Early Voting in Florida Shows Surge of Hispanic Voters: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today:
1. In Trump’s most important county, a surge of hispanic voters
“Trump officials believe the Florida county of Miami-Dade can tip the must-win state their way. But an analysis of early votes shows eye-popping Hispanic numbers.”
+1: For Democrats, the hispanic surge has been a long time coming.
+1: What will Donald Trump diehards do if he loses?
+1: Mexico’s plan should Donald Trump win tomorrow.
2. From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton-scandal primer
“In a letter on Sunday, FBI Director James Comey wrote that newly discovered emails do not change the FBI’s prior conclusion that Hillary Clinton should not be charged with a crime.”
+1: Global stocks rallied after the FBI announced Clinton’s handling of her email was not a crime.
3. Inside 4chan’s election day mayhem and misinformation playbook
“From ‘text to vote’ scams to paper ballot schemes, one of the alt-right’s nerve centers gets its voter suppression campaign in order.”
+1: North Carolina Republicans just bragged that black voter turnout is down in their state.
4. Newsweek: James Comey unfit for service
“In the last 10 days, Comey has whipsawed the election for president of the United States. Now we know he did it for no reason. When his agents found information that suggested there were emails on a laptop that might have relevance to the investigation of Hillary Clinton and her email servers, Comey did not wait until he knew even a scintilla of information before announcing it to the world.”
+1: James Comey spotted having a margarita night after a hard day at the office.
5. After election, Obama may retaliate for Russian hacking
“After election day, the real question becomes how exactly will the US respond to to Russia’s election related malfeasance. What kind of attack constitutes a ‘proportional response’ to Russia’s alleged hacking and leaking of emails? Could an attack on Russia simply escalate a a brewing cyber war?”
+1: New report lifts the curtain on Russia’s construction of a “cyberarmy.”
