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9:40 AM ET, November 8, 2023

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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Elections are more important than polls  —  President Biden's numbers aren't great.  But he and his party keep winning anyway. … Some 48 hours ago, pundits were rushing to explain how, why, where, and exactly to what extent the Democratic Party is doomed.
Discussion: Vox and NBC News
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Politico:
Democrats romp, Youngkin flops: 4 takeaways from Tuesday's election  —  Joe Biden's party has had a very strong year at the ballot box.  Whether it extends to the president in 2024 is another matter.  —  Joe Biden has had a very bad few days.  His party just had a banner year.
Politico:
Playbook: What last night means for Joe Biden  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FOR YOUR RADAR — “Americans divided over Israel response to Hamas attacks, AP-NORC poll shows,” by AP's Chris Megerian and Linley Sanders …
Discussion: The Bulwark, Puck and Political Wire
New York Times:
Abortion Rights Fuel Big Democratic Wins, and Hopes for 2024  —  Election results from Tuesday showed that Democrats, independents and even some moderate Republicans can coalesce around the issue.  —  Democrats won decisive victories in major races across the country on Tuesday evening …
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wins re-election in Kentucky  —  NBC News projects a victory for Beshear, who leaned on his work as governor and outspent opponent Daniel Cameron.  —  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky has won re-election, defying the usual political leanings of the red state, NBC News projects.
Washington Post:
Virginia Democrats projected to sweep General Assembly, dealing blow to GOP  —  RICHMOND — Virginia voters resoundingly rejected Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's costly efforts to take control of the General Assembly in Tuesday's elections, according to unofficial results …
Jahd Khalil / NPR:
Virginia Democrats win full control of the state legislature, AP reports  —  Virginia Democrats have maintained their control of the state Senate and flipped the state House, consolidating their grip on the state legislature in what will remain divided government.
Douglas Wood / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in hypothetical rematch  —  One year out from Election Day 2024, former President Donald Trump narrowly leads President Joe Biden, 49% to 45% among registered voters, in a hypothetical rematch in the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrat Andy Beshear wins reelection in Kentucky governor's race
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Top takeaways from 2023 election results — and what they mean for 2024
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Beshear hopes abortion debate will help him win another term as governor in GOP-leaning Kentucky
New York Times:
Ohio Issue 1 Election Results: Establish a Constitutional Right to Abortion  —  Ohio Issue 2 Passes  —  Ohio has voted to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana.  ›  —  Ohio Issue 1 Passes  —  Ohio has voted to make the right to an abortion protected by the State Constitution.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Ohio Votes to Establish Right to Abortion
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Stepped Down From Trust Within Days of Allen Weisselberg's Post-Indictment Resignation  —  The revelation was largely subsumed by the former president's rambunctious and pugilistic testimony, insulting the judge and New York attorney general  —  Donald J. Trump's ongoing civil fraud trial …
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:   Trump's Popularity is Not Inexplicable
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Moms for Liberty Candidates Take a Beating in Some School Races  —  The far-right group's school board candidates did not fare well in several important ballots across the U.S.  —  Moms for Liberty, the right-wing “parental rights” group advocating a hardline anti-woke agenda in America's schools …
US Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Offenses  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON - Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, a former U.S. Government employee, pleaded guilty today to drugging and sexually abusing numerous women …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Moms for Liberty activist accuses Popular Information of “Antifa-style tactics”  —  On Monday, Popular Information reported that activists with a Florida chapter of Moms for Liberty reported several librarians to law enforcement, claiming that they had committed felonies by distributing pornography to students.
NBC News:
Top Biden adviser Mitch Landrieu expected to leave the White House  —  Landrieu, a senior adviser to the president, was brought on two years ago to implement the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law.  —  WASHINGTON — White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu is expected …
Discussion: KTVZ-TV
Amy Cooper / Newsweek:
I Was Branded the ‘Central Park Karen’.  I Still Live in Hiding  —  “Slit your wrists,” strangers texted me.  —  “If anyone deserves prison rape, it's you,” people I had never met called me to say.  —  “The noble thing to do is to remove yourself from society...so please kill yourself.”
Fox News:
House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib over anti-Israel comments  —  The House of Representatives has voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in a 234 - 188 vote on Tuesday night.  —  The punishment, while largely symbolic, was a formal public rebuke of her most recent anti-Israel comments …
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Kayla Guo / New York Times:
House Censures Rashida Tlaib, Citing ‘River to the Sea’ Slogan
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrat flips deep-red New Jersey Assembly seat in upset  —  Democrats have successfully flipped a seat in New Jersey's General Assembly in a a deep-red district that has not elected a Democratic legislator in three decades.  —  Decision Desk HQ projects that Democrat Avi Schnall has won …
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:   New Jersey elects first openly LGBTQ woman to state legislature
Bloomberg:
China Warns Estonia on Taiwan Ties as Tension Simmers in Baltic  — Beijing opposes official exchange with Taiwan ‘in any form’  — Estonia to allow Taipei office, doesn't recognize Taiwan  —  The Chinese government issued a warning to Estonia after the Baltic nation …
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
 
 
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Eden Villalovas / Washington Examiner:
Clarksville, Indiana, town council candidate dead after collapsing at polling station
Politico:
House GOP moves to reduce Buttigieg's salary to $1
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
What's up with Speaker Johnson not reporting a bank account?
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Paul O'Donnell / Religion News Service:
Mike Johnson embodies evangelicals' embattlement strategy. It may be backfiring.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tells Bibi 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of some hostages
Anders Anglesey / Newsweek:
Republican Candidate Charged With Child Porn Offenses Hours Before Election
 

 
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