memeorandum: Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving (Peter Wade/Rolling Stone)

3:35 PM ET, November 3, 2024

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Trump Tells Supporters He 'Shouldn't Have Left' the White House — Donald J. Trump, who sought to overturn his loss of the 2020 election, also joked that he didn't mind if reporters were shot. — Former President Donald J. Trump told supporters on Sunday that he “shouldn't have left” …

Discussion: Washington Post and New York Post

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story and The Times of Israel

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 …

Discussion: Fox News, Mother Jones and Forbes

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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Associated Press:

Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House in 2020 — Donald Trump gave a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before the presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn't have left” the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Discussion: NPR and Townhall

Emily Davies / Washington Post: In a bathroom stall, a simple message: Vote Harris. No one will know.

Business Insider:
Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states

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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Stefanik on gender voting gap: 'Trump's campaign has strong, intelligent women'

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, NewsNation and The 19th

Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how

New York Times:
Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find

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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

Luke Garrett / NPR:
Trump and Harris crisscross campaign trail days out from Election Day

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Oren Oppenheim / ABC News: Some undecided voters still wrestling with their decision as Election Day approaches

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.

Discussion: Rolling Stone

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:

Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving — The former president falsely claimed his rallies “do not have any seats that are empty” — A savvy camera operator fact checked Donald Trump live. — During his rally in Greensboro …

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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William Earl / Variety:
Kamala Harris Mocks Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ Appearance, Urges Americans to ‘Keep Kamala and Carry On-A-La’

Washington Post:
Harris's team claims she's no longer the underdog, but Trump team scoffs

Discussion: ABC News, Townhall and Politico

Associated Press:
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming

NBC News:

Trump doesn't rule out banning vaccines if he becomes president: 'I'll make a decision' — In an interview with NBC News, the former president also said that a push by RFK Jr. to remove fluoride in water “sounds OK to me.” — Former President Donald Trump said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have a …

Discussion: HuffPost

Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water

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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Health Pick RFK Jr. Touts Removing Fluoride From Water

Discussion: Mother Jones, Fox News, The Independent and New York Times

A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:

Apology Not Accepted — I woke up yesterday morning to learn that Don Trump—the famed rapist, convicted felon, and white christian presidential candidate—had mimed performing a blowjob on his microphone stand to the clear delight of his crowd. — There's a famous Christian thinker named Jesus H. Christ …

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.

Discussion: Daily Montanan, The Independent, HuffPost, The Hill and Raw Story

Liz Goodwin / Washington Post: GOP candidate Tim Sheehy says medical records don't exist for gunshot wound

Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

2024's biggest gaffe? GOP telling the truth about what it will do to America. — The most wildly misunderstood yet commonly used word in American politics is “gaffe.” The dictionary defines it as “an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder” — and that's not wrong.

Al Weaver / The Hill:

Final Senate rankings: 5 seats most likely to flip — Two days remain until Election Day, and Republicans are aiming to take control of the Senate and expand their majority. — Democrats hold a 51-49 advantage, which Republicans have already sliced into with their pending victory in West Virginia.

Discussion: Fox News, CBS News and New York Times

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:

Trump says ‘Fox News is not our friend,’ claims it's airing ‘Democrat ads’ — Former President Trump on Sunday took aim at Fox News for airing what the GOP presidential nominee sees as too much coverage devoted to the Democrats, just a few days before the election.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

ABC News:

Trump tells ABC he expects a winner to be declared election night — Trump tells Jonathan Karl he has “a substantial lead,” but admits he could lose. — Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseumin Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 02, 2024.