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7:05 PM ET, November 8, 2022

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New York Times:
The Needle: Senate and House Forecast  —  Chance of winning Senate control  —  No estimates yet  —  Very Likely Likely Leaning Tossup Leaning Likely Very Likely  —  Chance of winning House control  —  No estimates yet  —  Very Likely Likely Leaning Tossup Leaning Likely Very Likely
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Three Most Likely Scenarios for Tuesday  —  When it comes to possible outcomes on Tuesday night, I see three potential scenarios.  —  1. The Classic “Tsunami” Election  —  We can put the 1994/2006/2010 midterms into this category.  In this scenario, the bottom drops out for the party in the White House.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Early bellwethers: Key races to watch once polls close on election night  —  Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and other key races to watch on Election Day  —  The 2022 midterms are shaping up to culminate in an unpredictable election night, with recent surveys showing close fights in a host …
Washington Post:
Problems with voting machines in Arizona's Maricopa County trigger unfounded fraud claims  —  The issue was affecting about a quarter of machines, officials said.  No one was being prevented from voting, and lines were short in many locations.  —  PHOENIX — Problems with vote-counting machines …
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Early return: The red wave rolls through Guam as Republicans pick up their first win  —  The red wave has begun on this Election Day, and it has capsized Guam's Democratic Party.  —  The U.S. territory sends one nonvoting delegate to Congress, and that delegate had always been a Democrat going back to 1993.
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Case After Case After Case: The GOP Keeps Suing to Toss Out Midterm Ballots  —  “While it is easy to hurl accusations of violations of law and corruption, it is another matter to come forward and produce the evidence.”  —  The midterms have sparked debate as to whether this election is a referendum on the future of American democracy.
Washington Post:
Misinformation floods the midterms, at times urging violence
Discussion: Raw Story
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Vote count in Philadelphia will take longer due to last-minute change; 3,500 flawed ballots can be fixed at City Hall today
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Trump Pounces on ‘Ordinary’ Voting Machine Issues in Arizona
NBC News:
Midterm elections 2022: Live updates and election day news
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump calls for Senate Republican leadership change, warns potential 2024 GOP candidates against running  —  Trump said Sen. Rick Scott should replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader, and warned DeSantis against running in 2024  —  Donald Trump: This is the ‘America First’ agenda
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says It Would Be a Mistake for DeSantis to Run for the White House in 2024  —  Flying from Ohio to Florida aboard his remodeled Boeing 757, Donald Trump caught a glimpse of himself on television.  “A fine looking young man, a fine looking candidate,” he quipped to a handful of reporters.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Reveal Unflattering Information About DeSantis if He Runs  —  “I know more about him than anybody other than perhaps his wife,” the former president reportedly said.  —  Several hours before polls opened on Tuesday for Election Day in Florida, former President Donald J. Trump warned …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Biden's and Trump's Performances on the 2022 Trail Sow Doubts About 2024
CNN:
Biden readies for ‘a horrible two years’ if GOP takes control of Congress  —  These investigations will take center stage in a Republican-led House  —  CNN political director explains how election calls are made  —  Pelosi describes her experience following husband's attack that was intended for her
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Patrick Hauf / Fox News:
Biden's campaign stops hurt Dems and boosted Republicans, GOP operatives say
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Polly Politico / Politico:
The 20 counties that will decide the midterms
Washington Post:
Republicans could deepen their war with corporate America
Discussion: Semafor
Rolling Stone:
Trump Keeps Musing About Journalists Being Raped in Prison — He's Not Joking  —  A knowledgeable source tells Rolling Stone that the former president has wondered how he might be able to jail reporters if he retakes the White House  —  DONALD TRUMP ENDED his pre-midterm rally blitz in disgusting fashion …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Looks can be deceiving,’ DOJ argues at trial of Jan. 6 rioter charged with aiding Pelosi laptop theft  —  WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor told jurors that “looks can be deceiving” as he urged them to convict a young woman charged with aiding the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors to jury on woman who stormed Pelosi's office: ‘Looks can be deceiving’
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
Pennsylvania judge orders county to keep polls open until 10 pm after running out of ballot machine paper  —  A judge in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, ordered polls in the county to stay open until 10 p.m. ET after voters reported some polling locations running out of paper for voting machines.
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Wire and WNEP-TV
New York Times:
Epstein Victim Says She May Have Made a Mistake in Accusing Dershowitz  —  Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked as a girl by the financier Jeffrey E. Epstein, had accused Alan Dershowitz, a law professor, of abusing her.  Now she says she is no longer certain.
Lauren Pack / journal-news:
Court docs: Man charged in Okeana homicide admitted to shooting neighbor  —  A Morgan Twp. man charged with murder admitted to shooting and killing his neighbor in Okeana on Saturday, according to court documents.  —  Austin Gene Combs, 26, was booked into the Butler County Jail on Saturday night and charged with murder.
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
Daily Mail:
University of Kentucky student sobs in court after assaulting black desk clerk and call her ‘n*****’ 200 times before being bailed out by parents  — Sophia Rosing, 22, was arrested 4am on Sunday at a University of Kentucky dorm on public intoxication, assault and disorderly conduct charges
Nick R. Martin / The Informant:
Paul Gosar says Kari Lake might order military blockade of tribal land  —  The congressman floats the idea that Lake could order the National Guard to surround the Tohono O'odham Nation if she becomes Arizona governor.  —  In the days leading up to the 2022 election, Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar …
Discussion: Vox, Raw Story, TIME and Washington Examiner
 
 
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