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The Economist:
A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks — If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris — Next week tens of millions of Americans will vote for Donald Trump. Some will do so out of grievance, because they think Kamala Harris is a radical Marxist who will destroy their country.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Major News Media Fall For Fake GOP Outrage Yet Again — INSIDE: Donald Trump ... Elon Musk ... John Roberts … It's An Editorial Choice — In the final week of the presidential campaign, the country's two most prominent newspapers extended into a second day their credulous coverage …
Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
The Economist Endorses Harris, Warns Trump Carries ‘Unacceptable Risks’ — “Americans would be gambling with the economy, the rule of law and international peace” by electing Trump, the newspaper said. — LOADING — The Economist has weighed in on the presidential race …
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The Economist:
Why The Economist endorses Kamala Harris
Why The Economist endorses Kamala Harris
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The Hill, Raw Story and The Guardian
Nick Arama / RedState:
HOT TAKES: Reactions to Trump's Garbage Truck Troll Are Terrific, As Dems Cope and Seethe
HOT TAKES: Reactions to Trump's Garbage Truck Troll Are Terrific, As Dems Cope and Seethe
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Washington Examiner, PJ Media, Townhall, CBS News, WisPolitics, HotAir, Metro.co.uk, Fox News, ABC News, WSVN-TV, Associated Press, KUSA-TV, New York Times and The Guardian
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Biden targeted in GOP resolution condemning ‘garbage’ remark about Trump supporters
Biden targeted in GOP resolution condemning ‘garbage’ remark about Trump supporters
Washington Post:
Michigan voters near evenly split between Harris and Trump, Post poll finds
Michigan voters near evenly split between Harris and Trump, Post poll finds
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HotAir, Fox News, Forbes, The Hill, Daily Mail, Detroit Free Press, CBS News, Reuters, PoliticusUSA, The Independent and USA Today
Garrett Ross / Politico:
Playbook PM: Sweet economy meets sour voters
Elizabeth Weibel / Breitbart:
CBS's Norah O'Donnell Accuses Trump ‘and His Supporters’ of ‘Giving No Grace’ to Biden over ‘Garbage’ Comments
CBS's Norah O'Donnell Accuses Trump ‘and His Supporters’ of ‘Giving No Grace’ to Biden over ‘Garbage’ Comments
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Swing State Newspaper Slams Trump: ‘Crippled Cognitively’ With ‘Clear Signs Of Mental Illness’
Swing State Newspaper Slams Trump: ‘Crippled Cognitively’ With ‘Clear Signs Of Mental Illness’
NBC News:
Trump is campaigning outside of battleground states. Is that confidence or hubris?
Trump is campaigning outside of battleground states. Is that confidence or hubris?
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, RedState, Washington Times, Alternet.org, The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press, NewsNation, DNyuz, Washington Post and Daily Journal
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Would Be Worse for Palestinians
Trump Would Be Worse for Palestinians
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Bros Are Freaking Out Because So Many Women Are Voting — 'IT'S OVER' — “Unless this changes, Kamala Harris takes PA and it's over,” tweeted right wing gadfly Mike Cernovich. — Two of former president Donald Trump's most prominent backers in the right wing influencer sphere fretted Wednesday …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
More Than Half of U.S. Votes Likely Cast Before Election Day — Voter enthusiasm is high, with Democrats more enthusiastic than Republicans — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fewer Americans intend to vote ahead of Election Day this year than did so in 2020, but the rate is still higher than in election years …
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Silver Bulletin, Business Insider, New York Post, The Hill and New Republic
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Black turnout is lagging in North Carolina, a warning sign for Harris
Black turnout is lagging in North Carolina, a warning sign for Harris
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Washington Examiner, Axios, IJR, HotAir, New York Times, Carolina Journal and NCSBE
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The early vote doesn't reliably predict results
The early vote doesn't reliably predict results
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart and RealClearPolling
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why the co-chair of Trump's transition team is raising eyebrows — The more billionaire megadonor Howard Lutnick speaks, the more important the rhetoric from the Trump transition team co-chair becomes. — In mid-August, Donald Trump released the names of a five-member transition team …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump transition official says RFK Jr. wants to force vaccines off the market
Trump transition official says RFK Jr. wants to force vaccines off the market
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New Republic, New York Times, Raw Story and DNyuz
Emily Singer / Daily Kos:
Make Diseases Great Again: Trump team says they're coming for vaccines
