On eve of midterms, Trump sets tone of ‘race-baiting, dirty tricks & lies’ for GOP@NicolleDWallace w/ @costareports @Eugene_Robinson @EliStokols @HeidiPrzybyla @ZerlinaMaxwell https://t.co/3c8kgb6Qwc
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) November 5, 2018
18 moments that shaped the midterms, from the choice of Tom Price to the Women’s March to the Rose Garden celebration to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Lindsey Graham, from @daveweigel https://t.co/1YryRSHr9o
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 5, 2018
WH officials warn Trump to brace for GOP losses in House https://t.co/TKT3uGM8IZ @kaitlancollins reports @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 5, 2018
On a scale of zero to “too racist for Fox News,” how racist was it? https://t.co/6X3lijejJe
— shauna (@goldengateblond) November 5, 2018
One of the ugliest stories of the 2018 cycle: Duncan Hunter cruising toward easy reelection by campaigning on pure anti-Muslim bigotry https://t.co/Zfk5J5zDvD
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) November 5, 2018
I went to my first Trump rally in two years yesterday. I also went to my first Obama rally ever on Friday.
The events might as well have been held on different planets. https://t.co/MrRfcOzJNL
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) November 5, 2018
Getting his excuses ready..
Trump warns of "maximum criminal penalties" for voter fraud in midtermshttps://t.co/guH5QnbvmW pic.twitter.com/c1K7fsxTNH
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2018
Journalists and editors, please have a plan for how you’re going to report (or not report) on the President’s inevitable and untruthful claims of election fraud. Simply quote-tweeting his claims only magnifies their impact. https://t.co/lPdQU3lo98
— Seth Masket (@smotus) November 5, 2018
The activation of immigration attitudes in 2018 versus earlier elections is really striking. Tesler, @vavreck, and me in @nytopinion: https://t.co/9miNiJutda
— John Sides (@johnmsides) November 5, 2018
Speaks for itself. Wyoming woman interviewed about Trump by @nytimes at a rally of his: "I can't really say that anything he says is true, but I trust him."
— Clyde Haberman (@ClydeHaberman) November 5, 2018
Fox News is not a news organization any more than Jill Stein is a beer mug. https://t.co/1cJ0c9nTQi
— Ben. Tomorrow! (@BJS_quire) November 6, 2018
In 2017, the WH promised Trump would not use AF1 as a political prop. In 2018, the WH is using AF1 as a political prop https://t.co/SgDHRKeupi
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) November 5, 2018
Moving piece by @newyorker's Roger Angell, 98 years young and legally blind, exhorting people to get out and vote. "What I said I would die for I now want to live for." https://t.co/VDdz1EOt68
— Michael Luo (@michaelluo) November 5, 2018
How to watch the midterms: An hour-by-hour guide from @FiveThirtyEight https://t.co/UuQMBcror1 pic.twitter.com/6ethyGNyqz
— The Week (@TheWeek) November 5, 2018
If you're one of the 33 million Americans who has cut the cord, here's how to watch live election results without cable https://t.co/5tymd76sES
— Poynter (@Poynter) November 5, 2018
Meanwhile…
BREAKING: CREW discovered that Ivanka Trump’s business just won approval for 16 new Chinese trademarks, even though the brand shut down this summer. One of the trademarks covers voting machines.https://t.co/NLrJ9vGQf4
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 5, 2018
Mueller’s Gone Quiet, But Expect Some Post-Midterms Surpriseshttps://t.co/j7LCBhl6HJ
— Lyra McKee (@LyraMcKee) November 5, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Excl: Raab and Hunt to tell Theresa May she must “stare down” the EU to win control of Irish backstop’s duration or see Commons rip up her Brexit dealhttps://t.co/tCiUapiJjU
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) November 5, 2018
Tuesday’s Guardian
“PM faces cabinet after Varadkar stands firm on Brexit backstop”#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers
(via @AllieHBNews) pic.twitter.com/vZp1ptjUxQ— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 5, 2018
MPs stop & listen to the real time will of the people. Enact for #PeoplesVote so we can draw a line under #Brexit so you all get back to the jobs we pay you for – looking after our lives. Major new Brexit poll shows major swing to Remain https://t.co/CjDg4KWZVl via @Channel4News
— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) November 5, 2018
The UK would vote to stay in the EU by 54% to 46% in a new referendum, according to a Survation/Channel 4 poll of 20,000 people.
The poll used the MRP model, which successfully predicted the 2016 referendum and 2017 election. https://t.co/rSZXtyKg5B
— Adam Payne (@adampayne26) November 5, 2018
Brexit ‘chaos and despair’ could see Scots vote for independence, SNP claimshttps://t.co/2IQoRhnzCm pic.twitter.com/rFHUtOvJoD
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) November 5, 2018
#C4Poll asked voters in Northern Ireland if they would be concerned about a united Ireland due to #brexit.
🔹44% concerned.
🔹42% Not concerned.
🔹13% don’t know. pic.twitter.com/wctjNYyBbK— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) November 5, 2018
.@rafaelbehr asking the right questions of the anti-Brexit, anti-2nd referendum crowd https://t.co/VR6s7PtE9g pic.twitter.com/qwMCCvQF3a
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) November 5, 2018
BEHOLD OUR NEW EYE-ROLLING QUEEN 👑🙄 https://t.co/DhPErTrMrg
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) November 5, 2018
Exclusive: Arron Banks' Insurance Firm And https://t.co/4JnMxxTUgS Face Fines Totalling £135,000 For Unlawful Use Of Customer Data https://t.co/FVf7sLpJra via @MarkDiStef
— Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159) November 5, 2018
Anything but Brexit, eh Jeremy? https://t.co/K8JyZxNkmx
— Citoyen saboteur 🇪🇺 (@polnyypesets) November 5, 2018
And, just when you thought we’d sunk as low as we can go…
It’s a disgusting video. We hope that the police are taking this seriously. Not only is it extremely upsetting to survivors & people who lost family, it’s hateful & offensive to everyone that has been affected by the tragic events of that night. 1/3
— Grenfell United (@GrenfellUnited) November 5, 2018
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WORLD
I explain why the successor to Mrs Merkel will be no help to UK Brexit camp – in fact the opposite https://t.co/3YToiy6fDR To read with W Muchau's fascinating FT column on Merz the Habermasian @EuroBriefing
— Denis MacShane (@DenisMacShane) November 5, 2018
Some sober second thought and hype debunking from @TimDotChoi on the SCMP report on China's sensor grid in a sensitive security area off Van Island https://t.co/0Ah73mvbaI
— Brett Witthoeft (@BrettWitthoeft) November 5, 2018
BREAKING: Amazon to split HQ2 evenly between two cities due to lack of tech talent in one city; company is expected to announce decision as soon as this week – Dow Jones https://t.co/iZT5waGWnZ
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) November 5, 2018
How do we signal them to send the warships? https://t.co/v0JMqpZ41o
— Max J. Rosenthal (@maxjrosenthal) November 5, 2018