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8:20 PM ET, November 2, 2024

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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day.  Here's how  —  The nationally recognized Iowa Poll shows Kamala Harris picking up support from women to surpass Donald Trump in a ruby-red state he has won twice … Kamala Harris now leads Donald Trump in Iowa …
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Shawn Tully / Fortune:
October surprise: Trump just blew a huge lead, and the Madison Square Garden rally started the drop, says top data scientist  —  Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27.  —  Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign's final days …
Associated Press:
Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice  —  Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday's election, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won in both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.
David Weigel / Semafor:
The view from the swing states: As campaigns spin and scramble, here's what turnout looks like on the ground
Discussion: USA Today
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses
Discussion: PolitiFact and Teen Vogue
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Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Trump Losing Sleep Over Polling Numbers Days Before Election  —  SLEEPLESS IN MAR-A-LAGO  —  The GOP nominee is growing obsessive in the last mad dash to Election Day.  —  Donald Trump is reportedly losing sleep, battling anxiety, and obsessing over his polling numbers as the GOP nominee hopes …
Discussion: Axios, WTTG-TV, The Independent and ABC News
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Needs Help  —  Last night he simulated oral sex in public.  —  I do not know how to put this gently or tastefully, so I will factually describe what happened last night in Milwaukee: A former president of the United States held a rally, during which he used a microphone holder …
Discussion: basketnews.com, Mediaite and HuffPost
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump's Microphone Trouble in Milwaukee Leaves Him ‘Seething’  —  After rally goers complained that they could not hear him, the former president asked, “Do you want to see me knock the hell out of people backstage?”  —  The signs in the crowd said “Trump will fix it,” …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson adds to Democrats' 11th hour arsenal … - “This is really deadly for them in the Midwest. … - The lawmaker added that there is “chatter among colleagues already” about incorporating the episode into their closing message and using it to argue “how little they care about ... older industrial cities.”
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The POLITICO Race to Watch: Montana Senate  —  Candidates: Sen. Jon Tester (D) vs. aerospace executive Tim Sheehy (R) Ad spending since Labor Day: $84.5 million for Democrats; $72.9 million for Republicans Past results: Tester won reelection for a third time in 2018, beating now-Rep. Matt Rosendale …
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Russell Payne / Salon:
“Democrats are in a stronger position”: Election forecasters give Dems an edge in swing House races
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot and USA Today
ProPublica:
Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First”  —  On the campaign trail, Donald Trump threatened businesses that send jobs south of the border, while his own company that runs the Truth Social platform outsourced coding jobs to workers in Mexico, outraging some staff members.
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump's Campaign  —  To support The Atlantic's journalism, please consider subscribing today.  —  At the end of June, in the afterglow of a debate performance that would ultimately prompt President Joe Biden to end his campaign for reelection …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Harris campaign launches closing ad  —  The Harris campaign released its closing ad on Saturday — “Brighter Future” — which will air nationally across NFL games on CBS and Fox this weekend, including during the Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers game — a matchup of swing-state teams …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
New York Times editorial board urges voters to choose Harris  —  The New York Times editorial board published an opinion piece on Saturday urging people not to vote for former President Trump.  —  “You already know Donald Trump.  He is unfit to lead.  Watch him.
Discussion: Atlantic Council
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New York Times:
The Editorial Board  —  You already know Donald Trump.  —  He is unfit to lead.  Watch him.
Discussion: Futurism and Wall Street Journal
Eric Hegedus / New York Post:
Kamala Harris to make surprise appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will make a surprise appearance during this week's episode of “Saturday Night Live,” an insider exclusively told The Post.  —  Harris will appear during the show's traditional, politics-skewing cold open, the tipster said.
Max Reinhart / The Detroit News:
Tlaib declines to endorse Harris at UAW rally in Detroit  —  Detroit — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris' bid for the presidency Friday at a United Auto Workers union rally as Democrats made a late appeal to get union voters to the polls.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Close RFK Jr. friend whose account promoted “Jew World Order” conspiracy theory says she's “working with” Trump's transition team  —  Charlene and Ty Bollinger have also promoted QAnon and conspiracy theories about vaccines, cancer prevention, 9/11, and the 2020 presidential election
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Raffensperger urges voters to ignore X ad purporting fraud: 'Don't fall for it'  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensbegrer addresses a video falsely depicting a Haitian immigrant voting numerous times during a Friday CNN appearance.  —  “As we checked it out, came to a conclusion real quick.
Emily Ngo / Politico:
Trans issue muddies battle over New York ballot measure  —  Dems scramble as GOP opposition paints Prop 1 as threat to girls' safety and sports.  —  NEW YORK — The bitter, expensive and partisan fight to define a vaguely worded civil rights ballot measure in New York has pulled transgender people …
Discussion: American Thinker
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Shift From 2020, Identity Politics Loses Its Grip on the Country  —  There are signs that society is moving away from the progressive left's often strict expectations about how to discuss culture and politics.  —  The last time Kamala Harris ran for president, during the 2020 primaries …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Bolton suggests Trump will not accept results if Harris wins: ‘We should be ready for it’
Discussion: The Independent
Rachel Flynn / BBC:
Kemi Badenoch wins Conservative Party leadership contest
George Monbiot / The Guardian:
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Swing state officials prepare for potential disruptions around December electors meetings
Discussion: Alternet.org
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
Trump Says He'll Fight for Working-Class Americans. His First Presidency Suggests He Won't.
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