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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Top takeaways from 2023 election results — and what they mean for 2024
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Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Beshear hopes abortion debate will help him win another term as governor in GOP-leaning Kentucky
CNN:
In Virginia, Youngkin looks to prove that non-MAGA politics can be a winning Republican strategy
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate confirms Biden's 150th judge
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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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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Political Doom Spiral: What if Both Biden and Trump Died Next Summer?
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump's Recipe for a Shockingly Raw Power Grab
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Dan Primack / Axios:
What Trump stands to lose in his New York civil fraud trial
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Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Art of the Bluster — It's election day in Ohio, Virginia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania …
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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Abortion access remains undefeated in the polls post-Roe
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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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.”
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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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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 …
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