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Monday, October 26
Brazil Votes for More Lula
Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
The Former General Who Could End the Netanyahu Era
Eric Cortellessa, Time
On the Ground With Trump During His Election Blitz
Wegmann, et al, Wall St. Journal
The Logic Behind Trump's 'Pretend I'm on the Ballot' Appeal
Byron York, DC Examiner
Talarico Is the Dems' Best Chance Ever To Win in Texas
Mark Jones, USA Today
It's Unbelievable How Media Defends Abdul El-Sayed
Mike Rogers, CBS News
Trump: A Feral Lame Duck
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly
Dems Scheme To Turn the US Into France - Riots & All
David Harsanyi, New York Post
Defund Musk: Dems Should Lay Groundwork to Nationalize SpaceX
Robert Reich
Dreadful 'Musk' Documentary Fuels Dems' Midterm Frenzy
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Trump Trying To Overturn an Election That Hasn't Happened Yet
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Media Misleading Viewers & Voters About Alaska Lawsuit
Todd Blanche, CBS News
Divided Nation: GOP Prizes Patriotism, Dems Value Equality
Susan Page, USA Today
Thanks Again, Obama
Stephen Soukup, American Greatness
As AOC’s Ambition Grows, Her Tactics Soften & Risks Increase
Collins, et al, WSJ
Biden, Wray and the Dishonest FBI Talking Points
Catherine Herridge, X
Vinay Prasad: Anthony Fauci Committed a Crime
Zach Weissmueller, Reason
Tuesday, October 27
Is It Too Early To Call a Blue Wave?
Stephen Collinson, CNN


Arrests, Deportations and the Dramatic Drop in Crime
Jarrett Stepman, Daily Signal
Trump Is Bad at Politics
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
In Michigan, Immigration Is on the Ballot
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
France Looking for Modernity in All the Wrong Places
William McGurn, Wall St. Journal
Lula's Huge Win for the Left
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Russia-Ukraine Peace Increasingly Urgent
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Why Netanyahu's Vision Will Endure in Israel
Dalia Kaye, Foreign Affairs
Comey Charged--Again
Julie Kelly, Substack
The Bright Side of GOP's Big Spending Midterm Bailouts
Hayes Brown, MS Now
GA Gov: It's Murder When Lance Bottoms Is in Charge
Beth Brelje, Restoration News
Can Hamilton Capture Christian Voters for Dems in Kansas?
Christian Paz, Vox
Alaska's 'Other Dan Sullivan'
Bevan, Cannon, Orman & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
SCOTUS Should Shut the Door on Climate Lawfare
Josh Hammer, FOX News
Residents Forced To Choose Amid OH Tech Boom
Cleland & Dutta, American Prospect
Biologist Accused of Sexual Harassment Just Won $6M
Suzy Weiss, The Free Press
Jury Nullification the Latest Attack on Court System
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Harvard-Harris: Trump Job Approval: 39% | Generic Ballot: Dems +4
Wednesday, October 28
Trump and Talarico Hold Dueling Texas Rallies
Mallory Wilson, The Hill


What Does the Left Really Want?
Lionel Shriver, The New Criterion
Dems Can Use Next Two Years To Hold Trump Accountable
Jill Lawrence, LA Times
Talarico's Tall Tales
James Freeman, Wall Street Journal
Maine's Jackson on Medicare for All Mission
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
The Democratic Case Against El-Sayed
Peter Savodnik, The Free Press
Meet the Trump-to-El-Sayed Swing Voter
James Billot, UnHerd
Smithsonian Institution Failing To Tell Truth About Christianity
Lucas Miles, RCP
Another Crash Landing for Brazil's Economy?
Gene Frieda, Project Syndicate
Barbaric Election Aftermath in Brazil
Monica Showalter, American Thinker
Machado's Return Upends U.S. Venezuela Strategy
James Story, MS Now
Israel Has Voted, But the Deadlock Is Just Beginning
Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post
'60 Minutes' Spreads Disinformation About Deportee
John Nolte, Breitbart
Trump's Attack on Rep. Omar Looks Like a Stress Test
Seamus Malekafzal, The Nation
Will GOP Secret Weapon Keep Dems in the Wilderness?
Mark Serrano, The Daily Wire
Can Perriello Win Back Seat 18 Years Later?
James Baratta, American Prospect
One Week Out From the Midterms
Bevan, Cannon, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Michigan Senate (CBS News): El-Sayed (D) 51, Rogers (R) 44 | More '26 Polls
Thursday, October 29
Dems Poised for Largest Generic Ballot Win Since '08 Blowout
John McIntyre, RCP


