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Politico:
Trump lagging in early vote with seniors in Pennsylvania, a red flag for GOP — Democrats account for about 58 percent of the votes cast by seniors so far in Pennsylvania. — Donald Trump is lagging Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania early voting with a critical and once-reliably Republican constituency: seniors.
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Election Law Blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, DNyuz, Scripps News and Townhall
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Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Men, get out and vote and don't let Harris lie her way into White House — What is the difference between men and women? No - that's not one of those trick questions meant to trip-up a Democrat nominee for the Supreme Court. — It's an easy one. And it's especially easy if you're …
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Mock Paper Scissors, Newsweek, El País, Baltimore Sun and Digby's Hullabaloo
Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
How Harris or Trump Could Win This Deadlocked Presidential Race, in 19 Maps — The best evidence that American politics is deeply, stubbornly and immovably stuck is that the presidential race is back where it started in the Electoral College race for 270 votes, despite the work …
Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“It is so disastrous”: MAGA men are freaking out that wives may be secretly voting for Kamala Harris
“It is so disastrous”: MAGA men are freaking out that wives may be secretly voting for Kamala Harris
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The Guardian, Washington Post, New Republic, Semafor, HuffPost, New York Daily News, New Jersey Online, Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
Five of the Election's Biggest Unanswered Questions
Five of the Election's Biggest Unanswered Questions
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Politico, DNyuz and New Jersey Online
USA Today:
Exclusive poll: Harris, Trump tied in Pennsylvania as election day approaches
Exclusive poll: Harris, Trump tied in Pennsylvania as election day approaches
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Detroit Free Press and Daily Mail
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Democrats have tried hard to block third-party candidates. They could still be spoilers
Democrats have tried hard to block third-party candidates. They could still be spoilers
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WisPolitics
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
When You Thought He Couldn't Sink Lower — Donald Trump's two strongest personality traits each had a moment on the campaign trail yesterday. — At a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the buffoon: “I'm here for one very simple reason. I like you very much, and it's good for my credentials with the Hispanic and Latino community.”
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Associated Press:
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Attacks Liz Cheney Using Violent War Imagery — In an onstage interview in Arizona with Tucker Carlson, former President Donald J. Trump slammed a top Republican critic as he criticized U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts. — At his final campaign event in Arizona …
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ProPublica:
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital to help her pregnant daughter.
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Liz Cheney Fires Back at Trump, Accuses Him of Threatening Her ‘With Death’ in Blistering Counter — Liz Cheney shot back at former President Donald Trump's comments from Thursday night, where he darkly floated a scenario where guns were firing at the former Republican Congressional leader and Kamala Harris supporter.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Fantasizes About Putting Liz Cheney in Front of Firing Squad
Trump Fantasizes About Putting Liz Cheney in Front of Firing Squad
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The Hill, ABC News, The Guardian, WSVN-TV, Deadline, Alternet.org, Mediaite, New York Daily News, DNyuz, New Jersey Online, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, New York Times and HuffPost
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her
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Salon, Mediaite, Twitchy, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Politico, Washington Examiner and The Guardian
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
What Happens When Trump Exploits Your Daughter's Murder — When Mollie Tibbetts was killed by an undocumented immigrant, Trump tried to hijack her story. Her mom says his divisiveness “has got to stop” — BROOKLYN, Iowa — It's been more than six years since Mollie Tibbetts …
Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:
Listen to Jeffrey Epstein Spill Intel on Donald Trump's White House — OH LORDY — A new recording captures Epstein dishing on Trump. — Michael Wolff, the explosive chronicler of Donald Trump's four years in the White House, has released what he says is a recording of Jeffrey Epstein …
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New Republic and The Independent
Claire Lampen / The Daily Beast:
J.Lo Claps Back at Trump Rally Puerto Rico Jab: ‘We Are Americans’ — LET'S GET LOUD — “Our pain matters” the singer said at a Las Vegas event for Kamala Harris. — As promised, Jennifer Lopez took the stage at Kamala Harris's rally in Las Vegas on Thursday night …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump actually treats Puerto Rico like garbage
Trump actually treats Puerto Rico like garbage
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The Guardian
Megan Cerullo / CBS News:
October jobs take a hit from hurricanes, strike — U.S. payrolls slumped sharply in October, weighed down by people not working as a result of two hurricanes and major labor disputes. — The U.S. added just 12,000 in October, well below economists' estimate of 100,000, marking the slowest month for hiring since December 2020.
