Midterms  —  Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.  —  The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom  —  She wasn't a political expert.  But her Trump-era angst found a following among Democrats — and even the White House is interested.  —  Molly Jong-Fast had just finished interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris for her podcast …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘He was chosen’: the rightwing Christian roadshow spreading the gospel of Trump  —  Part Trump rally, part religious service, and much conspiracy theory thrown in - on the eve of the midterms, Ed Pilkington visits the ReAwaken America tour  —  here is a man by the name of Donald," the voice on the recording says. "
New York Times:
Ronald Lauder: New York's Billionaire Political Disrupter  —  The cosmetics heir has pumped at least $11 million into efforts to elect Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican, as governor of New York.  —  Ronald S. Lauder, a 78-year-old cosmetics heir, philanthropist and art collector …
Discussion: Politico and WHNT-TV
Shia Kapos / Politico:
GOP megadonor: I'm ready to back DeSantis for president in '24  —  MIAMI — Hedge fund CEO and philanthropist Ken Griffin smiled when asked if he wants to be the No. 1 political donor in 2024.  —  He has given nearly $60 million to federal Republican candidates and campaigns this election cycle.
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
New York Post:
Democrat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's idea to combat inflation: have some Chef Boyardee  —  Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney said when inflation put the squeeze on his family he popped a can of Chef Boyardee - and declared “that's what families have to do.
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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Rep. Maloney recalls ‘eating Chef Boyardee’ as kid during inflation talk, says it's ‘what families have to do’
Discussion: Breitbart
Tokyosand / Political⚡Charge:
The Week's Best Cartoons: The GOP Chooses Violence  —  My only message to you today is to please, please be sure you vote by Tuesday.  As this week's cartoons clearly demonstrate, the GOP is eager to continue to drag us down a dark, dark path.  We must keep them out of power at every level of government.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A Key Polling Warning Sign Has Dimmed Since September  —  The emergence of Republican-leaning pollsters has reduced the risk that polling averages will overestimate Democrats.  —  Way back in September, we noticed a warning sign in the polls: Democrats were showing strength in exactly …
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Homeland Security Admits It Tried to Manufacture Fake Terrorists for Trump  —  A new Homeland Security report details orders to connect protesters arrested in Portland to one another in service of the Trump's imaginary antifa plot.  —  Alerts  —  The Department of Homeland Security launched …
Washington Post:
U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show it's open to negotiate with Russia  —  The encouragement is aimed not at pushing Ukraine to the negotiating table, but ensuring it maintains a moral high ground in the eyes of its international backers  —  The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine's leaders …
 
 
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Vera Bergengruen / TIME:
The United States of Political Violence
Discussion: Reuters and Vox
NBC News:
A spiral of violence and fear is creating angst for many voters ahead of the midterm elections
Masumi Suga / Bloomberg:
Kishida Says Japan Must Be Prepared for Security Threats: Kyodo
Discussion: Reuters and Vox
Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
Protectors of democracy: Why these 27 races may be the most critical in midterm elections
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Austin Dahmer / The National Interest:
Strategic Scarcity: Allocating Arms and Attention in Washington
Brenda Gazzar / The Wrap:
David Letterman Netflix Show Cut Out Kanye ‘Ye’ West Comments on ‘Nazis’ and Rihanna Payback (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Obama says 'we'd have a very different Supreme Court' if Dems had kept the Senate in 2014
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Pre-election polling trends
Nico Grant / New York Times:
YouTube May Have Misinformation Blind Spots, Researchers Say
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
What Can US Democracy Learn From Brazil?
TMZ.com:
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Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
In Arizona, Kari Lake Worked in Local TV News. Now, She Calls Reporters ‘Monsters.’
Discussion: RedState
 

 
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Financial Times:
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