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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Democrats are drowning in denial — Democrats appear to be heading toward painful losses on Tuesday, in one if not both houses of Congress. What went wrong will be debated for months, perhaps years. — Much of the problem can be summed up in one word: denial.
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CNN:
Biden readies for ‘a horrible two years’ if GOP takes control of Congress — As if Democrats needed any more convincing Tuesday's midterm elections carry enormous stakes, President Joe Biden offered a bluntly dire assessment during a fundraiser last Friday in Chicago.
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CBS News, Bloomberg and Blue Virginia
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Biden's and Trump's Performances on the 2022 Trail Sow Doubts About 2024 — OCEANSIDE, Calif. — It's the bipartisan truth that dare not speak its name, at least not in public: Republicans and Democrats alike are stumbling into the midterm elections saddled with presidential frontrunners …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Bidenworld makes peace with the midterms — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — Every ad has been cut. Every speech has been delivered. Every poll has been taken. And now we wait for the voters to decide. — Needless to say, the stakes are high.
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Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Opinion Today and CNN
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Biden approval ticks lower as Democrats brace for midterm losses -Reuters/Ipsos
Biden approval ticks lower as Democrats brace for midterm losses -Reuters/Ipsos
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The Hill, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The Federalist and Sputnik News
Scott Dworkin / Newsweek:
Democracy Is on the Ballot. The Democrats Are the Only Choice
Democracy Is on the Ballot. The Democrats Are the Only Choice
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Final Election Update: The Forecast Is More Or Less Back Where It Started — Republicans are favored in the House. The Senate is more competitive. — By Nate Silver — Nov. 8, 2022, at 2:20 AM — When we launched our midterms forecast on June 30, Republicans had a 53 percent chance …
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Vox and Exiled Policy
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Early bellwethers: Key races to watch once polls close on election night — Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and other key races to watch on Election Day — The 2022 midterms are shaping up to culminate in an unpredictable election night, with recent surveys showing close fights in a host …
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Washington Examiner, Politico, The Hill, Slate, NPR, New York Times, Sacramento Bee and Roll Call
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Three Most Likely Scenarios for Tuesday — When it comes to possible outcomes on Tuesday night, I see three potential scenarios. — 1. The Classic “Tsunami” Election — We can put the 1994/2006/2010 midterms into this category. In this scenario, the bottom drops out for the party in the White House.
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New Republic, The Daily Caller, WHNT-TV and The Guardian
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
The looming election disaster
The looming election disaster
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Morning Shots, ABC News, New York Times and Politico
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman's Pa. Senate campaign is suing to have undated and misdated ballots counted — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's campaign for U.S. Senate has joined the legal fight over whether mail ballots with no date or the incorrect date should be counted in Tuesday's election …
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Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Case After Case After Case: The GOP Keeps Suing to Toss Out Midterm Ballots — “While it is easy to hurl accusations of violations of law and corruption, it is another matter to come forward and produce the evidence.” — The midterms have sparked debate as to whether this election is a referendum on the future of American democracy.
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Washington Post, The Atlantic, Raw Story, MLive.com and Bridge Michigan
OpenSecrets.org:
Most Expensive Races — Some Congressional races are seeing more spent by super PACs …
Most Expensive Races — Some Congressional races are seeing more spent by super PACs …
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Black voters in Florida express fear, confusion as DeSantis election laws kick in
Black voters in Florida express fear, confusion as DeSantis election laws kick in
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Daily Kos, HotAir, Raw Story, NPR and Los Angeles Times
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
These Counties Already Want a Recount and the Votes Aren't Even In Yet
These Counties Already Want a Recount and the Votes Aren't Even In Yet
David Weigel / Semafor:
Republicans hope Michigan is proof-of-concept for an LGBT backlash
Republicans hope Michigan is proof-of-concept for an LGBT backlash
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New York Times, The Federalist, Sputnik News, National Review, Occupy Democrats and The Daily Wire
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Musk discusses putting all of Twitter behind a paywall — Will he go through with it? PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more — If Friday brought massive layoffs to Twitter, Monday brought fresh evidence that the company will never be the same.
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Kalley Huang / New York Times:
What Is Mastodon and Why Are People Leaving Twitter for It? — Since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, some of its users have migrated to Mastodon, an alternative social platform. — Kalley Huang, a technology reporter, reported this story from San Francisco.
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Twitter tells advertisers that user growth is at ‘all-time highs’ under Elon Musk
Twitter tells advertisers that user growth is at ‘all-time highs’ under Elon Musk
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Lawrence Norden / Brennan Center for Justice:
Why Does It Take So Long to Count Mail Ballots in Key States? Blame Legislatures … The slow count of mail ballots has been used to cast doubt on election results, but these delays are a deliberate choice by lawmakers in battleground states. — Lawrence Norden Photo — Derek Tisler Photo
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Are the Polls Still Missing ‘Hidden’ Republicans? Here's What We're Doing to Find Out. — There was no breakthrough in our experiment, but the differences were intriguing. — It won't be long until we learn the results of the 2022 midterm elections — and how the polls fared.
Matt Keener / American Thinker:
Does Joe Biden Know The Fix Is In? — On November 3, 2020, as election night rolled into election morning, Jill and Joseph Biden walked out alone on stage to stand before a crowd of brand-new Jeeps. “We feel good about where we are. We really do,” Joe Biden said to the occasional honk from the vehicles.
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Chris Waldburger and Washington Post
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin Insiders Pray for ‘Frightening’ GOP Election Sweep — Kremlin cheerleaders are hoping for Republicans to win big in the midterms to unleash “poisonous American spiders, tearing each other up” on Capitol Hill. — Russian state media is following the midterm elections in the United States …
Alexander Hall / Fox News:
Karine Jean-Pierre blasted for warning it may take ‘a few days’ to count votes: ‘This insanity has to stop’ — Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton warned, ‘Counting ballots after Election Day undermines voter confidence.’ — White House warns midterm results may be delayed
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The Post Millennial, Breitbart, IJR and The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
In one Ukrainian village, occupation ended — and the feud began — SHEVCHENKIVKA, Ukraine — A month after Ukrainian troops liberated this picturesque village in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, the once close-knit community of Shevchenkivka remains cleaved in two over allegations that some residents collaborated with the Russians.
Reuters:
Exclusive: China cancelled EU leader's video address at opening of major trade expo — Chinese authorities behind a major trade expo in Shanghai pulled an opening ceremony address by the European Council president that was set to criticise Russia's “illegal war” in Ukraine and call …
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Political violence? Watch Senator Ted Cruz get hit with a can during Astros victory parade — Does it count as political violence if some random parade-goer lobs a can at a sitting U.S. Senator? I think it does. — Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a Houstonian, rode on a vehicle …
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Washington Post:
Photos from Election Day: Across the U.S., voters head to the polls — Voters across the U.S. head to the polls in the 2022 midterm elections. Democrats and Republicans are locked in a fierce fight for control of the Senate, with a handful of races that could tip control of the chamber.
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