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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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Semafor, Fortune, Breitbart, HotAir and Silver Bulletin
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Michael Lee / Fox News:
Major pollster drops final battleground poll numbers — Harris hold slim leads in four of the seven main battleground states — The final New York Times/Siena College Battleground poll of the 2024 race shows a razor-tight election in the battleground states just days before the election.
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USA Today, Townhall, Silver Bulletin, RedState, New York Times, The Hill, The Daily Caller, ABC News, Forbes, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Bloomberg
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Kari Lake is struggling to match Trump's numbers in Arizona. She doesn't believe the polls.
Kari Lake is struggling to match Trump's numbers in Arizona. She doesn't believe the polls.
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Raw Story, The Atlantic and CBS News
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Final NBC News poll: Harris-Trump race is neck and neck, with significant gender gap
Final NBC News poll: Harris-Trump race is neck and neck, with significant gender gap
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Emerson Polling, ABC News, Boston Herald, Mother Jones, Fox News, Forbes and Bloomberg
Business Insider:
Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states
Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states
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The Guardian, Politico, Raw Story, RedState, Fortune, Iowa Starting Line, The Independent, Townhall, Reuters, Des Moines Register, KUSA-TV, PoliticusUSA, Fox News, Axios, New Jersey Online and The Hill
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.
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Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Metro.co.uk, Mother Jones, Townhall, The Independent, East Bay Times, NPR, Fox News and HuffPost
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New York Times:
A Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campaign's Grueling Final Days
A Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campaign's Grueling Final Days
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The Japan Times, The Hill and Washington Times
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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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Forgets What State He's in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz — The GOP presidential nominee was lethargic during his appearance in Kinston, North Carolina on Sunday — Donald Trump appeared to be running out of steam and memory on Sunday during his fifth rally out of six that he planned …
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Washington Post, NC Newsline, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Trump says he doesn't mind someone shooting at journalists at rally — Trump's latest comments were an escalation of violent language he and his supporters have used in recent days. — Trump says he 'doesn't mind much' if press is shot at — LITITZ, Pa. — Donald Trump told a crowd …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Harris campaign: The Iowa poll is exciting, but... Democrats were giddy Saturday when a gold-standard poll found Kamala Harris narrowly leading Donald Trump in deep-red Iowa. But Harris' senior campaign officials are cautioning against getting too excited about the Des Moines Register survey.
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Washington Post:
Harris vows unity in closing message while Trump lashes out
Harris vows unity in closing message while Trump lashes out
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The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Daily Kos, ABC News, CBS News and Washington Times
New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Harris, at Michigan State Rally, Pledges to Be ‘President for All Americans’
Election Live Updates: Harris, at Michigan State Rally, Pledges to Be ‘President for All Americans’
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The Gateway Pundit, ABC News, New York Post and East Bay Times
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump says ‘Fox News is not our friend,’ claims it's airing ‘Democrat ads’
Trump says ‘Fox News is not our friend,’ claims it's airing ‘Democrat ads’
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The Gateway Pundit and Crooks and Liars
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Stefanik on gender voting gap: 'Trump's campaign has strong, intelligent women'
Stefanik on gender voting gap: 'Trump's campaign has strong, intelligent women'
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Washington Examiner and Fox News
Wicker Perlis / TCPalm.com:
Teenager wearing Trump shirt charged with punching Harris supporter, 70 — STUART — With election day just three days away, a teenager and apparent supporter of former President Donald Trump was arrested here Saturday at a rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and charged with punching a 70-year-old woman in the stomach.
KABE-LP:
Univision Poll: More than 60% of Latino voters in Pennsylvania support Kamala Harris amid the controversy over calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Trump rally — A Univision and YouGov survey shows that 69% of respondents considered comments defining Puerto Rico as …
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Vanity Fair
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Pro-Trump Comic's Puerto Rico Insult Raises Democrats' Hopes In Pennsylvania
Pro-Trump Comic's Puerto Rico Insult Raises Democrats' Hopes In Pennsylvania
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and NPR
Mark Robison / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Nevada Republicans hold 50,000 ballot lead over Democrats after end of early voting — About a half-million more ballots can be expected to be cast in Nevada, based on turnout from the 2020 election. — Nevada Democrats have their work cut out for them between now Election Day on Tuesday if early voting turnout is any indication.
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The American Spectator, Washington Post, Fortune and Fox News
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The Guardian:
If Trump wins the election, these 11 issues will be under threat — The impact will be felt in many aspects of American life and across the world — This is the first part of the standfirst This is the second part of the standfirst — Headline what's at stake?
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Abortion, Stupid
It's Abortion, Stupid
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One America News Network, The 19th, USA Today and Newsday
John Blake / CNN:
After their son came out, this conservative Christian couple went into a closet of their own — As soon as Greg McDonald Jr. saw his parents, he knew he was in trouble. His father stood waiting for him with his arms folded and his brow furrowed. Beside him was Greg's mother, her eyes red and puffy.
Mary L. Trump / The Good in Us:
North Carolina—and Iowa? — I did not see this coming — N.B.—Please join me for the last “Ask Mary Anything within Reason” before the election. It's going to be a good one! — Thanks to Donald and the fact that we've been subjected to the Big Lie for almost four years …
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The Status Kuo and Associated Press
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 …
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The Hill, Forbes, HuffPost and The Gateway Pundit
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Sen. Ron Wyden / MSNBC:
How women's phones became a tool for abortion surveillance — Americans shouldn't accept a reality where their phones are sleeper agents for stalkers and fundamentalist politicians. — For years, data brokers have abused Americans' most personal data in every way possible …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Security fencing goes up around White House, Capitol, VP residence — New security fencing went up around the White House, U.S. Capitol and Vice President Harris's residence in Washington, D.C. as authorities prepare for Election Day in the event there may be political unrest in the coming days.
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Mediaite and Washington Post
CBS News:
Texas OB-GYNs leaving state in face of strict abortion laws — Texas' strict abortion laws have hindered doctors in the state, leaving them unable to offer comprehensive maternity care to pregnant women, according to Dr. Emily Briggs, an obstetrician and family physician who works in central Texas.
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The Texas Tribune
CBS News:
Georgia election officials defend voting system against barrage of false claims, conspiracy theories — More than 70 million people have already voted in the 2024 election, and Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia Secretary of State's office, knows what he'll say to people who will inevitably challenge the results.
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Axios and Washington Post
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
GOP election officials push back on Trump allegations of ‘election interference’ in Georgia
GOP election officials push back on Trump allegations of ‘election interference’ in Georgia
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CBS News, New York Times, One America News Network and Fox News