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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Gives Donald Trump Campaign Time During NASCAR Race, ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Response to Kamala Harris' ‘SNL’ Appearance — Trump appeared in spots that aired during Sunday's coverage of both sporting events on NBC, speaking directly to the camera. — NBC is giving former President …
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Sean L. McCarthy / The Daily Beast:
Teary-Eyed John Oliver Begs Reluctant Voters to Back Kamala Harris — REAL TALK — The late-night host sent an emotional message to viewers in a passionate monologue days before the election. — Fighting back tears, John Oliver choked up Sunday night while urging undecided and reluctant voters …
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Agence France-Presse, Variety and Crooks and Liars
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Harris official says Trump is closing “with total darkness and anger”
Harris official says Trump is closing “with total darkness and anger”
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The National Pulse
Washington Post:
Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses
Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses
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The Federalist, Poynter, CNN and The Hill
Associated Press:
Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss
Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss
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Associated Press, Metro.co.uk, Mother Jones, NPR and Washington Times
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
Mike Wendling / BBC:
Whirlwind of misinformation sows distrust ahead of US election day
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Harris campaign: The Iowa poll is exciting, but...
Harris campaign: The Iowa poll is exciting, but...
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New Republic, Washington Post, Issues & Insights, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Post, Raw Story, ABC News, The Independent, New Jersey Online, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, Daily Mail, KUSA-TV, Business Insider, NPR, PoliticusUSA, Fox News, Florida Politics and Political Wire
Politico:
Trump says he doesn't ‘mind’ if someone has to ‘shoot through’ the media
Trump says he doesn't ‘mind’ if someone has to ‘shoot through’ the media
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The Free Press, HuffPost, RedState, Deadline, UPI, New York Post, Must Read Alaska, Fox News, IJR, CBS News, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Axios, The Independent and Rolling Stone
Max Tani / Semafor:
In a frank internal meeting, The New York Times wrestled with its political role — The Scoop — With the 2024 presidential election a few weeks away, one question was top of mind for staff at The New York Times: Had the paper's leadership noticed how many Democrats had become furious at it over its coverage of Donald Trump?
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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Forgets What State He's in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz
Trump Forgets What State He's in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz
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New Jersey Online, Washington Post, NC Newsline, Politico, Raw Story, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Breitbart, Washington Examiner and New York Post
Nikki Haley / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Isn't Perfect, but He's the Better Choice — If you like his policies but are put off by his tone or his excesses, consider the cost of the past four years. — Millions of people love Donald Trump, and millions hate him. Each group will vote accordingly.
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HuffPost, Mediaite, New York Post and PoliticusUSA
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Internal email: Trump campaign prepares for either outcome
Internal email: Trump campaign prepares for either outcome
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Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and ABC News
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Some Late Shifts, but Polls Remain Closest They've Ever Been — The polls tend to err as a group in one direction or the other, so a fairly decisive win by either candidate is still possible. — With one day left in the 2024 campaign, the polls show one of the closest presidential elections in the history of American politics.
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Morning Call
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emptywheel:
Male Pollsters Shocked — Shocked!! — When a Woman Pollster Discovers Women Voters
Male Pollsters Shocked — Shocked!! — When a Woman Pollster Discovers Women Voters
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The Hill, New Republic, Semafor, Boston Herald, Breitbart, Fortune, Iowa Starting Line, Des Moines Register and NBC News
Michael Lee / Fox News:
Major pollster drops final battleground poll numbers
Major pollster drops final battleground poll numbers
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HotAir, Politico, The Hill, Business Insider, Townhall, USA Today, Silver Bulletin, RedState, New York Times, The Daily Caller, ABC News, Forbes, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and New York Post
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.
David Siders / Politico:
Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump? — TEMPE, Arizona — The tailgate was aimed at boosting a protégé, but it was Donald Trump whose name and image were plastered everywhere — on the banner hung from Republicans' table outside the Arizona State University football game …
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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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Mediaite, Raw Story, The Atlantic and CBS News
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Abortion, Stupid — AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO DETECTS, among many of my fellow commentators commentating away on this election, a kind of reluctance, almost a kind of embarrassment, to state the obvious: Abortion rights is the issue that could decide this presidential contest.
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Raw Story, One America News Network and The 19th
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike — The walkout, which began just after midnight Monday, could disrupt the news organization's election coverage. — The New York Times Tech Guild walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Monday, making good on a threat that has loomed over the company …
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New York Times, Fox News, Mediaite, Mother Jones and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
GOP's closing election message on health baffles strategists, worries experts — “No Obamacare.” Questioning vaccines. No fluoride in drinking water. They're all Republican assertions in the final days of the presidential campaign.
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Raw Story
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.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The consequences of putting the cranks in charge — In a wild presidential election featuring dozens of criminal felony charges, fallacious claims about election fraud, and sexist invective, it's easy to forget a fundamental truth: The real impact of the election will be expressed through changes to federal law and policy.
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Fox News, USA Today, NBC News and New York Times
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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Washington Post, Axios, Mediaite, New York Post and Agence France-Presse
Politico:
Republicans bring back fake electors in battlegrounds — More than a dozen fake electors from 2020 are back this time. And several election deniers are among the new prospective Trump electors. — Many of the people preparing to cast votes for Donald Trump in the Electoral College in 2024 …
New York Times:
Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day — Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos. — Groups backing former President Donald J …
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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Townhall, The American Spectator and Washington Post
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Trump's “baked in” bigotry — It was never just a sheriff's star. … 📰 Subscribe to Public Notice 📰 — It is no coincidence that, as his 2024 presidential campaign comes to a close, Donald Trump is both coming out as an overt fascist and presiding over a Republican Party suffused with conspiratorial antisemitism.
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Jewish Insider