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9:35 AM ET, November 8, 2022

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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Final Ratings for the 2022 Election  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Our final Senate pick is 51-49 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 1 seat.  — Our final House pick is 237-198 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 24 seats.  — Our projected gubernatorial picture …
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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.
Discussion: Mediaite, HotAir and Fox News
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg, CBS News and Blue Virginia
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.
Discussion: Opinion Today and CNN
NBC News:
As Democrats press ‘threat to democracy’ in campaign's final days, few GOP candidates still want to talk about 2020  —  MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Matthew DePerno, the Republican nominee for attorney general in Michigan, checked off every issue he says his campaign is focused on in the closing weeks …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Biden approval ticks lower as Democrats brace for midterm losses -Reuters/Ipsos
Elena Schneider / Politico:   Specter of midterm wipeout threatens Dem plans to shake up presidential primaries
Scott Dworkin / Newsweek:
Democracy Is on the Ballot. The Democrats Are the Only Choice
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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OpenSecrets.org:
Most Expensive Races  —  Some Congressional races are seeing more spent by super PACs and other outside groups than the candidates themselves.  Use the options below to see the most expensive races based on either campaign committees alone or candidate campaign committees combined …
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Pennsylvania voters scramble to cast new ballots after GOP lawsuit
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
These Counties Already Want a Recount and the Votes Aren't Even In Yet
Washington Post:
Trump spooks GOP with abandoned talk of presidential launch on eve of vote  —  After top Republicans spent Monday trying to talk Trump out of declaring his candidacy before the midterms, he made no announcement  —  Former president Donald Trump set off a scramble Monday in the Republican Party …
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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 …
Matt Keener / American Thinker:
Does Joe Biden Know The Fix Is In?
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.  —  When we launched our midterms forecast on June 30, Republicans had a 53 percent chance of taking over the Senate from Democrats, and an 87 percent chance of taking over the House.
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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 …
Washington Post:
Photos: The scene on Election Day  —  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.  —  Thomas Simonetti/For The Washington Post
Discussion: USA Today
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
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Arizona's GOP Senate Candidate Masters is Noncommittal on Supporting McConnell as Leader  —  PHOENIX— Blake Masters, the Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona, remains noncommittal on Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's leadership.  Mr. Masters, an ally of venture capitalist Peter Thiel …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws  —  The Justice Department announced today its plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the Nov. 8, 2022 general election.
Eileen Grench / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Candidate Slapped With Cease-and-Desist Over ‘Racist’ TV Spot  —  Saheed Vassell was shot and killed by the NYPD four years ago—and somehow is being used as a symbol of New York's new governor being soft on crime.  —  In 2018, officers from the New York City Police Department shot …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
N. Korea denies US claims it sent artillery shells to Russia  —  North Korea has denied American claims that it's shipping artillery shells and ammunition to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, and on Tuesday accused the United States of lying.  The denial follows dozens of weapons tests …
CNN:
US citizen recently died in Ukraine, State Department says  —  A US citizen recently died in Ukraine, the US State Department said Monday, the latest known American to die in the country since Russia's invasion in February.  —  While the State Department did not name the individual …
 
 
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