The Trump Aide Trying To Stop a Blue Wave
Parker & Scherer, The Atlantic
'Decoy Dan' Is Peltola's Alaska Plant
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Why the Mary Peltola NYT Story Might Actually Matter
Sean Trende, The Poll Vault
Trump & Talarico Go Head-to-Head
Bevan, Cannon, Strother & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Republicans Panicking Over South Carolina Senate Race
Schnell & Asghar, MS Now
Seeds of Anti-Americanism Have Been Planted With Our Youth
Penn & Stein, RCP
The GOP's Closing Argument: Hate, Fear, and Bigotry
Robert Reich, Substack
Remember, They Tried To Kill Trump for a Reason
Tim O'Brien, PJ Media
Dems Think They Have a Choice on Impeachment. They Don't
Alex Shephard, TNR
Why Do They Despise Musk?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
This Year's Midterm Races Could Break Barriers
Sara Pequeño, USA Today
Abdul El-Sayed: Tribune of America's Islamo-Left
Jenny Holland, Spiked
El-Sayed Is Running Through, Not Around, the Right's Racism
Eli Day, TAP
Meet Abdul El-Bambi, Open-Borders Democrat
Deroy Murdock, RealClearPolitics
Hutchinson Case Turns Humiliating for Trump's DOJ
Steve Benen, MS Now
Dems Want Me in Jail for Post Explaining Election Security
Cleta Mitchell, Federalist
CNN Senate Polls: Democrats Lead in Texas, Maine, Michigan, and Kansas
Friday, October 30
Real GDP Rose 3.4%--Get Out There and Sell It, Republicans
Larry Kudlow, NY Sun


Pretending Trump Is on the Ballot Deserves To Backfire
Margaret Sullivan, Guardian
Endless Lawfare and Impeachment Can't Turn Back the Clock
Alicia Nieves, UnHerd
I Oversaw Biden, Harris Polling. Here's How I Read '26 Polls
Becca Siegel, MS Now
This Could Change Alaska Senate Race
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Marc Elias' Alaska Scheme an Attack on Constitution
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
The Deeper Affordability Crisis
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Climate Change Suffers Rude Collision With Reality
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
WH Sees Iranian Hard-Liner as Best Hope for Peace
David Ignatius, Washington Post
It's Getting Ugly in Ohio
Audrey Fahlberg, The Free Press
Democrats Peddling False Moderation
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
I'm Hoping Democrats Get a Historic Wave
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
What They Want on the Left Is Total Control
Sasha Stone, Substack
Missouri Map Fight Should Make Illinois Uncomfortable
Joe Tabor, RealClearPolitics
Key Trump Accomplishment Is Undermining Faith in Elections
Allan Lichtman, Salon
ProPublica Spends Big as Springboard for Dem Ops
Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist
Bacon Wars: Pig Farmers Battle Tech Barons on Animal Welfare
James Varney, RCI
Latest Polls: Sen: TX, KS, MI, FL, MN, AK, ME | Gov: TX, KS, FL, AZ, CA, ME, MI
Saturday, October 31
GOP Campaigns Use Social Pressure To Turn Out Voters
Carolina Lumetta, RCP
Could This Finally Be Democrats' Year in Texas?
Brad Brooks, Reuters
Have Voters Forgotten What Trump Got Right Before Iran?
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Attacks on El-Sayed Reveal Troubling GOP Strategy
Paul Waldman, MS Now
Islamism Is Anti-American, Anti-Western, Hostile to Modernity
Robert Kennedy Jr., X
Michigan Democrats Fragmenting Ahead of Senate Election
Wren, et al., Politico
Dems Tried To Rig the Ballot, and the Media Blamed Trump
Robert Malone, Substack
Only Way To Align AI With Public Is To Put Public in Charge
Justin Rosenstein, RCP
Obama Blasts High Premiums--After His Law Doubled Them
Shane Harris, AMAC
How Rep. Khanna Is Making FDR Great Again
Kaye & Konst, The Nation
Gore Could've Won in 2000 Without a Single Additional Vote
Keith Dougherty, RCP
Slackers to Saviors: Gen X Resists the Left
Bridget Phetasy, New York Post
Is This Our Last Time Setting Our Clocks Back?
Cameron Peters, Vox
Hispanic Impact Will Be Felt in November
Samuel Rodriguez, RealClearPolitics
Fake Wisconsin Protests Backed by Leftist Dark Money
Beth Brelje, Restoration News
The Crest of a New Left-Wing Wave
Miles Kampf-Lassin, In These Times
Is Kansas Close?
Bevan, Cannon, Olsen & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Senate: 8 Toss Ups - Dems Avg. Gain +4 | Iowa, Alaska, Texas, Maine Very Close
Sunday, November 1
A Blue Wave or a Blue Flood Next Tuesday?
David Smith, The Guardian
Dems Catering To Extremists Another Victory for Far-Left
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Gen Z Voters Feel Betrayed by Trump. Time To Show It
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
Democrats, Beware Fool's Gold of Midterm Success
Ruy Teixeira, Washington Post
Voters To Weigh In on Protecting Girls’ Sports in Blue States
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Susan Collins Is Always Keeping Score
Kruse & Lerer, New York Times
What's the Matter With Kansas
Sean Trende, The Poll Vault
Win or Lose, El-Sayed's Campaign May Change Everything
LZ Granderson, LA Times
Inside the Final Days of Darline Graham’s Reluctant Senate Run
Josh Dawsey, WSJ
Baked Alaska: This Is Not Election High-Jinx But Outright Fraud
Mark Penn, X
On the Bus With Ken Paxton, Trump's Man in Texas
Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair
Poland's Battle Against the Eurocrats
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
The Death of Brazilian Democracy?
Eli Vieira, Spiked
A Golden Age of Science Is Coming
Noah Smith, Substack
Democrat Lawfare Targets Journalists in Minnesota
Mike Davis, FOX News
Tune Out National Naysayers, Tune In To Local Officials
Margaret Hoover, RCP
What Happens When Political Opposites Go Fishing
Kevin Dupzyk, Esquire
NBC News: Generic Ballot: Dems +7, vs. Past Mid-Terms | Trump Approval 40%


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