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1

How Virus Politics Divided a Conservative Town in Wisconsin’s North

Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

A lightly populated area in the critical swing state of Wisconsin serves as a microcosm for the way coronavirus politics is worsening partisan schisms across 

America.

 

The Republicans of northern Wisconsin are a self correcting problem.

I am sorry for the innocent bystanders.

 

2

Hot Pink Suits: Why Kerry Washington, Ashley Graham and Amy Schumer Are Wearing Them

Vanessa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

There’s a new political fashion statement in town, just in time for the election. Should you wear it?

 

A pink coat is the uniform of a fox hunter.

 

3

Propositions and Races to Watch in California

Jill Cowan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Here are some of the key local and statewide races and measures to watch in California.

 

Voting is more important right now.

 

On prop 22 remember computers are doing the time sheets.

There is no need to keep them simple.

The gig workers are employees.

4

Dating Before the Election

Valeriya Safronova, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Singles are putting their political affiliations front and center as they search for partners who share their views, or at least accept them.

 

I am a registered Democrat. 

I have never voted for a Republican candidate.

Voting in the primary is important.

I will happily cancel your vote or add mine to yours.

I vote for the school budget. 

 

5

Chris Christie Makes Cameo Video For Montana Democrat (By Mistake)

Jonah Engel Bromwich and Ezra Marcus, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The former New Jersey governor is the latest Republican politician to be tricked into making a video for the opposing party.

 

Beautiful.

 

"The best government money can buy."

 

6

No Selfies or Hugs, but Biden Is Sneaking In Meet and Greets

Sydney Ember, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

From a distance, with an elbow tap instead of a hug, the former vice president is getting a version of the in-person campaigning he loves.

 

"All politics is local."

 

7

Economy’s Big Rebound Leaves a Shortfall as Progress Slows

Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Third-quarter growth set a record, fueled by federal assistance. But recent signs point to a loss of momentum in job gains and production.

 

The measurements are not hedonic.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hedonic

 

8

Biden’s Call for ‘National Mask Mandate’ Gains Traction in Public Health Circles

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

A presidential order would almost certainly face a legal challenge. But if elected, Joseph R. Biden Jr. would have other levers at his disposal to make mask wearing a cultural norm.

 

Donald Trump is all face.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/face

Specifically definition 4.

A mask puts a different face on Covid-19

 

9

Justice Dept. Is Said to Quietly Quash Inquiry Into Tamir Rice Killing

Charlie Savage and Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Supervisors denied civil-rights prosecutors’ request to use a grand jury for their investigation into the 2014 shooting of a Black boy by a Cleveland police officer, but did not tell his family.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Tamir_Rice

 

Donald Trump and his appointments are racist.

 

10

Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan’s Influence With Trump

Eric Lipton and Benjamin Weiser, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

New details of the Justice Department’s handling of the accusations against Halkbank reveal how Turkey’s leader pressured the president, prompting concern from top White House aides.

 

Turkey is a sovereign nation.

 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sovereign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign

 

11

Lingering Mail Problems Worry Voters in Final Week of Election

Luke Broadwater and Hailey Fuchs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

The Postal Service’s performance has not been as bad as initially feared, but handling of mail ballots has been inconsistent enough that some people are choosing to vote in person.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellianism_in_the_workplace

 

"It is better to be feared than loved"

                      Nicolo Machiavelli

12

North Carolina Poll Shows Biden and Cunningham Hold Slim Leads

Trip Gabriel and Isabella Grullón Paz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Joe Biden and Cal Cunningham both led their Republican rivals by three points, a Times/Siena College survey found. Perhaps most notably, 64 percent of respondents said they had already voted.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/north-carolina/

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/north-carolina/ 

13

Joe Biden's Advisers Come from the Obama White House

Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Mr. Biden has sought advice across the Democratic Party’s ideological spectrum, but his core advisers on the coronavirus, economics, foreign policy and climate change are familiar figures.

 

Good idea.

 

14

Kavanaugh Fixes Error in Election Opinion After Vermont Complaint

Maria Cramer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh made a correction to a concurring opinion after Vermont officials pointed out that he mistakenly said the state had not changed its election rules.

 

This ruling is bad law.

The error from Brett Kavanaugh indicates a trivialization of law.

 

15

Celebrity Vetting and ‘Helping the President’ to Defeat Coronavirus Despair

Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

In a letter to Alex M. Azar II, the health secretary, House Democrats detailed how a $265 million public relations campaign tried to bolster President Trump.

