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Rachel Maddow Exposes A Trump Pattern That Voters Should Know About Before Midterms

“They’re hoping people don’t think about this stuff or maybe don’t even know about this stuff when they are deciding who to vote for in these elections.”

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 11:52 AM

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Trump approval hits record low in new surveyPresident Trump's approval rating hit a record low in a new survey, with just over two weeks until voters decide which party will control Congress next year. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, released Sunday, shows Trump sitting at 33 percent approval. The rating is 4 points lower than a previous poll conducted in July, 8...

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5 hottest midterm battlegrounds two weeks out from Election DayIn today’s issue: Election Day is fast approaching with voters now able to cast early ballots in many states throughout the country. Polls are continuing to show Democrats poised for a strong performance two weeks from today, but how much they can gain is still up in the air. All eyes are on a handful...

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DOJ charges 28 with voting crimes. And, TikTok ignored staff's child safety concernsThe Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes as Election Day nears. And, TikTok staff raised child safety concerns with executives, who failed to act, court records show.

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Why the GOP’s voter fraud messaging may backfireThere is clear data showing that voter confidence in elections has fallen, but it's not so simple

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Why Democrats are pushing their donors to care more about state legislative racesThe party has long suffered a disadvantage in a critical battleground, one that’s become even more important amid Trump-era redistricting.

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North Carolina mail-in ballot restrictions to remain through midterms, judge rulesA federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina is permitted to keep its strict mail-in ballot rules in place for November’s election, which were changed just before ballots were mailed in September. In the ruling, Judge Thomas D. Shroeder wrote that it was too close to the election to change the rules again, and that...

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MAGA candidate's spoof of 'Democrats' backing him exposed in shady financials: reportA group that has called itself “Democrats for Mike Rogers,” now renamed “Together for Michigan,” draws much of its money from Republican-aligned sources, Federal Election Commission filings show, according to The Bulwark's Joe Perticone. The PAC’s two largest contributions came from GLCF, Inc., a conservative super PAC that has already been airing…

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Ocasio-Cortez, Garcia latest Democrats to report receiving suspicious letterReps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are the latest among several officials across the country who have reported receiving suspicious packages at their offices ahead of the midterm elections. Ocasio-Cortez released a statement Tuesday evening saying a suspicious letter was delivered to her district office in Hunts Point,…

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Housing Market Gets Hit as Mortgage Rates Skyrocket Ahead of MidtermThis could add another affordability headache for President Donald Trump and Republicans just weeks before the midterm elections.

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