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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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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Final NBC News poll: Harris-Trump race is neck and neck, with significant gender gap — Abortion and rising Democratic enthusiasm boost Harris, while the economy and the cost of living lift Trump ahead of an uncertain election. — The final national NBC News poll of the 2024 presidential campaign finds …
Politico:
British ‘mega poll’ leans toward Harris victory — Election pollsters may be ‘herding’ and giving the impression Trump is stronger than he really is, Focaldata research suggests. — The British are a-coming. This time, they're wielding a new polling technique with a huge survey sample …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Some Surprises in Last Battleground Polls, but Still a Deadlock — A rise for Kamala Harris in the Sun Belt, and a dip in the Northern swing states. — Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump stayed deadlocked to the finish in the final New York Times/Siena College polls of the 2024 presidential election …
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New York Times:
Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find — Donald J. Trump has improved his standing in Pennsylvania even as late-deciding voters appear to be breaking for Kamala Harris. — The presidential race appears to be hurtling toward a photo finish …
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Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Can you wear a Trump or Harris hat to the polls? It depends on where you live
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
In a bathroom stall, a simple message: Vote Harris. No one will know.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump ahead of Harris in Iowa in new Emerson College poll
Trump ahead of Harris in Iowa in new Emerson College poll
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Emerson Polling, Breitbart, The Hollywood Reporter, Townhall, The Times of Israel, Des Moines Register, Mediaite and Florida Politics
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Some undecided voters still wrestling with their decision as Election Day approaches
Shawn Tully / Fortune:
October surprise: Trump just blew a huge lead, and the Madison Square Garden rally started the drop, says top data scientist
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Trump Losing Sleep Over Polling Numbers Days Before Election
Trump Losing Sleep Over Polling Numbers Days Before Election
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
FCC commissioner claims Harris on ‘SNL’ violates ‘equal time’ rule — A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has claimed that Vice President Harris's recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live” violates the “equal time” rule. — “This is a clear and blatant effort to evade …
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Associated Press:
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming — Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph's version of her in the show's cold open.
William Earl / Variety:
Kamala Harris Mocks Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ Appearance, Urges Americans to ‘Keep Kamala and Carry On-A-La’ — Kamala Harris made a last-minute appearance on “Saturday Night Live” to inject a little humor into the last days of the presidential campaign. — The current Vice President …
Washington Post:
Harris's team claims she's no longer the underdog, but Trump team scoffs — Harris's team has struck a more optimistic tone in public in recent days, signaling that they expect to win the race. The Trump campaign sees things differently. — Vice President Kamala Harris has spent …
Jake Lahut / Wired:
Canvassers for Elon Musk's America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out — A dozen Black canvassers were tricked, threatened, and driven in seatless U-Haul vans. They were fired after WIRED reported on their plight—some without full pay or a way back home.
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Claimed: Trump Liked to F**k His Friends' Wives — In recordings taken by author Michael Wolff, Epstein claimed Trump first slept with Melania on his Lolita Express and enjoyed cuckholding. — 'Don't Do This Again': Harrison Ford Endorses Kamala Harris — 'WE'LL MOVE FORWARD'
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water — Major health groups support water fluoridation as a public health benefit and emphasize that the practice is safe. — WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday that a Trump administration would …
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Trump Thinks America Wants His Perversions — Let's hope he is wrong. — MEASLES, MISINFORMATION, a “vigorous spanking” of misogyny—whether women like it or not—a violent nine-gun fantasy for political enemies, crudeness, petty insults, and cronyism. — Pick your perversion, America.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
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
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Balloon Juice, The Irish Times, Mediaite and New York Magazine
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Megyn Kelly presses Sheehy on bullet wound story: “So confusing” … - Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, claims he was shot while deployed in Afghanistan. … Sheehy said: “There isn't.” — “There's not an extensive medical record for any of this stuff,” Sheehy said.
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The Independent, HuffPost, The Hill and Raw Story
MauríCio Alencar / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk's Mom Suggests She May Break Voting Laws — ILLEGAL MUCH? — Maye Musk also suggested that her Canadian friends were going to vote illegally. — Elon Musk's mom Musk stunned Fox News host Neil Cavuto when she appeared to suggest that she would visit polling stations in New York …
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain — Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before a consequential ballot the week after the presidential election.