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Tom Jones / Poynter:
What to watch — and what to avoid — on election night — It's not about where to watch. It's about how to watch. — Well, we made it. It's Election Day. — Today could go down as one of the most important days in the history of our country as the nation decides between Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Hollywood Life, Semafor and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Heads I win, tails you lose — In 2020, Donald Trump declared himself the winner of any state where a partial tally of votes showed him ahead. — As more votes were counted and Trump fell behind in states where he previously had an advantage, Trump claimed that was evidence of cheating.
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CNN, Carolina Journal, Forbes, NPR and Reason
Washington Post:
How Trump used the ‘red mirage’ in vote counting to deny his 2020 loss — Procedures in some states can create a false impression that Republicans are winning since the last ballots to be counted tend to lean Democratic. — Shortly after Election Day came and went in 2020 with no presidential decision …
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New Republic, Washington Examiner, Politico and ABC News
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Trump and allies have primed supporters to falsely believe he has no chance of losing — It's possible former President Donald Trump wins the election - and also quite possible he loses. But many in Trump's orbit keep falsely telling his supporters the only way that happens is because of cheating.
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LGBTQ Nation, Althouse, The Hill and Forbes
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Harris and Trump tie in Dixville Notch midnight vote to kick off Election Day — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have tied with three votes each in the tiny New Hampshire township of Dixville Notch, kicking off Election Day in one of the first places in the country to report its presidential preference.
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Politico, HotAir, USA Today, The Hill, Associated Press, Daily Mail, New York Times, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Western Journal, ABC News, Washington Examiner, Metro.co.uk, Axios, Fox News, The Sun and IJR
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates Polls open with Trump, Harris locked in a tight race
Election 2024 live updates Polls open with Trump, Harris locked in a tight race
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USA Today, The Hill, ABC News, Reuters, New Jersey Online, Vox, Associated Press, NJTODAY.NET, Twin Cities, WTTG-TV, Daily Mail, Teen Vogue, New York Post and The Guardian
Michael McDonald / Michael's Newsletter:
North Carolina Forecast Outcome
North Carolina Forecast Outcome
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Breitbart, RedState, The Hill, Source New Mexico, UPI, Washington Examiner and Talking Points Memo
Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
It's Been Four Years. How Ready Are We for ‘Stop the Steal 2.0’?
It's Been Four Years. How Ready Are We for ‘Stop the Steal 2.0’?
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Politico
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Nigel Farage: Donald Trump should accept result and ‘go play golf’ if Kamala Harris wins
Nigel Farage: Donald Trump should accept result and ‘go play golf’ if Kamala Harris wins
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Fox News, Breitbart, The i Paper, Mediaite, Daily Mail and Politico
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Why the winner of the 2024 presidential race might not be called on election night
Why the winner of the 2024 presidential race might not be called on election night
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CNN, Vox, Poynter, Missouri Independent, MPR News, Arizona Mirror, NPR, Forbes, The Guardian, Source New Mexico, NewsNation, Wisconsin Examiner, The 19th, KSDK-TV, The Hill, Los Angeles Times and Votebeat
Casey Newton / Platformer:
X's plan to interfere with the election — With polls essentially tied and hours to go until Election Day, no one knows for certain who will win the 2024 US presidential election. But we can say with some certainty what will happen if the result is anything other than a landslide victory for Donald Trump …
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Renee DiResta / The UnPopulist:
The MAGA Propaganda Machine Has Successfully Censored Voices Calling Out its Lies — In 2020, the U.S. found itself in the midst of an unprecedented election—one defined not only by candidates or policies, but by a fight over what was real. During that election, I was one of the leaders …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm
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Reuters, Google Help Center and The Times of Israel
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Editor Jon Ralston's 2024 Nevada election predictions — I should have done the mic drop in 2022. — Picking the winners in the top two races, both of which were agonizingly close, should have been the swan song, the ride off into the sunset on my oracular career.
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Fox News, The Hill, Deseret News, Mediaite, New York Post, New Republic, Townhall, The Bulwark and Forbes
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Politico:
America's political experts brace for the most unpredictable election of their careers
America's political experts brace for the most unpredictable election of their careers
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ABC News and Washington Post
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Our Final 2024 Ratings — We mentioned a few weeks ago that we misplaced our Crystal Ball.
Our Final 2024 Ratings — We mentioned a few weeks ago that we misplaced our Crystal Ball.
