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Jennifer Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Senate Democrats Poised to Pick Up 5-7 Seats  —  Senate Republicans had been doing a pretty solid job of maintaining their distance from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump by running their own campaign that focused largely on more local issues or those issues that motivate their base.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Clarence Thomas's Twenty-Five Years Without Footprints  —  This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court.  Conservatives like Thomas have dominated the Court throughout his tenure, and he has been in the majority in all of their victories.
Discussion: Althouse
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
What Drives Donald Trump?  Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show  —  By any measure, Arsenio Hall was a Hollywood success: He had starred in popular films, packed houses as a stand-up comic and hosted a hit late-night television show bearing his name.  —  Donald J. Trump saw it differently by the mid-2000s.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida spirals away from Trump  —  From polling to early voting trends to TV ad spending to ground game, Donald Trump's Florida fortunes are beginning to look so bleak that some Republicans are steeling themselves for what could be the equivalent of a “landslide” loss in the nation's biggest battleground state.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida Democrats poised to overtake Republicans in early votes  —  MIAMI — Fueled by a strong first day of in-person early voting, more than 1.6 million Floridians have cast pre-Election Day ballots as Democrats threaten to overtake Republicans in the number of votes banked before Nov. 8.
Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Early voting suggests tight race in key states despite Clinton camp boast
Discussion: The Point, WND and LifeZette
NBC News:
Poll: Republican Party Fractured As Hillary Clinton Maintains Solid Lead  —  Hillary Clinton's 5-point lead over Donald Trump remains virtually unchanged since last week—but after prolonged in-fighting among GOP party leaders, a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters (57 percent) …
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ABC News:
Stressed About the Election? If So, You've Got Company
Erik Sandoval / WKMG:
WATCH LIVE: Thousands expected at Donald Trump rally in Sanford
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Poll: GOP voters trust Trump more than Ryan to lead party
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump has no idea what Obamacare does  —  Trump spouts the classiest, most luxurious word salad you've ever heard.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's employees are having a “tremendous problem” with health plans they don't actually have.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
To work as intended, Obamacare needs a bigger, more unpopular mandate
Discussion: Washington Post
Ari Berman / The Nation:
A CITY CLERK OPPOSED AN EARLY-VOTING SITE AT UW-GREEN BAY BECAUSE ‘STUDENTS LEAN MORE TOWARD THE DEMOCRATS’  —  New e-mails released to The Nation reveal ongoing GOP attempts to suppress the vote.  —  By ,  —  Students wait in long lines to register and vote at UW-Eau Claire Davies Center on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
REVEALED: Wisconsin clerk limits voting near campus because ‘students lean more toward the Democrats’
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
CBS Philly:
Police: Homes Near Sen. Pat Toomey's Vandalized With Anti-GOP Messages  —  UPPER MILFORD Twp., Pa. — A pair of homes were vandalized, with anti-GOP messages in Zionsville, Pa. near the residence of Senator Pat Toomey in Lehigh County, who is currently battling challenger Katie McGinty for his seat.
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Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey Still Won't Answer Trump Question
Discussion: CNBC
Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump: ‘I have no interest in Trump TV’  —  Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up “Trump TV” when the election ends.  —  “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump said on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW on Tuesday.  “I hear it all over the place.
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I've Been Endorsed By The Military ‘Conceptually, At Least’ (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump's habit of claiming endorsements that do not exist kicked into gear again Tuesday morning, when the Republican nominee claimed to have been endorsed “largely, at least conceptually, by the military.”
Discussion: The Week and Hit & Run
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Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Right Is Giving Up on Democracy  —  It's not just Donald Trump and his fans who think the system is rigged.  —  The single most ominous thing that Donald Trump said in all three presidential debates was a misguided attempt at a quip: “I'll keep you in suspense, okay?”
Discussion: Forbes
Paul Gallo / SuperTalk Mississippi:
Gov. Phil Bryant joined the Gallo Show to discuss Trump vs. Hillary  —  Rebel Report - Georgia On Our Minds  —  Ole Miss has a great opportunity to beat a highly ranked opponent on Saturday.  Georgia is undefeated but has look suspect on both sides of the ball all season long.
