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national political correspondent. political analyst.

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    Oct 24

    My story today: How Joe Biden's deep relationships with police chiefs & unions shaped his Senate career and vice presidency – and frayed nearly to the point of breaking in the 2020 campaign. Could he – and would he – rebuild those alliances as president?

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    2 hours ago

    A few radical ideas: 1)Elections are not rigged. 2)Voting by mail is safe. 3)There is zero evidence of systemic election fraud. 4)As Republicans, we should spend more time trying to win votes, and less time trying to throw out ones that have already been cast.

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    3 hours ago

    “In our polarized, frayed-nerves society, there's a serious possibility that minor issues will be blown out of proportion and cast in sinister terms, especially on social media. Our advice (to both voters and the media) is to slow down...” ⁩

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    3 hours ago

    On the eve of the election receives key NH endorsement from 8 year NH GOP Chair, and longtime John McCain friend, Steve Duprey who says: "VP Biden has a long history of appealing to what unites us....We need that kind of leadership now."

    Just now: Steve Duprey, lifelong GOPer & former Chair, former RNC committeeman - close friend of John McCain -- endorses for president = "He can help unite us in a way that President Trump cannot." His Facebook post here
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    4 hours ago

    The State Board of Elections said Sunday it expects 97 percent or more of all ballots cast in North Carolina will be counted and reported Tuesday night.

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  6. 5 hours ago

    "I declare victory" is not a magic phrase that ends an election. If the votes aren't there, it has no more effect than ...

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  7. 8 hours ago

    this assessment of Nevada's vote so far is pretty close to the first swing-state call of the 2020 election

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  8. 9 hours ago

    it says something about the paucity of prominent conservative women in high elected office that Thatcher is the go-to here

    Liz Cheney "kind of reminds you of Margaret Thatcher or somebody like that in history: a strong person, in a big position, a woman who stands her ground in an otherwise male-dominated conference.”
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    11 hours ago

    Dane County has hit 80% of its 2016 turnout -- tops in WI. Though the Dane factor in Trump v Biden doesn't get as much attention as Milwaukee or WOW counties or rural vote or even Green Bay/Fox Valley, it could matter a lot for the following reasons 1/2

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    11 hours ago

    I’m very excited for the next 2 days of Twitter theories/questions: - it snowed in MN on Sunday, who does that help? - I know a 65 y/o woman in WI that early voted, who will win?? - a voter in Bucks County said that the polling location is near a Wendy’s, who will win???

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    12 hours ago

    More Latino and Asian voters have already cast a ballot in Georgia than did in the entirety of the 2016 election.

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    13 hours ago

    FINAL polls: Biden’s double-digit advantage with women + wide lead with college-educated whites has him on the cusp of victory. And those new voters? They’re breaking his way with on PA, FL, AZ, WI

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  13. 21 hours ago

    (Clinton map plus Mich, Wisc, Ariz and Nebraska 2 is 270 for Biden. Can Trump win one of those?)

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  14. 21 hours ago

    what makes Trump’s path so, so narrow is that Biden doesn’t necessarily need either of these states to win, and he has a real lead in one of them

    Mixed bag here from ABC/WaPo: Trump +2 in Florida, but Biden +7 in the most likely tipping point state, Pennsylvania.
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    23 hours ago

    If he was trying to lose... con't Facing double-digit deficits among women appalled by his conduct, Trump uses the Saturday night before Election Day to push out some online video of his enthusiasts trying to drive Biden supporters off the road

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    Oct 31

    I hope the good people of Georgia like all the campaign ads they're seeing because I'm forecasting six more weeks of winter in that department.

    🚨 NEW poll from Selzer! Ernst (R-inc): 46% Greenfield (D): 42%
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    Oct 31

    Why I love journalism and The NYT. On Sept 23, 2016 I found three pages of Donald Trump’s 1995 tax return in my mailbox. My colleagues and I kept digging. It has been a crazy hard beat but I’m so glad we stuck with it. Here’s all our work in one spot. 🙏

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    Oct 31

    Another reminder that the president views the massive death toll as a public relations problem

    Trump on his record on the coronavirus: "We've done an A+ job, but I give ourselves a D or maybe an F in terms of public relations."
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    Oct 31

    4/ Sean was a lifelong advocate of an independent Scotland and those of us who share that belief owe him a great debt of gratitude.

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    Oct 31

    Every day on set with was an object lesson in how to act on screen. But all that charisma and power- that was utterly unique to Sean . RIP that great man , that great actor .

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    Oct 31

    RIP Sean Connery

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