North Carolina has 20% fewer early voting places than in 2014

North Carolina Republican legislature in close contest with Georgia Secretary of State for Jim Crow Award of 2018, https://t.co/XKhFQYbdb3

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 18, 2018

These are the folks who limited the governor’s power when a Democrat was elected.

Heritage Foundation is training law clerks

This should not be allowed.

Most judges prohibit their clerks or soon-to-be clerks from any kind of political or partisan activity. They should make it clear that participating in this is unacceptable for any current or incoming clerk. https://t.co/tJ2K9k1pK7

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) October 18, 2018

update

The Heritage Foundation has started a secretive program promoting doctrinaire law clerks. https://t.co/EXh1pEk8Wh pic.twitter.com/8cV9cNXK53

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 18, 2018

Republican congressman suggests Soros is funding the caravan of Honduran children

Republicans blame Soros for everything and ignore the millions spent by their own billionaires who they rewarded with the tax cut.

I think Gaetz saw that Steve King was building a wide lead to win the Most Embarrassing Congressman Award, and is trying to get back in contention. https://t.co/asTyPFQGtd

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 18, 2018

They put Soros in a campaign ad too:

Malevolent Jewish financier is puppetmaster of nonwhite social unrest. The @NRCC approved this message!https://t.co/tg0FGfbhzD

— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) October 18, 2018

If George Soros were really the evil genius puppet master of the anti-semitic conservative imagination, he wouldn’t be paying protestors, he’d be financing liberals to resettle in light red rural congressional districts.

— Peter A. Shulman 📚 (@pashulman) October 18, 2018

Will Trump cover up for the Saudis?

It sounds like Trump will cover up for the Saudis with this ridiculous story of rogue killers. It reminds me of the lie Trump dictated on Trump Jr.’s meeting with the Russians. Now, the Trump administration won’t even share intelligence with the Senate. Trump only care about money and has no interest in human rights.

"In days of private phone calls and Oval Office huddles, Trump has repeatedly reached for reasons to protect the U.S.-Saudi relationship, according to administration officials and presidential advisers." Read @costareports @jdawsey1 @PhilipRucker https://t.co/Ya8kNrF6B4

— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) October 17, 2018

Trump has "clamped down" on sharing intelligence regarding Khashoggi. This is a patter- the Trump MO – using his position as President to prevent the truth about Russia, about Saudia Arabia, etc. from getting out. It's one of the most serious dangers of this Presidency. https://t.co/lMtDlZN0v1

— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) October 18, 2018

If the last few tweets were too wonky, on a different subject: it's quite wrong to suggest that Trump doesn't care that his Saudi friends may have murdered a critical journalist. Everything we know suggests that he approves of what they did.

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 17, 2018

Just now realizing: Khashoggi was banned in KSA was not because he was critical of Mohammad bin Salman, the devastation of Yemen, Wahhabism, or the Salafi movement. It was because, ON NOVEMBER 10, 2016, in DC, Khashoggi mildly criticized…Donald Trump. https://t.co/GeFh0nlJ0l

— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) October 17, 2018

Trump is now trying to help the barbaric Saudi monarchy cover-up the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudis saw an easy mark in Trump: a man who "loves" dictators; hates the press; and has compromising financial ties to the Saudi kingdom. My take: pic.twitter.com/kzlfi3fGuV

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 18, 2018

This is actually a plausible, evidence-based theory of the case. That's where we're at in this country. https://t.co/ATGclEso74

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) October 17, 2018

From covering up his own crimes to covering for a mad Saudi Prince whose initials translate into Mr. Bone Saw, Trump is again showing his brutal and deeply corrupt colors.https://t.co/WpmgqQQLkR

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 18, 2018

“The Cruelty Is the Point”

This column by Adam Serwer is excellent.

From the column:

“Even those who believe that Ford fabricated her account, or was mistaken in its details, can see that the president’s mocking of her testimony renders all sexual-assault survivors collateral damage. Anyone afraid of coming forward, afraid that she would not be believed, can now look to the president to see her fears realized. Once malice is embraced as a virtue, it is impossible to contain.”

2018 elections update – 10/18/18

Democratic challengers in House races outraised at least 92 Republican incumbents, and more than 60 Democratic candidates in the House hauled in more than $1 million for the quarter. https://t.co/ytW7avpnig

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) October 18, 2018

It's probable we would have gotten to something very close to this place anyway-given both the long-term trends toward more parliamentary elections & how Trump's polarizing presidency magnifies those tendencies-but K certainly appeared to accelerate/intensify the process. https://t.co/4f841VGaOw

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 18, 2018

Facebook "says it has hired thousands of new moderators, invested in artificial intelligence, enlisted the help of former US intelligence officials, and brought in new rules for political advertising — all in an effort to tackle a misinformation crisis." https://t.co/dZuIcRqreh

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 18, 2018

A hobby horse race of mine :). https://t.co/TFZqqxAaQE

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 17, 2018

"If Republicans win, there is plenty to fear — not just more of the same, but much more and much worse," writes @JesseCharlesLee. https://t.co/1MM9Wjkelj

