memeorandum: Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote-count in Atlanta (Sam Levine/The Guardian)

5:45 PM ET, October 12, 2024

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New York Times:

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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
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Washington Post:
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New York Post:
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
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Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:

Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote-count in Atlanta — Gateway Pundit settled defamation lawsuit brought by election workers it had falsely accused of wrongdoing — The far-right website The Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday …

Discussion: Raw Story, Los Angeles Times and Associated Press

Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:

Right-wing site Gateway Pundit acknowledges inquiry cleared two Georgia election workers — The statement comes a few days after Gateway Pundit reached a settlement in a defamation case filed by two Georgia election workers. — The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website …

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Note from the Editor: Legal Update — Georgia officials concluded that there was no widespread voter fraud by election workers who counted ballots at the State Farm Arena in November 2020. The results of this investigation indicate that Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss did not engage …

Discussion: Joe.My.God.

Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:

New York Times polls are betting on a political realignment — Should you buy it? — ∙ Paid — The past quarter-century of American politics has been dominated by two major trends. One is simply increasing political polarization: red states have perpetually become redder, and blue states bluer.

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New York Times:
Black Voters Drift From Democrats, Imperiling Harris's Bid, Poll Shows

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A Mystery Repeats: Harris Up 4 in Pennsylvania, and Trump Up 6 in Arizona

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New York Times:
Trump Leads in Arizona as Harris Holds an Edge in Pennsylvania, New Polls Show

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David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump is in a better polling spot now than he was against Clinton or Biden

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New York Times:
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Ariana Baio / The Independent:

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Vice president Harris is in ‘excellent health,’ according to detailed letter from her physician

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New York Times:
Daring Trump, Harris's Campaign Releases Medical Information

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Associated Press:
Harris' doctor reports she's in ‘excellent health.’ Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump

Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris releases ‘excellent’ medical report after scrutiny of Biden, Trump fitness

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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:

“Threatening to cancel votes”: Florida officials allege fraud to kneecap abortion rights amendment — The last-minute report threatens to “cancel” votes for an amendment to restore abortion rights in the state — In a last-minute effort to kill a proposed ballot amendment …

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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

Is Ron DeSantis secretly preparing an effort to block Florida's abortion measure? — Late Friday, the Florida Department of State's office released a report alleging fraud relating to petition circulation and collection for the abortion rights measure that will be Amendment 4 on this fall's ballot in the state.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:

A Conversation With JD Vance — Philip Montgomery for The New York Times — From the moment JD Vance came onto the national stage, he was inextricably linked to Donald Trump. As the author of the best-selling book “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance was initially the Trump whisperer …

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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From Vance's Interview With The New York Times

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Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:

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Myah Ward / Politico:

We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker. — A POLITICO analysis of more than 20 of his rallies and campaign events shows Trump has demonized minority groups in all of them. — Donald Trump vowed to “rescue” the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado …

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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:

Why Trump is Avoiding the Media (and Voters) — Trump's campaign wants swing voters to see as little of him as possible — Long before he entered politics, Donald Trump's life philosophy was “There is no such thing as bad press.” All attention was good attention.

Oliver Willis Explains:

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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:

Why is Donald Trump campaigning in California, a state he's almost certain to lose? — With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, why would Donald Trump venture into California, one of the most solidly Democratic states, just weeks before Election Day?

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Associated Press:

The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls — RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law.