Monday, 5 November 2018

Politics A.M.: This midterm election is like no other in a generation

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The Take •  Analysis
This midterm election is like no other in a generation
Candidates talk about a lot of issues, but the election is about one big thing: What kind of country this is and will be.
'Full Trumpism': The president's apocalyptic attacks reach a new level of falsity
President Trump has claimed without evidence that Democrats want to destroy the economy, obliterate Medicare and open the borders to violent criminals.
 
Analysis
The Fact Checker's crash course for the 2018 elections
We rounded up 47 fact-checks of Democrats, Republicans and outrageous campaign ads.
 
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Midterms test whether Republicans not named Trump can win by stoking racial animosity
The president succeeded in 2016 after disparaging minority groups, and that strategy is spreading in this year's elections.
 
Racist 'magical Negro' robo-call from 'Oprah' targets Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor's race
'And so I promise that every single person who votes for Stacey Abrams, you're going to get a new car! So you get a car! And you get a car! And you get a car!'
 
Fears for ballot integrity and access are growing
As voters head to cast ballots, majorities of both Democrats and Republicans say the opposing party has "little or no commitment to fair and accurate elections," new polling finds.
 
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Power Up: Will there be a youth wave? Early voting points to yes.
Get woke.
 
Disasters and drama combine, again, in election-year Florida
The nation's biggest swing state has two epic contests Tuesday as 2020 looms.
 
Trump administration prepares for massive shake-up after midterms
The fates of many top officials hang in the balance as Election Day looms large.
 
 
The Fix • Analysis
Warnings, celebrities and emotional appeals: Here are closing arguments ahead of midterm election
The final pitch to voters was made over the weekend.
 
'Tale of the tape': Senate battlegrounds will show if Democrats have found the way to win in Trump states
The challenge has been on display in Missouri, where Republican Josh Hawley has embraced the president and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has distanced herself from liberal activists.
 
The Fix • Analysis
Could losing the House actually help Trump in 2020?
Perhaps he just can't do much to stop it. But there's also a more conspiratorial explanation.
 
 
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