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RedState, Redfin Real Estate News, CNBC, DNyuz and Fox Business
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Stalls in Days Before Vote
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Stalls in Days Before Vote
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Scripps News, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Added 12,000 Jobs in October as Storms Sidelined Workers
U.S. Added 12,000 Jobs in October as Storms Sidelined Workers
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HotAir, freebeacon.com, UPI, Breitbart, Deadline, New York Post, Twitchy, Forbes, Semafor and Associated Press
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘All hell has broken loose’: Inside Elon Musk's high-stakes pro-Trump door-knocking effort — More than a half-dozen operatives and canvassers connected to America PAC described an inordinate number of suspect entries and having to canvass during Hurricane Helene.
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The Guardian, DNyuz, Digby's Hullabaloo, Associated Press and New Republic
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
Some Maga men seem to think women don't have rights - starting with their wives — The 2024 election is in part about whether women can be free and equal citizens of this republic. Right now too many cannot — This week, the fundamentalist Christian pastor Dale Partridge argued in a series …
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The Daily Beast
emptywheel:
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence — Just over a year ago, I described how Twitter had been used as a way to sow false claims in support of Trump in 2016 and 2020. — I described how, in 2016, trolls professionalized their efforts …
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The Guardian, Fortune, Wired, Rolling Stone and CNN
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Donald Trump's campaign of relentless lying — The United States that Donald Trump describes in his rally speeches would be pretty bad if it actually existed. — Schools secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent. Towns and even cities conquered by illegal immigrants.
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, USA Today and Washington Post
Tatum Hunter / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘grab them’ comment was history. Now TikTok is showing it to young voters. — As the audio clip circulates on the popular video app, Gen Z users are expressing their shock. — It's been eight years since leaked audio from a conversation between Donald Trump and TV host Billy Bush …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Leopards Are Telling You That They Will Eat YOUR Face — Do you know this widely cited meme, introduced in a 2015 tweet? … It's hard to explain why this is perfect, but it is. If Donald Trump wins, there will eventually be a lot of sobbing among people who voted for him.
Politico:
Europe's Greens ask Jill Stein to pull out of US election to prevent Trump victory — “The race for the White House is too close for comfort,” write parties from around Europe, calling on Stein to throw her support behind Democrat Kamala Harris. — Green politicians from across Europe …
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The Guardian
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Newt Gingrich Goes Nuts Over Ad Reminding Women They Don't Have to Tell Husbands How They Voted: ‘That Is Sick!’ — Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich went nuclear on an ad narrated by Julia Roberts in which the actress reminds women they don't have to tell people how they voted.
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Default:
David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal — Former law professor David Clements urges local election officials to refuse to certify elections—and trains citizens to pressure them to do so. — Meet The Authors … In the final moments of the training exercise …
Susan Davis / NPR:
Meet the Democrats using porn ads to convince Trump voters to stay home — Earlier this year, Wally Nowinski and his buddy Matt Curry were texting back and forth about what they — two regular voters with no ties to any political campaign — could do to defeat Donald Trump in the presidential election.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Two Washington Post writers who resigned over Bezos' non-endorsement join The Atlantic — New York CNN — Two veteran writers who resigned from The Washington Post over its non-endorsement decision are joining The Atlantic. — Robert Kagan and Danielle Allen are coming aboard …
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