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11:35 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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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
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 …
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, HuffPost and Mediaite
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Mathew Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Weirdly Simulates Sex Act on Microphone Stand  —  NUT JOB  —  The former president had a meltdown at a rally in Milwaukee Friday night over a faulty mic, which culminated in him simulating fellatio.  —  Donald Trump had a full meltdown during his rally in Milwaukee on Friday night …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump's Microphone Trouble in Milwaukee Leaves Him ‘Seething’
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Listen To The Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: 'I Was Donald Trump's Closest Friend'  —  THE PREDATOR AND THE PRESIDENT  —  Explosive tapes recorded by author Michael Wolff show Epstein claiming Trump liked to “f—” his friends' wives and first slept with Melania on the Lolita Express.  —  EXCLUSIVE
New York Times:
Harris Will Make Surprise Appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  After a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., she was heading north to New York, where she was expected to appear on the late-night sketch comedy show.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will make a surprise appearance on …
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Associated Press:
AP Sources: Kamala Harris will appear on SNL in last episode before presidential election  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has made an unannounced trip to New York to appear on “ Saturday Night Live,” briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she's been campaigning with just three days to go before the election.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
'We can't take a chance': Trump barnstorms North Carolina in the final stretch  —  “If one state could bite us in the ass, it's North Carolina,” said a Trump campaign official.  —  GREENSBORO, North Carolina — Nowhere is Trump spending more time in his final three days on the campaign trail …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Blaze Media
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Associated Press:
Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice
David Weigel / Semafor:
The view from the swing states: As campaigns spin and scramble, here's what turnout looks like on the ground
Discussion: Politico
Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Early voting numbers are in  —  ADAMS' TRIAL DATE: A Manhattan judge has set Mayor Eric Adams' federal trial to start on April 21, 2025, just two months before the Democratic primary where the mayor plans to stand for reelection.  —  “I do think it's important for the public to have an answer …
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
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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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump ahead of Harris in Iowa in new Emerson College poll  —  Former President Trump is ahead of Vice President Harris by 10 points in Iowa, according to a new poll released on Saturday.  —  The new survey, from Emerson College Polling/RealClearDefense, found the Republican nominee leading by 10 points …
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.
Teri Kanefield:
Why I am Setting out on a Journey and Inviting You Along  —  I'm back from my 4-month blogging sabbatical.  Today I plan to talk about what's wrong with our politics and why so many people are tuning it out.  Also a new piece by political psychologist Karen Stenner, some lessons from the past five years …
Molly White / Citation Needed:
Issue 69 - Nice  —  Coinbase threatens me that continuing to report on their activities would be “.... unwise”.  Also, election spending hits a fever pitch, with several new crypto PACs coming out of the woodwork.  —  1×  —  My previous issue about facing legal threats …
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
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 …
New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Trump Will Seek to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water  —  Donald J. Trump has said he would give Mr. Kennedy, a former rival who has long promoted unproven medical theories, a prominent health role if he wins.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday that among …
Discussion: HuffPost, Rolling Stone, Mediaite and DNyuz
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Harris' final campaign ad focuses on unity: “Neighbors, not enemies” … The main theme of the ad is unity.  In it, Harris vows to be a “president for all Americans” and describes Americans as “neighbors, not enemies” as she seeks to contrast her vision for the nation with former President Trump's.
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Myah Ward / Politico:   Harris campaign launches closing ad
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump says migrants caused a ‘surge in crime’ in a small Wisconsin city.  Its residents reject that.  —  Donald Trump has constructed his campaign on the idea that “bloodthirsty” immigrants are taking over towns across the U.S.  —  WHITEWATER, Wisconsin — Keylin Sarahi came here about seven months …
Discussion: The Ringer
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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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
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