Make Diseases Great Again: Trump team says they're coming for vaccines
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Rolling Stone, HuffPost, Mediaite and Raw Story
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Trump's plan to radically remake government with RFK Jr. and Elon Musk is coming into view
Trump's plan to radically remake government with RFK Jr. and Elon Musk is coming into view
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New York Post, Alternet.org, Roll Call, Raw Story, The Independent and Public Notice
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
Why are so many women hiding their voting plans from their husbands? — A lot of households are not democracies; they're dictatorships. This may mean voter intimidation and suppression — Lots of memes and tweets and posts and videos are popping up, assuring women that they can keep …
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Jesse Watters Warns Wife That Secretly ‘Pulling The Lever’ For Kamala Harris Would Be Like ‘Having An Affair’: ‘D-Day!’ — Panelists on Fox News show The Five laughed off host Jesse Watters' claim that if his wife were to secretly vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris he would see it as “the same thing as having an affair.”
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The Independent
New York Times:
Why the Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With the Race — Skewed polls and anonymous betting markets are building up Republicans' expectations. Donald Trump could use that to challenge the result. — The torrent of polls began arriving just a few weeks ago, one after the other, most showing a victory for Donald J. Trump.
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Raw Story, WAGA-TV, The Guardian, Bloomberg, RedState, The Daily Caller, Tusk and Daily Mail
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Declan Harty / Politico:
The stock market's surprising bet on who will win the presidency
The stock market's surprising bet on who will win the presidency
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Washington Examiner and Alternet.org
Jack Queen / Reuters:
Judge declines to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway — A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.
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The Hill:
Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court
Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court
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Scripps News, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Mediaite, Raw Story, CBS News and Forbes
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Elon Musk moves $1 million voter lottery lawsuit to federal court — for now
Elon Musk moves $1 million voter lottery lawsuit to federal court — for now
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Washington Examiner, The Independent, Washington Times, The Guardian, Raw Story and UPI
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
‘Like it or not’: In one quote, Trump distills the 2024 gender gap — The former president's comment at a Wisconsin rally was a pithy encapsulation of the concerns that are spurring a lots of women's votes. — Wearing a fluorescent orange vest, former president Donald Trump offered attendees …
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump: My Own Staff Beg Me to Stop ‘Inappropriate’ Talk About Women — ‘SIR, PLEASE’ — Trump admitted his own team told him to cut back on the strange remarks about women and then boasted that he doesn't care. — Former president Donald Trump trumpeted once again Wednesday his unexplained plans to …
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CNN:
‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Bush v Gore 2: Despotic Boogaloo — SCOTUS, if you're listening ... 👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻 — Picture it! America, two days after the election. Neither candidate has reached 270 electoral votes. Just one or two states have yet to be called …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Georgia secretary of state: Election is secure, and here's why
Georgia secretary of state: Election is secure, and here's why
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Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
The Next President Inherits a Remarkable Economy — The high quality of recent economic growth should put a wind at the back of the White House's next occupant — Whoever wins the White House next week will take office with no shortage of challenges, but at least one huge asset: an economy that is putting its peers to shame.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Polio in Every Pot; Smallpox in Every Garage
Polio in Every Pot; Smallpox in Every Garage
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Democrats start to point fingers even as they hope for Harris win — Vice President Harris could win the presidential election next week. But fingers in Democratic circles are already being pointed behind the scenes, in the event that she falls to former President Trump.
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Ryan Mac / New York Times:
How Elon Musk Changed Course to Go All Out for Trump — The billionaire has poured nearly $120 million into a pro-Trump voting effort and used his social media platform, X, to spread misinformation, despite public statements he made in the past about political neutrality.