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Reuters, The Hill and New York Post
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
A random number generator determined the “favorite” in our forecast
A random number generator determined the “favorite” in our forecast
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The Hill, Reason, LifeNews.com and IJR
Amanda Moore / Politico:
A Trump Field Director Was Fired for Being a White Nationalist — A white nationalist worked on the Trump campaign in an important position in Pennsylvania for five months — until Friday, when the Pennsylvania GOP fired him after learning about his views from my reporting.
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Letters from an American, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story and Mediaite
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
A Plaintive Cry For Election Reforms Before It's Too Late — INSIDE: Luke Meyer ... Elon Musk ... Tina Smith … It Doesn't Have To Be This Way — As voting wraps up across the country today, let me take a quick step back to offer not so much a curmudgeon's take as a plea not to lose sight …
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Christian Science Monitor
Alexandra Berzon / New York Times:
Activists File ‘Bad-Faith’ Ballot Challenges, Pennsylvania Officials Say
Activists File ‘Bad-Faith’ Ballot Challenges, Pennsylvania Officials Say
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404 Media and Washington Examiner
Ryland Barton / NPR:
Voters could flip these state legislatures, changing the path for some big issues — Tucked at the bottom of the ballot, races for the state legislature can have an enormous effect on issues from abortion to guns to voting access. — Control of legislatures is up for grabs in several states this year.
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E&E News
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The Hill:
Razor-tight races could leave House control in limbo for weeks
Razor-tight races could leave House control in limbo for weeks
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Associated Press and El País
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Why House GOP women are struggling to grow their numbers
Why House GOP women are struggling to grow their numbers
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The Guardian, Wall Street Journal and CNN
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Musk's Twitter Is the Blueprint for a MAGA Government — Fire everyone. Turn it into a personal political weapon. Let chaos reign. — In a recent interview, the former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy made an offhanded comment that connected a few dots for me.
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New York Post, Fox News, The Independent and RedState
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Joe Rogan endorses Trump on eve of Election Day
Joe Rogan endorses Trump on eve of Election Day
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls — Federal judges denied two states' requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. — Both Missouri and Texas asked federal courts to keep DOJ lawyers away from their polls.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous — When it comes to political bait, it was the tastiest sort: a cheeky ad run by Vote Common Good, and voiced by Julia Roberts, reminding women that they don't have to tell their husbands if they vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Agence France-Presse
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement — Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the following statement: — Since our statement on Friday …
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Politico, Breitbart, Fortune, New York Times, The Guardian, East Bay Times, RedState and Fox News
Bushra Seddique / The Atlantic:
Americans Who Want Out — Every four years, some liberal Americans threaten to leave the country if a Republican wins the presidency. Canada has become almost a joke—or maybe a fantasy—in certain left-leaning circles, not just a country but an escape hatch, a next life waiting if the election goes the “wrong” way.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Proud Boys claim they'll be at polling places as Trump ups violent rhetoric and election fraud claims — Though several Proud Boys leaders remain in prison on Jan. 6 charges, the far-right militia group remains active, with some chapters saying they'll watch the polls Tuesday.
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New Republic and Wall Street Journal
Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire Republican megadonor, has died — New York CNN — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died, the company announced Tuesday.
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KUSA-TV, Lawyers, Guns & Money and IJR
CNN:
A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn't the first time — An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election.
US Department of Justice:
Georgia Poll Worker Arrested for Making Bomb Threat to Election Workers — For Immediate Release — A Georgia poll worker was arrested today for mailing a letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent threatening poll workers. — According to the criminal complaint, Nicholas Wimbish …
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The Hill, Axios, Raw Story, Scripps News and KRQE NEWS 13
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Announces Dumbest Person You Know Will Lead Missile Defense … Herschel Walker is back and ready to lead our country's missile defense system. — That is not some cruel joke, but a very real thing Donald Trump proposed at his Georgia rally on Sunday—minutes after Walker confused …
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Washington Examiner, OutsideTheBeltway, The Daily Beast, NJTODAY.NET, The Hill, Forbes, New Jersey Online, HuffPost and Raw Story
Courtney Cohn / Democracy Docket:
Georgia Judge Rejects Third Lawsuit From GOP Fulton County Election Official — A Georgia judge rejected a third lawsuit from Julie Adams — a GOP member of the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration — seeking additional election records she claims she needs to certify tomorrow's election results.
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The Guardian and ProPublica
Dan Gillmor / The cornerstone of democracy:
Essentials, November 4, 2024 — A compendium of the best reporting and commentary surrounding the pivotal 2024 elections in the United States. You will rarely find horse race coverage here, or the standard “both sides” BS that passes so often for political journalism.
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The Lever