 

Trump needs all the help he can buy.

 

16

‘South Park’ Creators Break Down 'Sassy Justice,' Their Deepfake Video

Dave Itzkoff, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

In an interview, Trey Parker, Matt Stone and their collaborator Peter Serafinowicz discuss the back story of “Sassy Justice,” their deepfake video that used images of President Trump and others.

 

Trump did not joke.

 

17

In This Strange Election Year, Foreign Embassies Find Little Access to Democrats

Lara Jakes, Mark Landler and Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

The Biden campaign, according to advisers, is concerned over possible perception of foreign meddling in the election — or any comparison to Russian interference on President Trump’s behalf in 2016.

 

There is nothing that has not been said.

 

18

Texas Is a Tossup. So Why Won’t Trump or Biden Campaign There?

Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

A victory by the Democrats would herald the arrival of a formidable multiracial coalition in the country’s largest red state.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/texas/

 

19

What Turn Are We Really Rounding on the Virus?

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

The president leans into denial for his closing argument: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

Covid-19 will be with us for at least another year.

 

20

Misinformation Overwhelms Local Election Officials

Kellen Browning and Davey Alba, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

From Philadelphia to Sonoma County, Calif., election officials said they were working marathon hours to fight a flood of falsehoods.

 

Trump lies continualy.

So do his supporters.

 

 

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1

Into the Unknown

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

At this point, I’m thinking less about polling averages and more about a few key variables that we can’t predict.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/

 

I will be surprised if Biden Does not win.

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Trump’s Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters’ Lives

Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The president has continued to downplay he severity of the coronavirus and declare before largely maskless crowds that it is vanishing. The surge in new cases across the country suggests otherwise.

 

The science does not try to measure hope.

 

3

Biden’s Limited Campaign Schedule: Wise Tactic or Misguided Gamble?

Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Joe Biden is counting on voters to view him as a safe and steady alternative to a president who regularly dismisses virus precautions. But his measured campaign pace may be scrutinized if he loses.

 

The plan is not to lose.

 

4

Miles Taylor, a Former Homeland Security Official, Reveals He Was ‘Anonymous’

Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Mr. Taylor, whose criticisms of President Trump in a New York Times Op-Ed article and subsequent book, roiled Washington and infuriated Mr. Trump, resigned from the administration last year and endorsed Joe Biden this summer.

 

Miles Taylor spoke truth to power.

He is excessively alone.

 

5

U.S. Charges 8 in Plot to Harass Chinese Dissidents

Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Law enforcement officials said that Chinese operatives hired private investigators to locate their targets and then stalked, surveilled and threatened them.

 

Asylum shoud be more effective.

 

6

The 2020 Campaign Is the Most Expensive Ever (By a Lot)

Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The total cost of the races for the White House, the Senate and the House is expected to hit nearly $14 billion.

 

There is no reason to be cheap.

 

7

Republicans Blast Social Media C.E.O.s While Democrats Deride Hearing

David McCabe and Cecilia Kang, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Republican senators accused the leaders of Twitter, Facebook and Google of censorship. Democrats denounced that as posturing.

 

Change the business model to change the content.

 

8

Handwritten Letters Are Being Used to Increase Voter Turnout

Shay Castle, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

To mobilize new or inactive voters this election, adding a personal touch has been key.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/

 

9

Polls Show Trump-Biden Racial Gap is Shrinking

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Racial and ethnic divides? Actually, Biden is making gains with white voters, and Trump with nonwhite ones.

 

Propaganda works.

 

10

U.S. to Establish Embassy in the Maldives

Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Competing for influence in the region with China, the United States will for the first time have an embassy in the tiny nation of islands off the shore of India.

 

Another ambassador has a post.

 

11

Trump Merchandise Outsells Biden's, China's Factories Say

Keith Bradsher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

In a positive but highly unscientific sign for the president, orders for his campaign materials outpace those for his rival’s at a major market for banners, caps and other souvenirs.

 

Door prizes.

 

12

Michigan Poll Shows Biden With 8-Point Lead Over Trump

Jeremy W. Peters and Isabella Grullón Paz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

While President Trump counted Michigan as one of his most surprising victories in 2016, he is struggling to maintain support among white voters in the state this year.

 

Hoods are not selling well in Michigan.

