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11:05 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
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
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 …
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 …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump's Microphone Trouble in Milwaukee Leaves Him ‘Seething’
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
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.
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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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 …
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 …
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.
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
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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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: Mediaite, HuffPost, Rolling Stone and DNyuz
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 …
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
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
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 …
Arizona Daily Star:
The Arizona Daily Star's endorsements for 2024  —  Editor's note:  —  The Star's endorsements are coming late in the cycle this year, for a host of reasons, but the bottom line is we still believe in a community newspaper's role in endorsing candidates for election and we were determined to fill that role.
 
 
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Halloween parade float depicts shackled Harris being dragged
Washington Post:
A chaotic presidential transition could embolden U.S. adversaries
Emily Ngo / Politico:
Trans issue muddies battle over New York ballot measure
Discussion: American Thinker
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Raffensperger urges voters to ignore X ad purporting fraud: 'Don't fall for it'
NBC News:
Ex-officer Brett Hankison violated Breonna Taylor's civil rights in deadly raid, jury finds
Andrew Gumbel / The Guardian:
Elon Musk's canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Shift From 2020, Identity Politics Loses Its Grip on the Country
Discussion: Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
The Unique Danger of a Trumpist Oligarchy
Wall Street Journal:
Watch These Counties for Early Clues to Election Night
Rachel Flynn / BBC:
Kemi Badenoch wins Conservative Party leadership contest
Russell Payne / Salon:
“Democrats are in a stronger position”: Election forecasters give Dems an edge in swing House races
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