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Masters Closes Gap With Kelly in Arizona Race for US Senate

November 2, 2022
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A week ago, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) led Republican challenger Blake Masters by 6 percentage points. Now, just days before the Nov. 8 election, a new poll by Wick shows Masters closing the gap with the incumbent to 2 points. Additionally, according to FiveThirtyEight, Wick’s results align with other polls conducted just a week earlier. An Ohio…

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Appeals Court Upholds New York Absentee Ballot Law, Reversing Earlier Ruling

November 2, 2022
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An appeals court in New York on Nov. 1 upheld a state absentee ballot law, reversing an earlier ruling that found the law unconstitutional. The law, enacted in 2022, says that “In no event may a court order a ballot that has been counted to be uncounted.” New York Supreme Court Justice Dianne Freestone ruled in October…

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Biden Calls DeSantis, His Potential 2024 Rival, ‘Trump Incarnate’

November 2, 2022
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President Joe Biden suggested on Nov. 1 that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would be another version of former President Donald Trump, as Biden stumped for the state’s Democrat gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist who is facing an increasing deficit in the polls days before the election day. “Charlie is running against Donald Trump incarnate,” Biden said…

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Poll: More Americans Planning Early Voting in 2022 Than During Past Three Midterms

November 2, 2022
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A higher percentage of U.S. voters this year are planning to vote ahead of the 2022 Election Day or have already voted, as compared to other recent midterms, according to a poll released Wednesday. A Gallup poll found that some 41 percent of registered voters have already voted or are planning to vote before Nov….

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Democrat Strategists Express Alarm Over GOP Gains in New York Ahead of Midterms

November 2, 2022
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Some Democrat strategists have expressed alarm by recent Republican gains and warned incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul could be defeated next week. New York has not elected a Republican candidate for governor in decades. An aggregate of polls from RealClearPolitics shows that Hochul’s alleged lead over Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) has shrunk in recent weeks,…

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Twitter ‘Staying Vigilant Against Attempts to Manipulate Conversations About the 2022 US Midterms’ After Musk Takeover

November 2, 2022
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Twitter took down six “inauthentic” networks with technical links to China and Iran that had sent tweets about the upcoming November midterm elections, according to an independent analysis, which stated that the actors sought to amplify strong views on polarizing issues in American politics. “We’re staying vigilant against attempts to manipulate conversations about the 2022…

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US Cybersecurity Head Says There Will Be Errors and Glitches During Midterms

November 2, 2022
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U.S. cybersecurity chief Jen Easterly said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does “not censor information,” and voters should expect “normal” errors and glitches, such as burst water pipes, during the midterm elections next week. A week out from the U.S. midterm elections, Easterly, a Biden appointee, has talked about CISA’s role in securing election infrastructure…

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Midterm Elections Updates: Top Senator Says Republicans Will Get 52 Senate Seats During 2022 Midterms

November 2, 2022
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The latest on the midterm elections. ____ Top Senator Says Republicans Will Get 52 Senate Seats During 2022 Midterms Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, predicted the GOP will take at least 52 seats in the upcoming midterms. “We’re gonna get 52 plus,” Scott said in an interview Sunday on CNN. “Herschel…

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Midterm Elections Updates: Pence Backs GOP’s Kemp as Democrat Abrams Hits on Medicaid

November 2, 2022
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The latest on the midterm elections. ____ Pence Backs GOP’s Kemp as Democrat Abrams Hits on Medicaid Former Vice President Mike Pence took the stage Tuesday in Georgia to reinforce the main thrusts of Gov. Brian Kemp’s case for reelection against Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, arguing that Kemp has been good for Georgia’s economy and Abrams…

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Midterm Elections Updates: Poll: More Americans Planning Early Voting in 2022 Than During Past Three Midterms

November 2, 2022
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The latest on the midterm elections. ____ Poll: More Americans Planning Early Voting in 2022 Than During Past Three Midterms A higher percentage of U.S. voters this year are planning to vote ahead of the 2022 Election Day or have already voted, as compared to other recent midterms, according to a poll released Wednesday. A Gallup…

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