 

13

In Georgia, Democrats Target the True Silent Majority: People Who Don’t Vote

Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

As Democrats eye the Southern battleground, high turnout will be crucial for them, and that means persuading nonvoters to participate. But experts warn that changing electorates is hard and complicated.

 

The Trump mob must be opposed.

 

14

Donald Trump Made Them Furious, and Organized. Now Is the Big Test.

Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

For a group of women in western Pennsylvania, 2016 was a shock and a reason to get politically involved for the first time. “Forget about taking no for an answer, they’re not even asking for permission.”

 

Vote.

 

15

In 2020, the Suburbs Are Stressed

Ruth Fremson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

A photographer visited neighborhoods in Midwest battlegrounds to see how politics have intruded on tranquillity.

 

Banks have no mercy.

 

16

An Early-Voting Cascade

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

Seventy million votes are now cast, over half of total 2016 turnout: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

Anybody but Trump.

 

17

To Do Politics or Not Do Politics? Tech Start-Ups Are Divided

Erin Griffith and Nathaniel Popper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

Coinbase, Expensify, Soylent, Clubhouse and others are embroiled in a culture war over politics and the workplace.

 

There is no escape from politics.

 

18

N.Y.C. Poll Workers: Young, Engaged and Tired of Their Apartments

Elspeth Velten and Jazmine Hughes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

Many see the job as their civic duty, especially during a pandemic.

 

There is no lack of labor.

 

19

Interview Part 2: Politics Thru Climate Change

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 17 hours ago

This second excerpt from my interview is more interesting and longer. This is the second clip from my interview with Ian Welsh (Ian blogs at ianwelsh.net). For this segment, we went on a wild ride discussing the big picture mess that is US politics and society more broadly. I asked Ian what might happen if […]

 

Ian Welsh is a puritan.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/

Trump will leave the office of president.

The poor will not be rescued before January.

 

20

Mail-In Ballots May Arrive Late, Americans Abroad Fear

Jennifer Jett, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago

Facing global mail slowdowns and a worsening pandemic, Americans abroad worry their mail-in ballots will not arrive on time, and some are suing to allow voting by fax or email.

 

The Trump administration is attempting to slow the mail and shorten the counting window.

 

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1

In 2020, the Suburbs Are Stressed

Ruth Fremson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 minutes ago

2

The Resistance Arrives at Its Biggest Chance to Resist

Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

3

Trump Merchandise Outsells Biden's, China's Factories Say

Keith Bradsher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

4

In Georgia, Democrats Target the True Silent Majority: People Who Don’t Vote

Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

5

The Election’s Big Twist: The Racial Gap Is Shrinking

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

6

To Do Politics or Not Do Politics? Tech Start-Ups Are Divided

Erin Griffith and Nathaniel Popper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

7

N.Y.C. Poll Workers: Young, Engaged and Tired of Their Apartments

Elspeth Velten and Jazmine Hughes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

8

Interview Part 2: Politics Thru Climate Change

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 5 hours ago

9

Americans Abroad Wait to See if Mail-In Ballots They Mailed Will Arrive

Jennifer Jett, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Facing global mail slowdowns and a worsening pandemic, Americans abroad worry their mail-in ballots will not arrive on time, and some are suing to allow voting by fax or email.

 

The mail has been slowed by the Trump administration.

 

10

Two Religion Reporters Cover Where Faith and Politics Meet

Will Dudding, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Two Times journalists talk about the challenges of covering religion during a pandemic in a campaign season.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba

 

11

Trump Campaign Website Is Defaced by Hackers

Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

The defacement lasted less than 30 minutes, and the hackers appeared to be looking to generate cryptocurrency.

 

The money is most important.

 

12

Biden, Invoking F.D.R., Tries to Siphon Off Trump Voters in Georgia

Jonathan Martin and Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

In the rural hills of Georgia, a state he is seeking to win, Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for “healing” and “restoration,” and a commitment to a common purpose to meet the challenges of the coronavirus.

 

Rural Georgia knows it is broke.

 

13

How Mitch McConnell Delivered Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Rapid Confirmation

Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Ignoring cries of blatant hypocrisy, the Senate leader pushed through pre-election approval, capping off his reshaping of the judiciary.

 

Mitch McConnell had the votes and no future.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/kentucky/ 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/kentucky/

Territorial status?

 

14

I Approve This Message. Now, Remember Your Secrecy Envelope.

Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

With fewer voters to persuade and more votes being cast early, some political ad campaigns are focused on getting people to send in their ballots, not on pitching a particular candidate.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/ 

15

Time Is Short, Mail Is Slow and Courts Keep Changing the Rules. What Should Voters Do?

Nick Corasaniti and Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

The short answer: Use a drop box or try to vote in person.

 

16

California Tax Revolt Faces a Retreat, 40 Years Later

Conor Dougherty, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

Proposition 13 in 1978 curbed property tax increases. Now voters may strip protection for commercial buildings, helping hard-hit local budgets.

 

Taxes control the currency.

 

17

How Trump Maneuvered His Way Out of Trouble in Chicago

David Enrich, Russ Buettner, Mike McIntire and Susanne Craig, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

 

Donald Trump had a skilled lawyer and accountant.

When his skyscraper proved a disappointment, Donald Trump defaulted on his loans, sued his bank, got much of the debt forgiven — and largely avoided paying taxes on it.

 

Donald Trump hired his rescue.

It is not the story he sold the public.

 

18

Supreme Court Decision Has Wisconsin Democrats Hunting Down Every Last Vote

Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

As the Biden campaign fights to win the battleground state, a court decision has spurred an all-out effort to track down every last vote.

 

The window on absentee ballots is closing at the Republicans request.

 

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Pfizer CEO All but Rules Out Covid-19 Vaccine Before Election Day

Katie Thomas, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Not yet.

20

A former pro wrestling star touts Biden’s ‘toughness’ in a new ad.

Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

Getting believed is the hard part.

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1

How Trump Maneuvered His Way Out of Trouble in Chicago

David Enrich, Russ Buettner, Mike McIntire and Susanne Craig, NYT > U.S. > 

Politics - 25 minutes ago

When his skyscraper proved a disappointment, Donald Trump defaulted on his loans, sued his bank, got much of the debt forgiven — and largely avoided paying taxes on it.

 

Trump hires skilled accountants.

 

2

California Tax Revolt Faces a Retreat, 40 Years Later

Conor Dougherty, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 30 minutes ago

Proposition 13 in 1978 curbed property tax increases. Now voters may strip protection for commercial buildings, helping hard-hit local budgets.

 

The property tax is exactly a wealth tax.

3

Trump Appointee Rescinds Rule Shielding Government News Outlets From Federal Tampering

Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 35 minutes ago

The action comes amid concern that Michael Pack is turning outlets under his purview, including Voice of America, into a pro-Trump public relations arm.

 

The Republican party holds that knowledge is its power alone.

 

4

Supreme Court Galvanizes Push for Early Voting by Wisconsin Democrats

Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 37 minutes ago

As the Biden campaign fights to win the battleground state, a court decision has spurred an all-out effort to track down every last vote.

 

The Republican party shall not deny the franchise.

 

5

Obama’s New Gig: Gleefully Needling Trump

Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Clearly relishing the chance to strike back at his successor, the former president has been willing to throw punches on behalf of Joe Biden’s unity-focused campaign.

 

Trump has failed.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy

 

6

Al Qaeda Feels Losses in Syria and Afghanistan but Stays Resilient

Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

American drones and U.S. allies killed several Qaeda leaders and operatives in the past week. But the organization has “ingrained itself in local communities and conflicts,” according to the U.N.

 

Religious wars do not end without slaughter. 

7

Democrats Are Poised to Expand House Majority in GOP Turf

Emily Cochrane and Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

House Democrats are training their resources on once-solid Republican footholds in affluent suburban districts where voters feel alienated by President Trump.

 

The Republican party has failed.

The suburbs know it.

 

8

As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science

Christopher Flavelle and Lisa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The administration is imposing new limits on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would undercut action against global warming.

 

Orthodoxy cannot stand against a heterodoxy built from observation and reason.

 

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Pfizer CEO All but Rules Out Covid-19 Vaccine Before Election Day

Katie Thomas, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Pfizer’s C.E.O. said on Tuesday that much-anticipated results from its vaccine trial would not be coming this month, after all.

 

Pfizer Co. did not make the promise and will no try to keep it.

 

10

Pfizer C.E.O. All but Rules Out Vaccine Before Election Day

Katie Thomas, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Pfizer’s C.E.O. said on Tuesday that much-anticipated results from its vaccine trial would not be coming this month, after all.

 

Pfizer will not bet the company.

