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Kate McGee / The Texas Tribune:
Biden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a “Trump Train” surrounded a campaign bus  —  The highway skirmish came as Democrats close ground in a state that is polling competitively in the race for president.  Recent polls indicate the presidential race in Texas between President Donald Trump …
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Republican Party of Texas:
Statement Regarding ‘Biden Bus’ Incident  —  Abby Livingston from The Texas Tribune reached out to the RPT today and asked a question about a Biden campaign bus in her attempt to portray conservatives as violent radicals, even though it is leftists from Antifa and BLM who have been assaulting …
Discussion: Althouse
KJ Edelman / Mediaite:
Trump Tweets Support for Fans Who Swarmed Biden Bus: ‘I LOVE TEXAS!’  —  President Donald Trump tweeted in support of a viral video of his fans swarming one of Joe Biden's campaign buses, forcing Democrats to cancel several rallies in Austin, Texas.  —  On Tuesday night, Trump tweeted out the video with the caption “I LOVE TEXAS!”
Discussion: My Canyon Lake, Raw Story and Breitbart
David R. Montgomery / New York Times:
Vehicles flying Trump flags try to force a Biden-Harris campaign bus off a highway in Texas.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Multiple vehicles bearing Trump flags and signs surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus heading from San Antonio to Austin on Friday, forcing campaign officials to scrap two campaign events …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Biden Team Cancels Texas Event After Highway ‘Ambush’ by MAGA Cavalry
New York Times:
Election at Hand, Biden Leads Trump in Four Key States, Poll Shows  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads President Trump in Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona and, by a wide margin, in Wisconsin, according to a Times/Siena College poll.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. holds a clear advantage over President Trump across four …
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Michael Walsh / New York Post:   Trump's winning hand: How the president can pull off another upset
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known
Discussion: ABC News and Reuters
Washington Post:
‘A whole lot of hurt’: Fauci warns of covid-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump's response  —  President Trump's repeated assertions the United States is “rounding the turn” on the coronavirus have increasingly alarmed the government's top health experts, who say the country is heading …
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump takes over lead in Iowa as Joe Biden fades  —  | Des Moines Register Show Caption Hide Caption … Republican President Donald Trump has taken over the lead in Iowa as Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden has faded, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows just days before Election Day.
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:   Iowa Poll: Republican Joni Ernst pulls ahead of Democrat Theresa Greenfield in closing days of U.S. Senate race
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Republicans preferred in 3 of 4 U.S. House races; Rep. Finkenauer appears at risk
Discussion: Boston Herald
Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
“It's wholly un-American”: Harris County drive-thru voters await court rulings as Texas Republicans push to invalidate 127,000 votes  —  A conservative activist and three Republican candidates have asked state and federal courts to toss the votes and shut down drive-thru voting in the state's most populous …
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. judge to hear Republican bid to void 100,000 votes in Texas
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Post-ABC polls: Biden has slight lead in Pennsylvania; Florida a toss-up  —  Trump is rated high on the economy but low on coronavirus as case numbers rise  —  As the presidential race enters its final days, competition remains fierce in two of the most important battleground states …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Gary Langer / ABC News:   Florida maintains toss-up status while Biden leads slightly in Pennsylvania: POLL
Barry Yeoman / Washington Post:
N.C. police arrest at least 8, spray ‘pepper-based vapor’ to disperse voter turnout march that included kids  —  GRAHAM, N.C. — Law enforcement officers fired a spray they described as a “pepper-based vapor” that left demonstrators — including children — coughing at an “I Am Change” march for voter turnout.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Lincoln Project targets 3 deep red states with million-dollar ad buy as election map ‘turning against’ Trump  —  WASHINGTON — With just three days left until the election, President Trump's enemies are seeing new opportunities in staunchly red states.  The Lincoln Project …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Can Still Win, But The Polls Would Have To Be Off By Way More Than In 2016  —  To borrow from Cook Political Report's Dave Wasserman, “I've seen enough.”  —  No, I don't know who's going to win the election.  According to our forecast, President Trump still has a chance at a second term …
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New York Times:
Trump Dismisses Virus Coverage and Biden Dismisses Virus Leadership: This Week in the 2020 Race
Discussion: Forbes
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Joe Biden has finally disclosed who is raising him big money just days before Election Day  —  Biden has been sharply breaking from precedent, only releasing the names after 90 million people have already voted.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden finally disclosed …
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Camp Uses Online Gimmick to Fuel Donations Into December  —  The Trump campaign is now automatically checking a box to create recurring weekly donations from supporters until mid-December.  —  President Trump's campaign is raising money for a prolonged political and legal fight long …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Democrats grow more anxious about Pennsylvania  —  Joe Biden on Saturday prepared to mount a last-minute, two-day blitz of Pennsylvania, amid concern among some local Democrats about a potential late shift that would threaten his narrow advantage there and mirror President Trump's 2016 comeback.
Jackie Calmes / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama is making the argument for Joe Biden — by roasting Trump  —  Barack Obama is uncorked and letting it fly.  —  For three-and-a-half years, he mostly honored the tradition that former presidents do not criticize their successors, even as his norm-breaking successor attacked him relentlessly.
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ABC:
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
DHS and FBI warn Iranian hackers are targeting state election websites and pushing disinformation
Discussion: redstate.com
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Washington Post:
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