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1:50 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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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
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.
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 …
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 …
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, Daily Kos and Political Wire
Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights
Washington Post:
Virginia Democrats projected to sweep General Assembly, dealing blow to GOP
New York Times:
How Abortion Lifted Democrats, and More Takeaways From Tuesday's Elections
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:   ‘Electoral Poison!’ Christie Blames Trump For GOP Losses, Says Cameron Failed in Kentucky Because He Sold ‘His Soul’ to Trump
New York Times:
Ohio Issue 1 Election Results: Establish a Constitutional Right to Abortion
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Top takeaways from 2023 election results — and what they mean for 2024
CNN:
In Virginia, Youngkin looks to prove that non-MAGA politics can be a winning Republican strategy
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrat Andy Beshear wins reelection in Kentucky governor's race
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Hamas to NYT: War of Annhilation Is Exactly What We Wanted  —  When terrorists tell you who they are, believe them.  —  Hamas' terror-symps and useful idiots have spent four weeks marching through college campuses and city centers demanding a cease-fire.  Meanwhile, Hamas tells the New York Times …
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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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Messenger:
Biden Campaign Unveils Ads Aimed at Cubans and Venezuelans Ahead of Trump Univision Interview, Miami Debate (Exclusive)
Discussion: Associated Press
Douglas Wood / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in hypothetical rematch
Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
Ron DeSantis's biggest donor is considering backing Donald Trump  —  Space-exploring property baron Robert Bigelow says Florida governor is not the ‘commander’ US needs  —  Ron DeSantis's biggest donor is considering switching his support to Donald Trump, in a sharp rebuke of the Florida governor's White House aspirations.
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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 …
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.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump called to stand to testify today in New York fraud trial  —  Ivanka Trump is testifying in the ongoing civil fraud trial of her father and his business in New York on Wednesday, becoming the fourth and final member of the Trump family to take the stand.
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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.”
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.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Buttigieg makes surprise visit to Ukraine  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with government leaders to discuss the county's economic recovery, the Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.  —  Buttigieg will discuss efforts to …
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Signal:
Mark Houck, Family Sue Biden DOJ For ‘Malicious and Retaliatory Prosecution’  —  Video  —  Pro-life activist Mark Houck and his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck, are suing the federal Department of Justice over the DOJ's treatment of their family, accusing the DOJ of a “faulty” investigation led …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Biden and Bibi are at odds over fighting ‘pause,’ endgame
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP elects Blake Moore as vice chair, replacing Speaker Johnson
Discussion: Fox News and The Messenger
Casey Harrison / Las Vegas Sun:
Nevada GOP Senate hopeful clears up disclosure omission, faces FEC complaint
Benjamin Hardy / ArkansasTimes:
Lawsuit alleges decades of sexual abuse at former youth facility run by Huckabee associate Ted Suhl
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bloomberg:
China Warns Estonia on Taiwan Ties as Baltic Tension Simmers
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NBC News:
Top Biden adviser Mitch Landrieu expected to leave the White House
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Financial Times:
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