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 18, 2018

.@fordm on how a blue wave could wipe out voter suppression, too: https://t.co/sCL6vPi7bV pic.twitter.com/pLanQ7Bki8

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 18, 2018

NEW UPDATE:

until it drew attention today, #GAgov nominee Brian Kemp's official Secretary of State website featured an early voting explainer video in which a little white boy casts his ballot, while a black girl gets rebuffed for lacking ID.https://t.co/3KoR4v4VyQ pic.twitter.com/ik1ZUisnDi

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 18, 2018

Leading PAY DIRT: Duncan Hunter enlisted 3 fmr USMC generals to tar his opponent as a terrorist. All three are now defense industry lobbyists with matters before Hunter's House committees, and the congressman has gone to bat for their clients in the past https://t.co/Nf3iu1rRX3

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 18, 2018

Some better Senate polling for Democrats over the last couple days. Although tbh they're in a pretty deep hole so it's going to take a lot of good polling to pull them out of it. https://t.co/n2QjFRwGxw

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 18, 2018

NEW: In the Wisconsin governor's race, Democrat Tony Evers says GOP Gov. Scott Walker supports "a health care plan that would gut protections for pre-existing conditions." Mostly True. https://t.co/nhDcaoHMP7 #wigov #wipolitics pic.twitter.com/HbqiwlfmTC

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 18, 2018

Is a blue wave likely in November? @AP national politics reporter @jmsummers weighs in on @1a. https://t.co/nwxY6FzxNW

— AP CorpComm (@AP_CorpComm) October 18, 2018

Watch: The best campaign ads of 2018 so far https://t.co/8L579ovCiR pic.twitter.com/0GwQmukzrb

— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) October 18, 2018

Two recent congressional ratings changes, both in favor of Democrats. #OH12 moves from Lean R to Toss Up, and #NY11 moves from Likely R to Lean R. #ThursdayMotivation https://t.co/nH4w9ftjop

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 18, 2018

North Dakota tribes need $100K to get tribal IDs to voters, after ND Republicans attempt to disenfranchise them. Daily Kos is raising the money for the effort, and WOAH within the first few minutes we're already at $34,000! Let's finish strong: https://t.co/8IORrRlDYi

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) October 17, 2018

A dead pimp is about to win an election in Nevada which seems about right for the #EndTimes https://t.co/XoxS5jhOxm

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) October 18, 2018

#FLGov
Gillum (D) 48 (+8)
DeSantis (R) 40#FLSen:
Nelson (D) 48 (+3)
Scott (R) 45

Kaiser Family Foundation Poll https://t.co/JebzNWSWOT

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) October 18, 2018

And all those races ended up within 2 points of those October poll margins (*except 2012 which was 4 points, but that poll was from late September). Not a lot of movement once the die has been cast. https://t.co/d5J8g2qxYy

— Patrick Murray (@PollsterPatrick) October 18, 2018

Forecast will still have Blackburn ahead, but note this race ain't over yet. https://t.co/NU7JP2Gz5I

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 18, 2018

As usual, polls are reverting to historical baselines as election day comes closer: partisans come home. Consistent with @SamWangPhD's analysis in this post, in my article with @j_kalla we show that campaign effects also go way down closer to elections: https://t.co/NOtarkyxsp. https://t.co/E71RgSJCM2

— David Broockman (@dbroockman) October 18, 2018

Tabitha Isner and her campaign manager, Megan Skipper, have each experienced harassment on the campaign trail in Alabama https://t.co/5pOXsDf6hL

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 18, 2018

"The Doug Jones race showed us there are a lot of people who think like us, and it's possible for our state to change," said Mallory Hagan, a first-time candidate who is the Democratic nominee in Alabama's 3rd congressional district https://t.co/vdxXvnZBYW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 18, 2018

Who's winning the social nedia midterms? https://t.co/tiQWLe3ZhX pic.twitter.com/dsAReEnhjf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 18, 2018

Special report: How America's top CEOs are investing in the midterm elections https://t.co/4UrDDQvD6k

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) October 18, 2018

Nate Silver: Odds Are, Your Next Governor Will Be A Democrat https://t.co/aWaoyXv1q6

— Shawn Peirce (@_silversmith) October 18, 2018

The number that explains #NJSen: 64% of voters say what Menendez did was "about the same as what most other politicians do." https://t.co/wRDcgliUo4

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) October 18, 2018

Trump is withdrawing the US from another international organization

After Trump, if the next president wants to rejoin organizations and treaties, will anyone trust the US?

The Trump Administration is detaching the U.S. from the world one organization at a time. Self-defeating. https://t.co/EFrxHTm12o

— Nicholas Burns (@RNicholasBurns) October 17, 2018

U.S. moves to curb steep discounts on packages shipped from China https://t.co/kc9uSpN6ru

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) October 17, 2018

from the Washington Post