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12:15 PM ET, November 8, 2023

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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 …
Discussion: Puck and Political Wire
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: Digby's Hullabaloo, Vox and NBC News
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 …
Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights  —  Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights swept Tuesday's legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power.
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 …
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why I Testified  —  Plus: So.  Much.  Losing.  —  Happy Wednesday.  —  This is what is known as a vibe shift.  —  The polls suggested that Democrats were entering another Dark Night of the Soul, but once again they overperformed when the actual votes were counted.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Special Elections Tell Us Nothing About 2024 … The Tuesday night election results supplied more evidence that the United States is not in the middle of a period of general political reaction.  Despite President Biden's deep unpopularity, the Democratic Party is doing just fine …
Douglas Wood / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in hypothetical rematch
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Abortion access remains undefeated in the polls post-Roe
Discussion: The Messenger and NBC News
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wins re-election in Kentucky
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Top takeaways from 2023 election results — and what they mean for 2024
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Ohio Votes to Establish Right to Abortion
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrat Andy Beshear wins reelection in Kentucky governor's race
CNN:
In Virginia, Youngkin looks to prove that non-MAGA politics can be a winning Republican strategy
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Rick Santorum Blames ‘Very Sexy’ Issue of Abortion for ‘Disaster’ in Ohio  —  ‘SECRET SAUCE’  —  Former Republican senator turned Newsmax pundit Rick Santorum says “very sexy” issues like abortion bringing out young voters is evidence that “pure democracies are not the way to run a country.”
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New York Times:
Ohio Issue 1 Election Results: Establish a Constitutional Right to Abortion
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
Edward Ring / American Greatness:
Trump's Popularity is Not Inexplicable  —  It's his apoplectic opposition  —  In a routine that has become familiar of late, CNN's Jim Acosta reports the ongoing ascendancy of Donald Trump in the polls with a mixture of dismay and disbelief.  With these emotions front and center …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Stepped Down From Trust Within Days of Allen Weisselberg's Post-Indictment Resignation
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 …
The Hill:
House Democrat pulls resolution to censure GOP Rep. Mast  —  House Democrats have yanked a resolution to censure GOP Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.) for his comments appearing to compare Palestinian civilians with Nazis in the wake of Hamas's deadly attack on Israel last month.
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Fox News:
House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib over anti-Israel comments
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.
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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Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
WATCH LIVE: House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on free speech on college campuses  —  The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing examining the status of free speech on college and university campuses Wednesday morning.  —  The hearing will also examine the rise in antisemitism …
Discussion: House Committee … and The Hill
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP elects Blake Moore as vice chair, replacing Speaker Johnson  —  House Republicans elected Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) to be vice chair of the House Republican Conference on Wednesday, after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) catapulted up from the position to grasp the gavel.
Discussion: The Messenger
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
 
 
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NBC News:
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