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4:30 PM ET, November 3, 2024

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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 …
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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, HuffPost and Townhall
New York Times:
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: USA Today and New York Post
ABC News:   Trump tells ABC he expects a winner to be declared election night
Washington Post:
Trump says he doesn't mind someone shooting at journalists at rally
Discussion: The Independent and New York Times
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
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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 …
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 …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Ann Selzer: How Could This Be?  —  Few states are as red as Iowa, and yet the legendary Iowa …
Discussion: Des Moines Register
emptywheel:
MALE POLLSTERS SHOCKED — SHOCKED!! — WHEN A WOMAN POLLSTER DISCOVERS WOMEN VOTERS
Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how
Business Insider:
Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:   Can you wear a Trump or Harris hat to the polls? It depends on where you live
New York Times:
Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find
Luke Garrett / NPR:
Trump and Harris crisscross campaign trail days out from Election Day
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
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 …
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
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water
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
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:   Trump Thinks America Wants His Perversions
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
GOP candidate Tim Sheehy says medical records don't exist for gunshot wound  —  In May, the candidate said it was “insulting and ridiculous” that he would be asked to provide them.  —  Tim Sheehy, the Montana Republican nominee for Senate, said in an interview with former Fox News host Megyn Kelly …
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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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William Earl / Variety:
Kamala Harris Mocks Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ Appearance, Urges Americans to ‘Keep Kamala and Carry On-A-La’
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
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.
Andrew Howard / Politico:
GOP election officials push back on Trump allegations of ‘election interference’ in Georgia  —  Republican election officials in Georgia are pushing back against claims from Donald Trump and his allies of “election interference” in the state, as the former president looks to undermine faith in the electoral system.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
James O'Keefe Recruits Election Workers to Secretly Record at the Polls
Wm. Dwight McKissic Sr / MSNBC:
I'm a pastor who hates abortion, opposes gay marriage — and is voting for Harris
Discussion: Raw Story
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Emily Davies / Washington Post:
In a bathroom stall, a simple message: Vote Harris. No one will know.
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Claimed: Trump Liked to F**k His Friends' Wives
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP amplifies voter fraud claims amid tight Senate race
Discussion: Mother Jones and USA Today
New York Times:
A Second Trump Term? Three Conservative Columnists Unpack What Could Happen.
Discussion: Althouse
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Prominent white supremacist Richard Spencer endorses Kamala Harris
Discussion: RedState and What's New Today
MauríCio Alencar / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk's Mom Suggests She May Break Voting Laws
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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Meta clashes with Canada's CRTC over the Online News Act by declining to publicly release information about its measures to block news content on its platforms

 
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