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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Republicans Are Already Claiming the Virginia Election Has Been Rigged  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  This is how it's going to be forever: Republicans and conservatives will claim that any election they lose is fraudulent.
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
A Last Word on Virginia  —  Dear Readers: Join us Thursday, Nov. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for our annual American Democracy Conference.  The virtual event will begin with a presentation by Project Home Fire's Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams on our ongoing polling and data analytics project.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Youngkin's crowds dwarf McAuliffe's on election eve  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TERRY MCAULIFFE wanted GLENN YOUNGKIN and DONALD TRUMP to campaign together so badly that when it didn't happen, McAuliffe simply invented a Youngkin-Trump event that didn't exist.
Axios:
New GOP brand: Trump Light  —  Win or lose in today's Virginia governor's race, Glenn Youngkin has created a new template for Republican candidates running in competitive races in the Trump era.  —  Why it matters: Republicans, with swing states set to dictate Senate control in 2022 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Althouse and Forbes
Politico:
Not it: Democrats dodge blame for stalled agenda as McAuliffe teeters  —  None want to be seen as the problem child if the party's electoral prospects plummet this week.  So they're insisting it's time to move ahead.  —  Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe delivers remarks during a campaign event Nov. 1.
NBC News:
Virginia Election Day 2021: What to watch for in the governor's race  —  WASHINGTON — All eyes are on Virginia, where voters have their say Tuesday in the first major election of President Joe Biden's term — one both parties are watching closely for lessons ahead of next year's midterm elections.
Cliff Owen / ABC News:
Virginia's 2021 gubernatorial election results
Patrick McHale / Bloomberg:
Election Forecaster Changes Virginia Race Rating to ‘Leans Republican’
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Senate candidate Sean Parnell's wife testified that he tried to choke her and hit their children  —  BUTLER, Pa. — The estranged wife of Sean Parnell — the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania …
New York Post:
Here's how many NYPD cops are on unpaid leave over vax mandate  —  Only a few a dozen NYPD members were placed on unpaid leave Monday after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but thousands of unvaccinated employees remain on the job with pending exemption requests, the city's top cop said.
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New York Times:
9,000 Unvaccinated N.Y.C. Workers Put on Unpaid Leave as Mandate Begins  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio said thousands more did get the shot and that the first day of the vaccine mandate went smoothly, without significant service disruptions.  —  Hundreds of firefighters called in sick in what appeared to be an organized protest.
Discussion: Politico
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Gun dealers sell parts, ammo using anti-Biden meme 'Let's go, Brandon'  —  It arose from a crowd chant at the NASCAR racetrack in Talladega, Ala.  —  Gun dealers are marketing weapon parts and ammunition using a right-wing slogan widely understood as code for profanity directed at President Joe Biden.
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Scott McDonald / Newsweek:   Video of Trump Laughing During 'Let's Go Brandon' Chant at World Series Seen Over 8M Times
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: FEC lets foreigners finance U.S. ballot fights  —  The Federal Election Commission has ruled foreign donors can finance U.S. referendum campaigns, opening the door to foreign spending on fights over high-profile policy issues, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Foreign nationals …
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Loudoun Official Claimed He Might Not Have Seen Email Informing Him Of Sex Assault — Despite Responding To It  —  Internal Loudoun County School Board emails show a shifting explanation about how much school board members knew about a bathroom sex assault, with one member writing …
Discussion: RedState, Page Array and Reason
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
Questioning the climate science orthodoxy in Glasgow  —  Signing an executive order in his first week in office, Joe Biden declared, “We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that [climate] crisis.”
