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- Hey, this might be a totally random question, but what exactly is the Electoral College and why does it get to choose the next president?
- Forget states, Politico wants you to know that there are 21 counties who will decide this election.
- A totally normal fence was erected around the White House for totally normal reasons, just like they do every Election Day.
- A Federal District Court judge has ordered an immediate sweep of 12 postal districts (in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Florida and more) searching for undelivered ballots after the Postal Service said in court that some 300,000 ballots it had received had not been scanned for delivery.
- The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner has another masterful, brutal interview with a Trump crony—this time it's former media mogul Conrad Black, who was pardoned by Trump, and who doesn't seem to like Trump that much.
- The most unlikely Election Day sex symbol: FiveThirtyEight's fox mascot, Fivey.
- John Mulaney explains how he ended up getting a coat from Julian Casablancas from The Strokes.
- A low-stakes debate for a high-stakes day: is it worse to show up to an airport 15 minutes before a flight, or way too early?
- Can a bakery's "cookie count" predict the outcome of the election? The answer is no.
- Lil Wayne's model girlfriend reportedly broke up with him after he endorsed Trump.
- And finally, was the eight hour video of dogs chilling not enough for you? Here's eight hours of deer doing nothing:
Published Nov 3, 2020
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