Kenneth Lipp / The Daily Beast:
AT&T Is Spying on Americans for Profit  —  On Nov. 11, 2013, Victorville, California, sheriff's deputies and a coroner responded to a motorcyclist's report of human remains outside of town.  —  They identified the partially bleached skull of a child, and later discovered the remains …
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Bernie defended Clinton on her leaked emails — but he couldn't resist taking one shot  —  About one year ago, Bernie Sanders memorably told Hillary Clinton during a primary debate that the American people were “sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.”  —  It appears he still thinks they are.
Discussion: Politico, AOL and New York Times
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Spent $300K Of Donor Money On Books From ‘Art Of The Deal’ Publisher  —  It looks like Donald Trump's book sales got a boost from his own presidential campaign.  —  The Republican nominee directed $300,000 of small donors' money to the publisher of his bestselling business book …
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Oversampling is used to study small groups, not bias poll results  —  Every election year, questions arise about how polling techniques and practices might skew poll results one way or the other.  In the final weeks before this year's election, the practice of “oversampling” …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Chris Massie / CNN:
Giuliani: When I see Clinton, ‘I see her in an orange jumpsuit’  —  (CNN)Former New York mayor and top Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that when he looks at Hillary Clinton, he sees her “in an orange jumpsuit.”  —  Giuliani was asked by host Dom Giordano on 1210 WPHT Philadelphia radio …
Discussion: AOL and Washington Times
Charlie Bayliss / Daily Express:
Syrian refugee with FOUR WIVES and 23 CHILDREN ‘claims £320,000 a year in benefits’  —  A SYRIAN refugee with four wives and 23 children has sparked outrage after it was claimed he was receiving a staggering £320,000 a year in benefits.  —  GETTY  —  Around one million migrants arrived in Germany last year
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Jihad Watch
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Obama Was Right About Republican Extremism All Along  —  They should've listened to his warnings about the dangers of right-wing rhetoric.  Now they're going to pay for it.  —  It has been a long time since a popular, term-limited president has campaigned vigorously on behalf of his presumptive heir.
Discussion: Business Insider
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
The Failure Of American Institutions, Not Of Conservatism, Made Donald Trump Possible  —  The Washington Free Beacon's Matthew Continetti argues at length in an essay published Friday that populism has displaced conservatism in the Republican Party, creating a crisis for the conservative intellectual class …
Discussion: Washington Post
Adrian Florido / NPR:
Attempting To Woo Latino Voters, Marco Rubio Gets Booed At Orlando Festival  —  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio got booed off a stage in Orlando on Sunday, by a crowd that was overwhelmingly Latino.  —  It happened at Calle Orange, a street festival in downtown Orlando geared toward the city's large Puerto Rican community.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart coordinated with liberal activist and organizer who disrupted GOP primary campaign events  —  A liberal activist and organizer coordinated with reporters from the conservative news site Breitbart during the primaries to cover his disruptions of events for candidates such as Sen. Marco Rubio.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Priebus to hold nationwide ‘members-only’ RNC call  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has scheduled a conference call with RNC members for Wednesday afternoon, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO.  —  Priebus is asking party officials to dial in to a 1 pm ET conference call.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Pew Research Center:
The Political Environment on Social Media  —  In a political environment defined by widespread polarization and partisan animosity, even simple conversations can go awry when the subject turns to politics.  In their in-person interactions, Americans can (and often do) attempt to steer clear of those with whom they strongly disagree.
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Mashable
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Glenn Beck: Trump is a ‘sociopath’  —  Conservative radio host Glenn Beck on Monday called GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  a “sociopath” who can't connect with others “on a human level.”  —  “Have you seen him during the last year and a half truly feel for someone that couldn't help him?
Discussion: RedState
Betta Stothart / Washington Post:
How angry does Donald Trump make me?  Angry enough to steal 40 Trump signs.  —  How a middle-aged mom became a political vandal. … Donald Trump campaigns in Bangor, Maine, on Oct. 15.  (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images)  —  FALMOUTH, Maine — I committed a crime this month, along with two of my friends.
Discussion: Althouse and Central Maine
 
 
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Complaints allege House Democrats' Trump ads break campaign finance law
Los Angeles Times:
Congress knew for at least two years about Pentagon efforts to take back bonuses from veterans
Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
Jay Z will headline a concert for Hillary; Here are some of the vile things he's rapped about women
Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and BuzzFeed
Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Friday violence as teen mob attacks Temple students, police; four arrested
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The lap dogs of democracy who didn't bark at Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Most Astute Analysis of American Politics in 2016? SNL's “Black Jeopardy!” Sketch.
Discussion: IndieWire
 

 
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Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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