 

11

Vote by Mail Deadline: Time to Vote is Running Out as Election Nears

Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Persistent delays and limited data have increased concerns that the Postal Service may be unable to reliably get ballots still outstanding delivered by Election Day.

 

I voted early in person.  25 min. wait

 

12

Trump’s Second-Term Agenda? Slogans Over Details

Lisa Lerer and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

President Trump’s norm-shattering ways now extend to a refusal to tell voters how he will spend another four years in the White House.

 

Trump is suspected of continuing his pattern:

destroying the "deep state" and passing out the spoils.

 

13

Noah Centineo Wants You to Vote

Taylor Lorenz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

A week before Election Day, the actor opened a pop-up in Los Angeles aimed at getting influencers and their audiences to vote.

 

The conversation in the town square has been suppressed.

It is missed.

Social media has made the conversation stop.

They have done it with their business model.

That business model can end with net neutrality and editorial responsibility.

 

14

Trump Wants to Pick Off Nevada. But Biden Is Holding a Lead, Our Poll Shows.

Sydney Ember and Isabella Grullón Paz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Joe Biden has a six-point advantage in the latest New York Times/Siena College poll of Nevada, where unemployment has soared amid the coronavirus pandemic.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/28/us/trump-biden-election

https://fivethirtyeight.com/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-to-make-of-that-new-wisconsin-poll-that-has-biden-way-ahead/

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/nevada/

 

15

A Week Before the Election, Time Is Running Out to Vote by Mail

Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Persistent delays and limited data have increased concerns that the Postal Service may be unable to reliably get ballots still outstanding delivered by Election Day.

 

Trump has adjusted the clock.

 

16

A Chance to Expand Medicaid Rallies Democrats in North Carolina

Abby Goodnough, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

The legislature in this battleground state could flip to Democratic control, a prospect that is bringing out lower-income voters who stayed home in 2016.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/north-carolina/

https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/index.html

 

Medicaid is a state and federal means tested medical insurance program. 

 

17

Why the Best G.D.P. Report Ever Won’t Mean the Economy Has Healed

Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Government data on Thursday will show a record-setting rebound in economic output. But the numbers are misleading.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product

A number that does not measure standard of living.

 

18

Trump Mimics Coronavirus ‘Superspreader’ Event in Barrett Swearing In

Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice only eight days before a presidential election.

 

Trump holds rallies. He knows no other form.

 

19

Barrett Is Seated at a Pivotal Moment

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

The new justice’s colleagues limit vote-counting in Wisconsin: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

She will not participate in that decision.

The Supreme Court will be packed if Biden wins and the senate flips.

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Bloomberg Funds Last-Minute 2020 Election Ad Blitz for Biden in Texas and Ohio

Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

The billionaire former New York City mayor has concentrated largely on Florida in the general election. But his private polling found President Trump vulnerable in two of the country’s biggest red states.

 

Bloomberg was a better Mayor than most.

He is welcome to spend his money.

 

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1

Noah Centineo Wants You to Vote

Taylor Lorenz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 minutes ago

A week before Election Day, the actor opened a pop-up in Los Angeles aimed at getting influencers and their audiences to vote.

 

His group needs instruction.

 

2

Trump Wants to Pick Off Nevada. But Biden Is Holding a Lead, Our Poll Shows.

Sydney Ember and Isabella Grullón Paz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 36 minutes ago

Joe Biden has a six-point advantage in the latest New York Times/Siena College poll of Nevada, where unemployment has soared amid the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Trump has no hope.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/nevada/

 

3

A Week Before the Election, Time Is Running Out to Vote by Mail

Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Persistent delays and limited data have increased concerns that the Postal Service may be unable to reliably get ballots still outstanding delivered by Election Day.

 

Vote in person or put the ballot in the drop box.

 

4

A Chance to Expand Medicaid Rallies Democrats in North Carolina

Abby Goodnough, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The legislature in this battleground state could flip to Democratic control, a prospect that is bringing out lower-income voters who stayed home in 2016.

 

It is a North Carolina state choice. 

5

Al Qaeda Feels Losses in Syria and Afghanistan but Stays Resilient

Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

American drones and U.S. allies killed several Qaeda leaders and operatives in the past week. But the organization has “ingrained itself in local communities and conflicts,” according to the U.N.

 

Al Qaeda is leading a religious campaign.

 

6

A Fired-Up Obama’s 2020 Job: Guarding Biden and Needling Trump

Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Clearly relishing the chance to strike back at his successor, the former president has been willing to throw punches on behalf of Joe Biden’s unity-focused campaign.

