Map mania!
Today's reader-submitted Electoral College map is from Paul Dayton who sees Donald Trump winning a close race.
"Not what I would like to see, I strongly support Harris, but I think that Trump will win the all important state of Pennsylvania. Pretty much let’s just say as goes Pennsylvania so goes the nation," Dayton writes.
Keep sending me your maps. My email is schott@utahpoliticalwatch.news.
⏰ Tick Tock
5 days to Election Day.
In-person early voting ends tomorrow.
Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Monday.
👀 Here are some stories that caught my attention this morning:
- Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both a normal polling error away from a blowout. [ABC News]
- Allan Lichtman, who has correctly predicted the winner in nine of the last 10 presidential elections, is still convinced Kamala Harris will win. [USA Today]
- Republicans have convinced themselves Donald Trump is running away with the 2024 election. Trump could use that to undermine the results of the election if he loses. [New York Times]
- In U.S. swing states, officials brace for conspiracy theories and violence. [Reuters]
- Exploiting Meta's weaknesses, deceptive political ads thrived on Facebook and Instagram in run-up to election. [Pro Publica]
- Up to 1 million people in Florida would be kicked out of the U.S. under Trump's mass deportation plan according to a new report. [Miami Herald]
- The U.S. economy grew 2.8% in the third quarter, just below the 3% growth from the previous quarter. [CNN]
- Bird flu found in a pig in U.S. for the first time, raising concerns about potential risks to humans. [Stat]
📰 Thursday's headlines:
Utah County attorney confirms investigation into "concerning" ballot tracking; another state lawmaker says clerk knew method she used to vote. [Deseret News]
Utah Co. Commissioner calls on Clerk to recuse himself from overseeing election. [Fox 13]
Utah GOPers, Dems put emphasis on a handful of House, Senate races as ballots trickle in. [KSL]
"Bird flu" now detected at eight commercial dairies in Cache County. [Tribune]
Cox: There are "broken incentive structures" worsening Utah's housing crisis. [Utah News Dispatch]
Eastern Utah wants an oil railroad. The nation's highest court will decide how feds should judge its environmental impacts. [Tribune]
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