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
NBC News Poll: 50 percent of Republicans doubt their vote will be counted accurately  —  WASHINGTON — There's been a significant decline over the past year in voters who think their vote will be counted accurately, a trend driven mainly by Republicans — most of whom still believe false claims …
USA Today:
Brad Raffensperger, GOP target of Trump ire in Georgia, warns of potential for more election violence  —  David Jackson Phillip M. BaileyUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - The Georgia election official who defied pressure by Donald Trump to “find” votes and overturn his 2020 election loss in the state …
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Yale Law Diversity Director at Center of ‘Traphouse’ Controversy Got an Anti-Semite Invited to the Yale Law Journal  —  Diversity trainer recommended by Yale Law School administrator Yaseen Eldik suggested FBI inflates the number of anti-Semitic hate crimes  —  The Yale Law School administrator caught …
Discussion: Power Line, Law & Liberty and Reason
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump, the billionaire family and the bull semen baron who divides them  —  The former president stepped into a Nebraska political battle when he endorsed Charles Herbster against Gov. Pete Ricketts' wishes.  —  Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts tried to dissuade Donald Trump from anointing a political adversary …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas  —  A new rule will be announced at a U.N. summit where the United States is facing skepticism about its commitment to climate change, aides said.  —  GLASGOW — The Biden administration planned to announce on Tuesday …
Discussion: CBS News and Los Angeles Times
Amy Harmon / New York Times:
BIPOC or POC?  Equity or Equality?  The Debate Over Language on the Left.  —  For those pushing for changes in society on race and other issues, words matter.  They can also muddle.  —  In California, a Black college freshman from the South is telling a story about his Latino friends …
Pablo Manríquez / Latino Rebels:
Immigrant Rights Advocates Grapple With Senate Parliamentarian's Past as INS Prosecutor  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2012, when Elizabeth MacDonough became the first woman to be named Senate Parliamentarian, a POLITICO profile noted that MacDonough “was a Justice Department trial attorney …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
An unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas's abortion ban  —  Most Supreme Court justices seem to understand that SB 8 is a direct attack on the Constitution.  —  The abortion providers suing to block SB 8, Texas's aggressive anti-abortion law, came into Monday's Supreme Court argument with four votes on their side.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Open to Letting Providers Challenge Texas Abortion Law
Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
America Has Lost the Plot on COVID  —  We know how this ends: The coronavirus becomes endemic, and we live with it forever.  But what we don't know—and what the U.S. seems to have no coherent plan for—is how we are supposed to get there.  We've avoided the hard questions whose answers …
Discussion: Florida Politics
Axios:
The Facebook attention gap  —  The Facebook Papers and whistleblower accounts were a public relations nightmare for Facebook, but so far, the company's core stakeholders — advertisers, users and investors — seem unfazed.  —  The big picture: For now, this controversy is mainly of interest to the media and lawmakers.
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Just 42% say Biden is “mentally sharp” and the share of independents who say so is even lower  —  I can't imagine why. … Before you throw stones at him over that clip, ask yourself: Could you stay awake during a conference on climate change?  At any age?
Jim Puzzanghera / The Boston Globe:
In Iowa and elsewhere, Republicans push bills granting some legal immunity to motorists who hit protesters.  —  DES MOINES — A large crowd that included fist-raising activists stood on the front steps of Iowa's five-domed Capitol building in June 2020 and repeatedly chanted “Black lives matter!”
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Even as Biden Pushes Clean Energy, He Seeks More Oil Production  —  President Biden acknowledged “it seems like an irony” that he is asking energy-rich nations to boost oil production as he implores the world to tackle climate change.  —  GLASGOW — President Biden told a global climate summit …
Monique Beals / The Hill:
Stone says he'll run for Florida governor if DeSantis doesn't do audit  —  Former Trump adviser Roger Stone said he “may be forced” for Florida governor if Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) does not audit votes cast in Florida during the 2020 election.  —  “If Gov. Ron DeSantis does not order a full audit …
Josh Sisco / The Information:
Former Google Activist Whittaker Expected to Join FTC as AI Adviser  —  Meredith Whittaker, a former employee activist and artificial intelligence researcher at Google, is expected to be hired full time at the Federal Trade Commission as a policy adviser on AI, according to a person with knowledge of her pending hire.
Discussion: Fortune
Aaron Gregg / Washington Post:
Twitter's new strategy to fight climate lies: Give users accurate information first  —  The platform says it is using prebunks — “reliable, authoritative hubs of information” — to get ahead of misleading narratives.  —  Twitter says it is attempting to combat climate disinformation …
 
 
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Terry Jones / tippinsights:
In 10 Charts: What Are Americans' Biggest Worries As They Vote On Tuesday?
Discussion: Breitbart
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Wisconsin Investigation Uncovers Potential Tip Of A Voting Fraud Iceberg
Joel Zinberg / City Journal:
The Evidence Mounts  —  A new NIH letter reinforces the lab-leak hypothesis for the origins of Covid-19.
James Hankins / Law & Liberty:
Edexit: We Shouldn't Let the Education Crisis Go to Waste
Discussion: National Review
Media Matters for America:
Fox's Newt Gingrich says if the Virginia governor race is close, “they will steal it”
Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
Dem Child Care Plan Could Exclude Half of Black Kids
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's New Company Is Planning For His Possible Conviction (Or Presidential Run)
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
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Discussion: Fox News
Fox News:
CNN's Brian Stelter skips Lincoln Project viral hoax orchestrated to smear Youngkin on media program
Discussion: BizPac Review
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Fox's shareholder meeting will require vaccine passports and masks
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Greene accrues at least $48K in fines for ignoring House mask mandate
Batya Ungar-Sargon / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
How Journalism Abandoned the Working Class
Washington Post:
Manchin calls on Democrats to slow down on $1.75 trillion spending package, putting imminent House vote in jeopardy