 

Barak Obama is happy to fight with words.  Trump cannot compete.

 

7

Trump’s Second-Term Agenda? Slogans Over Details

Lisa Lerer and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

President Trump’s norm-shattering ways now extend to a refusal to tell voters how he will spend another four years in the White House.

 

Second verse: same as the first.

 

8

Why the Best G.D.P. Report Ever Won’t Mean the Economy Has Healed

Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Government data on Thursday will show a record-setting rebound in economic output. But the numbers are misleading. 

G.D.P. does not measure individuals.

9

Trump Mimics Coronavirus ‘Superspreader’ Event in Barrett Swearing In

Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice only eight days before a presidential election.

 

Trump knows only one form for announcements. 

10

In Swearing In Barrett, Trump Defiantly Mimics ‘Superspreader’ Rose Garden Ceremony

Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice only eight days before a presidential election.

 

Trump is fully self-involved.

 

11

Barrett Is Seated at a Pivotal Moment

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

The new justice’s colleagues limit vote-counting in Wisconsin: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

The Supreme Court will be packed.

 

12

‘Fat and Happy’ With a Conservative Court, Are Republicans Losing a Winning Issue?

Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

President Trump and his party pushed Justice Barrett’s confirmation through in record time. But they could find that satisfied voters, who no longer fear the specter of a liberal court, are also complacent.

 

Trump voters want Biden's head on a spike.

 

13

Fighting an Uphill Senate Re-election Battle, Doug Jones Does It His Way

Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Mr. Jones, from deeply conservative Alabama, is the Senate’s most vulnerable Democratic incumbent. But far from tiptoeing toward re-election, he seems almost liberated by his predicament.

 

Doug Jones is happy to play the Martyr.

 

14

Bloomberg Funds Last-Minute Advertising Blitz for Biden in Texas and Ohio

Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

The billionaire former New York City mayor has concentrated largely on Florida in the general election. But his private polling found President Trump vulnerable in two of the country’s biggest red states.

 

Bloomberg has money to spend in good cause.

 

15

Win or Lose, It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party

Elaina Plott, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

The G.O.P.’s politicians, activists and voters are still figuring out what that means.

 

China shop rules.

He broke it.  He owns it. 

16

Joe Biden Wishes He Had More Time to Answer Your Question

Mattathias Schwartz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

His commitment to endangered political manners goes hand in hand with one of his rarer qualities: an almost painfully keen awareness of his own inadequacies.

 

There are no magic answers.

Trump is promising magic answers.

 

17

The 6-3, 5-4 Supreme Court

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 14 hours ago

So, Amy Coney Barret has been confirmed to the Supreme Court. We knew this would happen, since the idea of the Democrats fighting the right is ludicrous. There is now a 6-3 moderate conservative majority on the Court, and a 5-4 reactionary majority on the Court. I do not expect Roe vs. Wade to survive, […]

 

I expect a packed supreme court or a repacked court.

My intention is to keep my head down.

There is no pefect.

Be happy with better.

 

18

Biden targets older voters with an ad claiming that Trump poses a threat to Social Security.

Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

 

"Give them such messages as they can understand."

 

19

Biden targets older voters with an ad claiming that Trump poses a threat to Social Security.

Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

 

"Give them such messages as they can understand."

 

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A Voting Rights Battle in a School Board ‘Coup’

Nicholas Casey, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

For Black residents of Sumter County, the fight for representation echoed the civil rights era. For white residents, it reflected the anxiety, made manifest by the Trump era, of maintaining power over institutions even without the votes to do so.

 

Georgia remains racist.

 

 

 

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1

Biden, in Sign of Confidence, Will Visit Iowa in 2020 Election's Final Days

Sydney Ember and Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Appearing newly emboldened, the Democratic nominee also said he thought he would win Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, three critical battleground states.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/26/us/trump-biden-election

"The Senate confirms Barrett on a nearly party-line vote, delivering a win to Trump that tips the Supreme Court to the right.

 

2 

Joe Biden, Generic Democrat

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

He was barely seen in public today, just eight days before the election — but that’s all part of the strategy.

 

A generic Democrat will win.

 

3

Kushner, Employing Racist Stereotype, Questions if Black Americans ‘Want to Be Successful’

Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

In a “Fox & Friends” interview, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser also criticized protesters as more concerned with what he called “virtue signaling” than in coming up with “solutions.”

