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NC 2018 257,325 ballots cast 111,325 Democrats (43.3%) 78,554 Republicans (30.5%) 66,873 Unafilliated (26.0%) NC 2016 321,666 ballots cast 162,494 Democrats (50.5%) 82,803 Republicans (25.7%) 75,674 Unaffiliated (23.5%)

Democratic hopes for a wave election that would carry them to a significant House majority have been tempered in recent weeks amid a shifting political landscape and a torrent of hard-hitting attack ads from Republicans. Democrats remain favored to win, but GOP leaders believe they can minimize the number of seats they would lose — and, perhaps, find a path to preserving their advantage in the chamber. The tightening, with just over two weeks left, reflects how President Trump’s rising approval rating and the polarizing fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh appear to be boosting the party’s candidates...

See link for speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRmVbynxmU

Another Trump MAGA rally this morning in Elko, Nevada - at 11:00 AM PDT.

The end of Robert Mueller’s investigation. The loss of health insurance for several million people. New laws that make it harder to vote. More tax cuts for the rich. More damage to the environment. A Republican Party molded even more in the image of President Trump. These are among the plausible consequences if the Republicans sweep the midterm elections and keep control of both the House and Senate. And don’t fool yourself. That outcome, although not the most likely one, remains possible. The last couple of weeks of polling have shown how it could happen. Voters who lean Republican —...

2018 EARLY VOTING SO FAR: "DEM" COUNTIES-22.0% OF VOTERS "GOP" COUNTIES-78.0% OF VOTERS 2016 TOTALS (INCLUDES ALL VOTING): "DEM" COUNTIES-22.3% OF VOTERS "REP" COUNTIES-77.7% OF VOTERS

Democrat candidates for the Senate and House are vastly outpacing their Republican opponents on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram, according to analysis by the New York Times — although it’s impossible to say how much of their upsurge is the result of mass-bans and algorithm changes on the part of Facebook. The analysis shows a 7.8 million advantage in Facebook interactions for Democrat Senate candidates vs. Republican Senate candidates in a 30-day period ending October 15, and a 2 million advantage in interactions for Democrats fighting House races over the same period. Only in gubernatorial races do Republicans hold a slight...