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5:20 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 after 2020 loss  —  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.
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
Washington Post:
Trump says he doesn't mind someone shooting at journalists at rally
Discussion: The Independent and New York Times
ABC News:   Trump tells ABC he expects a winner to be declared election night
emptywheel:
Male Pollsters Shocked — Shocked!!  — When a Woman Pollster Discovers Women Voters  —  On Friday, Nate Silver tweeted and substacked a piece declaring that there must be herding going on in the casino.  —  His substack analysis didn't acknowledge, however, that this herding was going on in his casino.
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Business Insider:
Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states  — A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll shows Harris leading Trump by 3 points in the state.  — It's a significant shift in a conservative-leaning state that Trump won by eight points in 2020.
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: USA Today, Fox News, Mother Jones and Forbes
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
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:   Can you wear a Trump or Harris hat to the polls? It depends on where you live
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 …
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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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 and Forbes
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Ann Selzer: How Could This Be?  —  Few states are as red as Iowa, and yet the legendary Iowa pollster Ann Selzer found that Kamala has leapfrogged over Trump to take the lead there.  The turnaround is due to women—particularly women 65 and older, who previously tilted toward Trump, but now favor Kamala 63% to 28%.
Discussion: Des Moines Register and USA Today
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Cruz on McConnell's replacement: I want a ‘leader who changes how the Senate operates’  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he hopes whoever replaces Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) atop the Senate GOP is someone who will change “how the Senate operates.”
Discussion: Fox Business
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:   Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain
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’
Politico:
Why business leaders are worried about JD Vance  —  They've watched the party move away from them under Donald Trump.  They're worried his chosen successor could accelerate the shift.  —  Business leaders watched with growing frustration as Donald Trump pushed the Republican Party toward …
Discussion: New York Times
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: Fox News and New York Times
 
 
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Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
DeSantis Is Doing Everything He Can to End Abortion Measures' Winning Streak
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
James O'Keefe Recruits Election Workers to Secretly Record at the Polls
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Says 'I Don't Mind' if the Media Gets Shot
Wm. Dwight McKissic Sr / MSNBC:
I'm a pastor who hates abortion, opposes gay marriage — and is voting for Harris
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
2024's biggest gaffe? GOP telling the truth about what it will do to America.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Final Senate rankings: 5 seats most likely to flip
Discussion: Fox News, CBS News and New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Four big things the winners of Congress will have to tackle in 2025
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
In a bathroom stall, a simple message: Vote Harris. No one will know.
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
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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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