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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Gaining Support Among Black and Latino Voters, WSJ Poll Finds — Republicans appear to be in a better position with both groups heading into the midterms than they were in 2020 or 2018. — A Seismic Shift: Why Latino Voters Could Decide Key Races in 2022 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
How a GOP Congress Could Roll Back Freedoms Nationwide — If Republicans win control of one or both congressional chambers this week, they will likely begin a project that could reshape the nation's political and legal landscape: imposing on blue states the rollback of civil rights and liberties …
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Raw Story, Politics with Pete and Voice of America
NBC News:
The GOP needs a counterradicalization strategy
The GOP needs a counterradicalization strategy
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
POLITICO's final Election Forecast: Senate up for grabs, GOP on brink of House majority — Republicans have a grip on the House majority. But the Senate is firmly up for grabs. — That's the topline of the final updates before Tuesday's vote to POLITICO's Election Forecast …
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New York Times:
Confidence, Anxiety and a Scramble for Votes Two Days Before the Midterms — As candidates made their closing arguments on Sunday, Democrats braced for potential losses even in traditionally blue corners of the country while Republicans predicted a red wave.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Top Dems warn party is seen as extreme … - “Despite a roster of GOP candidates who are extreme by any standard, voters see Democrats as just as extreme, as well as far less concerned about the issues that most worry them.” … In a brutal bill of particulars, the Third Way memo …
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
The Pathetic Democratic Pantheon — Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Nancy Pelosi are of no use to the Left in the midterms because it is their radical ideology that was finally enacted and wrecked the country. — Over the last few months the four icons of the Democratic Party …
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Develop Elon Musk Derangement Syndrome
Democrats Develop Elon Musk Derangement Syndrome
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Reuters:
Russia's Prigozhin admits interfering in U.S. elections — Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue doing so in future, the first such admission from a figure who has been formally implicated by Washington in efforts to influence American politics.
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Associated Press:
'Putin's chef' admits to interfering in U.S. elections — Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as “Putin's chef” because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin, on Monday admitted he had interfered in U.S. elections and said he would continue to do so — for the first time confirming …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Biden tries to shore up support for Hochul in the homestretch. — Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times — Here's what's happening on the campaign trail. — The final Sunday of the midterm elections won't bring much respite for candidates and their legions of supporters …
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden closes the election with a big roll of the dice
Biden closes the election with a big roll of the dice
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden promises ‘no more drilling’ two days before crucial midterm elections
Biden promises ‘no more drilling’ two days before crucial midterm elections
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Almost half want ‘great deal’ of change in how Biden has been leading US: survey
Almost half want ‘great deal’ of change in how Biden has been leading US: survey
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Washington Post:
Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states — The lawsuits coincide with a systemic effort by GOP leaders to persuade voters to cast ballots in person, not absentee — Republican officials and candidates in at least three battleground states are pushing …
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New York Times:
Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows, With Dueling Rallies in Florida — The Republican Party's top two stars are campaigning, separately, in the midterms' last days. — SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — Former President Donald J. Trump hasn't endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis this year because, as he has explained, his fellow Floridian never asked.
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Eric Geller / Politico:
6 election security threats to watch for on Election Day — The midterms face a bevy of digital threats, from stolen Twitter accounts to hacked election websites, that could spark chaos, confusion and unrest that last long after the polls close. — The 2020 presidential election was rife …
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RedState, TechCrunch, Twitchy, The Register and New York Times
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump speeches use dozens of lies, exaggerations to draw contrast with Biden — The former president's rally script centers on juxtaposing conditions two years ago with now, relying on misrepresentations of both — Even in a midterm marked by misinformation, conspiracy theories and false …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Expected Trump indictment looms over midterm election — The expected indictment of Donald Trump is looming over the midterm elections as both parties are preparing for a major battle after Election Day if Attorney General Merrick Garland moves forward with an unprecedented prosecution of a former president.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Trump May Pose a Test No Special Counsel Can Pass
Trump May Pose a Test No Special Counsel Can Pass
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Bloomberg:
Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come Back — Twitter Inc., after laying off roughly half the company on Friday following Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition, is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and asking them to return.
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CNN:
Kevin McCarthy outlines GOP House majority agenda — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is vowing to secure the border, cut back on government spending and launch rigorous investigations into the Biden administration if Republicans win the House on Tuesday, reflecting a mix of priorities …
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Wall Street Journal:
Senior White House Official Involved in Undisclosed Talks With Top Putin Aides — Jake Sullivan has had confidential discussions with Russian counterparts amid concerns over escalation and nuclear threats — WASHINGTON—President Biden's top national-security adviser has engaged …
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Dov Fischer / The American Spectator:
Who Is the Real Threat to Democracy? — Spelling out what you've long known. — A view of Washington in March of this year (Duane Lempke/Wikimedia Commons) — We hear the lament from the Left continually, even more so as election season dawns, and endlessly as election day approaches …
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
“My Job in This Role Is to Not Guess”: Jen Psaki's TV Career Is Getting Off the Ground — The ex-White House press secretary will be breaking down the midterms Tuesday night in the MSNBC studio and has been sounding out Mika, Rachel, and Ari as she prepares to launch her own Peacock show.
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