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Washington Post:
How Trump, infighting and flawed candidates limited Republican gains — The GOP's historic tail winds collided with the fractious reality of a political party in the midst of a generational molting — Florida Sen. Rick Scott made a plea to about 35 of his colleagues during lunch …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Erick Erickson Show Notes, Daily Kos and National Review
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Times:
Why the Red Wave Didn't Materialize — A week before the midterms, a video circulated online of a Starbucks barista crying while explaining the need for a union: “I'm a full-time student. I get scheduled for 25 hours a week, and on weekends they schedule me the entire day — open to close.”
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Republicans' abortion silence backfires in midterms — The blame game has begun around what led to Republicans' disappointing results in the midterms, with some outside groups zeroing in on the party's lack of an abortion message. … - The group said in a memo that to “win in competitive races …
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HotAir, New York Times and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's Midterm Failure — The party wasted a great opportunity, but at least we may get gridlock in Washington. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x
New York Times:
Trump Under Fire From Within G.O.P. After Midterms — “Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,” a longtime adviser said. — Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party on Wednesday after a string of midterm losses by candidates …
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The Atlantic, Insider, IJR, New York Post, Bulwark+, Mediaite, The Hill, Daily Kos, Raw Story, National Review, CNN, Politico and Vanity Fair
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Republican Party's Biggest Loser — He has now flopped in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: The Midterms Highlight the GOP's Trump Liability for 2024 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On Donald Trump and the Democrats' Not-So-Awful Election — If not for the former President, the midterms could have turned out very differently. — The day after the midterm election of 2022 that both parties had agreed was the most consequential ever—except for the previous election …
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Vanity Fair, New York Times, Associated Press, Wake Up To Politics, Jacobin, The Daily Caller, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Poynter, American Greatness, Fox News, Daily Kos, Politico, New York Post, ABC News, Sky News Australia, Washington Post, Metro.co.uk, Washington Times, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Raw Story, The Guardian, NPR, CNN, Power Line, Washington Examiner, The Lever, National Review, Staten Island Advance and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump called a protest. No one showed. Why GOP efforts to cry foul fizzled this time.
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Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, Mediaite, Bangor Daily News and Mercury News
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republicans fret over Trump — but will the former president be dethroned?
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New York Magazine, Raw Story, Politico, The Hill and Forbes
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hold Off Steep Losses by Driving Turnout and Winning Independent Voters — In key races, some Americans seeking change didn't like what Republicans offered — Voters this fall were in the kind of sour mood that usually signals they are ready for change in Washington and state capitals.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day young voters lined up to keep the American republic for 2 more years — What a difference a day makes: 24 little hours. As the darkness descended across America on Tuesday, editors at the New York Times locked in their doom-for-Democrats front page while 3,000 miles west in Arizona …
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Where Democrats Lost — The fast-rising Asian vote slips away — What a fascinating night it was.
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The Atlantic
Washington Post:
Nearly every election-denying secretary of state candidate lost
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Persuasion, The Moderate Voice, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State New York:
Hochul won her election, but at what cost?
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Balloon Juice and New York Times
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of billions in fines, warns company lawyer — Meanwhile, Musk's personal lawyer is telling people, 'Elon puts rockets into space, he's not afraid of the FTC.' — Twitter's privacy and security teams are in turmoil after Elon Musk's changes …
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CNBC, Washington Post, TechCrunch and The Register, more at Techmeme »
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New York Times:
‘Economic Picture Ahead Is Dire,’ Elon Musk Tells Twitter Employees — In his first communications with Twitter's staff, the company's new owner painted a bleak picture as more employees resigned. — SAN FRANCISCO — Two weeks after closing a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter …
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WPRI-TV, Quartz, TechCrunch, Metro.co.uk and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Trump team pushes to delay 2024 launch as DeSantis star rises in GOP — After a disappointing election night, Republicans are advising Trump to delay next week's “very big announcement” until after the Senate runoff in Georgia — Former president Donald Trump's standing as the dominant figure …
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Good Morning America, AllSides Balanced, Forbes, Morning Consult, Fox News, HuffPost, CBS News, Insider, IJR, CNN, Politico, Bloomberg, The Hill, FOX8 WGHP, The Daily Beast, CNBC, Slate, WND, Daily Kos, New York Post, Raw Story, Vanity Fair and Mediaite
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Spreads Rumors, Threatens Allies in All-Out Attack on DeSantis — After an election night where Ron romped but Don dragged, the former president is doing his best to ratf—k a potential 2024 rival … Republicans rolled in Florida on Tuesday night, with DeSantis rolling to reelection …
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Fox News, Mediaite, CNN, Insider, Althouse, New York Post, Raw Story, Political Wire and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
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Alex Binley / BBC:
KFC apologises after German Kristallnacht promotion — KFC has apologised after sending a promotional message to customers in Germany, urging them to commemorate Kristallnacht with cheesy chicken. — The Nazi-led series of attacks in the country in 1938 left more than 90 people dead …
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TMZ.com, Mediaite, NBC4 Washington, Semafor, Raw Story, Haaretz, Boing Boing, Sputnik News, Bloomberg and The Times of Israel
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Biggs says ‘not so fast’ to McCarthy speakership after disappointing election results — Biggs says not a ‘forgone conclusion’ that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should be the next House speaker — Not all Republicans support Kevin McCarthy as possible House Speaker
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Politico, NPR, Axios, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, National Review and Sputnik News
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New York Times:
After Election, Cautious Optimism That Few False Narratives Took Hold — Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely. — On the morning of Election Day, Charlie Kirk, the conservative talk show host from Arizona …
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
October Inflation Report — Price Pressures Show Signs of Cooling … Inflation moderated by more than expected in October.
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Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Hill, ABC News, National Review, WND, New York Post and The Daily Wire
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Prices rose less than expected in October, as inflation may be easing
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CNBC, HotAir, CBS News, NPR, Washington Examiner, The Block, Deseret News, Mediaite, Breitbart, Loquitur's Letter, The Daily Wire, Cyprus Mail, The Daily Caller and Associated Press
Caroline Reinwald / WISN:
Paul Ryan calls former President Donald Trump ‘drag on our ticket’ — The former House speaker told WISN 12 News he thinks Republicans would have had better results on Election Day if Donald Trump wasn't involved. — COPY LINK — COPY — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — JANESVILLE, Wis. —
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and Fox News
Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
The Missing Review of FBI's January 6 Intelligence and Law Enforcement Failures — [Editor's Note: For a deeper dive into Rangappa's thoughts on the FBI's reaction to January 6th and the culture inside the Bureau, listen to her in conversation with former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe on the Just Security Podcast]
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Mercury News
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Two January 6th Participants Elected to Congress
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New York Times, Insider, Raw Story and Politico
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
GOP starts boosting Walker in runoff amid calls to keep Trump away from Georgia — Warnock, Walker advancing to runoff in Georgia Senate race — The head of the Senate Republican campaign committee pledged Wednesday to raise whatever money he can and begin an advertising blitz this week …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Walker starts sprint to runoff with GOP reinforcements
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Axios, Georgia State News Hub, The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Free Press and NBC News
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Senate Dems pump $7M into ground game for Georgia runoff
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, DSCC, The Hill, Atlanta News First and Washington Times
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Michelle Obama Shares Her Tricks for Managing Self-Doubt, Fear and These Anxious Times: ‘Yes, I Struggle’ — The former first lady, in the first interview about her upcoming book, The Light We Carry, admits the pandemic, political division, racial injustice — and just plain aging — have been hard for her too
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