 

Jared Kushner is an Orthodox Jew.  

He is a racist by faith.

 

4

Black Senate Candidates in South Tell Democrats to ‘Meet the Moment’

Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Several Black Democrats are running competitively in conservative states, and they are doing so by talking explicitly about race.

 

The office goes to the winner.

"Black lives matter" is a statement of fact.

5

How Georgia Went From Red to Battleground State

Richard Fausset, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Joe Biden could win the state because Republicans have failed to keep up with its diverse population and shifting suburban politics.

 

The town always beats the farms.

 

6

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Oil Sector

Pranshu Verma and Farnaz Fassihi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The Trump administration is trying to fortify its campaign of maximum pressure against Iran from being reversed by a potential Biden administration.

 

Iran has been good. 

7

Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Disappoint as Economy Sours

Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Foxconn’s failure to deliver on a Wisconsin project underscores the limits of the president’s power to make companies bend to his will.

 

Trump does not understand trade.

 

8

Questions and Answers About the Bidens and a Deal in China

Eric Lipton, Kenneth P. Vogel and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

There is no evidence that the former vice president was involved in or profited from a joint venture pursued by his son and brother.

 

Started at Qanon.

 

9

The Font of Misinformation and Lies at Trump Campaign Rallies

Linda Qiu and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

A recent rally in Wisconsin was typical. In 90 minutes, 

President Trump made 131 false or inaccurate statements.

 

His lips were moving.

 

10

Trump’s Weakened Hold on Long Island Leaves King, Zeldin Seats at Risk

Sarah Maslin Nir, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Peter King is leaving Congress, and Lee Zeldin could be vulnerable. The elections in the two districts will be “a referendum on Trump,” a strategist said.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJ58V8a3h0

 

11

Should You FedEx Your Ballot? No

Johnny Diaz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Lady Gaga shared a photo of herself on Twitter holding a ballot and a FedEx envelope. But experts urged people to use the United States Postal Service or a secure ballot drop box instead.

 

FedEx does not postmark.

 

12

Trump’s Weakened Hold on Long Island Puts 2 G.O.P. House Seats at Risk

Sarah Maslin Nir, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

Peter King is leaving Congress, and Lee Zeldin could be vulnerable. The elections in the two districts will be “a referendum on Trump,” a strategist said.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcv1EFoaX-8 

13

Biden Trails in Texas Due to Weakness Amongst Hispanic Voters

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

Large Democratic gains among white suburbanites suggest risks down the ballot for Republicans in congressional and state House races, our poll shows.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/texas/

 

14

With Weakness Among Hispanic Voters, Biden Trails in Texas

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

Large Democratic gains among white suburbanites suggest risks down the ballot for Republicans in congressional and state House races, our poll shows.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/texas/

 

Oil must break.

 

15

The Election May Hinge on Pennsylvania. Can the Polls Get the State Right?

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Polling averages show Joseph R. Biden Jr. with a lead in Pennsylvania, but surveys can’t account for possibilities like voter suppression.

 

Trump's party is trying voter suppression. 

16

A New Covid Outbreak at the White House

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

The administration plays defense after Pence aides test positive: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

How new is it?

 

17

How the Trump Era Has Strained, and Strengthened, Politically Mixed Marriages

Claire Cain Miller, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Fewer people want to date those with different political views. But couples are also talking through political issues more.

 

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

 

18

Democrats in Many Races Are Moderates. Republicans Cast Them as Radicals.

Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Democrats chose Senate candidates who have rejected progressive policies. That hasn’t stopped Republicans from trying to paint them as extreme.

 

Andrew Jackson was wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson

19

Election Scenarios

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 18 hours ago

I recently sat down for an interview and one of the questions was about election scenarios. (The question didn’t excite me so I talked instead about planning for election outcomes.) You can listen here. (It’s only about 5 minutes.) If you enjoyed this article, and want me to write more, please DONATE or SUBSCRIBE.

 

Ian Welsh is a political puritan.

 

Biden will encourage necessary change.   

Trump will discourage economic change. 

20

Infection of Pence Aides Raises New Questions About Trump’s Virus Response

Michael D. Shear, Annie Karni, Maggie Haberman and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago

From the beginning, the president has turned mask wearing and other preventive measures into a loyalty test. He and his aides have taken the same approach inside the White House.

 

Covid-19 is not popular.

Ignoring it does not make it go away.

 

 

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