Vote fraud means new election in North Carolina

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On the roster: Vote fraud means new election in North Carolina – Klobuchar's horrible boss stories stack up – N.H. poll: 40 percent of GOP voters want to fight – Vilsack will not challenge Ernst – 'Love you! Bye!'

VOTER FRAUD MEANS NEW ELECTION IN NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh News & Observer: "After a stunning reversal by Republican Mark HarrisNorth Carolina election officials Thursday unanimously ordered a new election in the 9th Congressional District, which has won national attention as the last unresolved House race for the 2018 election. The state elections board vote after the days of the committee is called a coordinated, unlawful, and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme in Bladen and Robeson counties. And it came after a startling announcement by Harris, who had been fighting to have his apparent victory certified. … The state board can set dates for a new election in the district with election officials outlining May 1st and October general election. A new state law requires a primary election, though legal challenges are expected. It is not certain whether Harris will run again.[Democrat[DemocratDan McCready]$ 500,000 to a new election. "

State Republicans in a while – WCNC: "Charlotte-area Republican leaders are now plotting their strategy following the North Carolina's Board of Elections to a new election in the 9th Congressional District. … Union County GOP chair Dan Barry said, in retrospect, the party was wrong to push for certification of the race before the evidence came out. Barry said it was too early to consider possible candidates in the special election.

THE RULEBOOK: NO ONE LIKES IN BAD NEIGHBOR
"The interfering and unneighborly regulations of some States, contrary to the true spirit of the Union, have, in different instances, given just cause of umbrage and complaint to others …" – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 22

TIME OUT: HUMAN SIZED DINOSAUR DISCOVERED
Atlantic: "In 2012, Lindsay Zanno was searching for dinosaur fossils in the hillsides of eastern Utah when she found a bone protruding from the hillside. … It took several years … to work out that they were once the right of a tyrannosaur-a cousin of the famed Tyrannosaurus rex. But at just 170 pounds and six feet long from nose to tail, this new human-size dinosaur was much smaller than its more famous relative. 96 years ago, North American tyrannosaurs were still pretty small. That dramatically narrows the timing of their eventual rise to a much shorter 15-million-year span. … 'This does not completely solve the mystery of why tyrannosaurs took over, but like a partial fingerprint and a crime scene, it provides important context and helps rule out some theories,'[[Steve Brusatte]says. "

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SCOREBOARD
Trump job performance
Average approval: 41.8 percent
Average disapproval: 54.4 percent
Net Score: -12.6 points
Change from one week ago: no change
[[Average includes: Fox News: 46% approve – 52% disapprove; Gallup: 44% approve – 52% unapproved; CNN: 42% approve – 54% disapproval; IBD: 39% approve – 57% disapprove; Quinnipiac University: 38% approve – 57% disapprove.]

KLOBUCHAR'S HORRIBLE BOSS STORIES PILE UP
NYT: "Senator Amy Klobuchar was hungry, forkless and losing patience. An aid, joining her on a trip to South Carolina in 2008, had been made to salad for her boss while hauling their bags through an airport terminal. But ounce onboard, he delivered the grim news: He had been fumbling the plastic eating utensils before reaching the gate, and the crew did not have any forks on such a short flight. What happened next was typical: Ms. Klobuchar berated her help instantly for the slip-up. What was the time of the day? The time … The moment … The underside of life on the Minnesota senator's team … [M]any of these form aids dehumanizing – not just a tough boss in a capital full of them but the goal of a work environment colored by volatility, highhandedness and distrust. "

Dems team up against Bernie over his stance on Maduro – Politico: "Democrats are denouncing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for refusing to call Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro A dictator – a politically explosive issue in the nation's biggest swing state. Sanders also would consider Venezuela's assembly leader, Juan Guaidó, as the nation's interim president, which is the position of the United States and a majority of Latin American countries European countries. Both of Sanders' positions play into the hands of President Trump and the GOP, say Democrats. … Democrats, already alarmed that Trump's inroads with Venezuelans could help him peel off an otherwise-able Democratic voting block in a toss-up state, were quick to denounce Sanders' comments. He is not going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party. He has demonstrated again that he does not understand this situation, 'Rep. Donna Shalala, to Miami Democrat who represents Venezuelan exiles and, told POLITICO. "

Continetti: 'Why Kamala Harris may be her own worst enemy' – Free Beacon: "As Democrats search for someone new to lead against President Trump,[[Kamala Harris]has distinguished herself from the field. … In these early weeks of what is certain to seemingly endless and certainly vitriolic, Harris has demonstrated both strengths and weaknesses. Her strength is that she seems a perfect fit for the current shape of the Democratic Party. Her weakness is a blithe and carefree manner that is sure to cause her disorder. … What trips up? Kamala Harris is an obvious desire to please her audience. She wants no enemies to her left, no identity politics left untouched. She can not run as a prosecutor-crime fighting is so 1990s-but she can run a brash, bold, and woke. Her verbal miscues are possible as this latest political fashion does not quite fit. She has made a habit of making unforced errors, and the game is only in its first month. "

N.H. POLL: 40 PERCENT OF GOP VOTERS WANT PRIMARY FIGHT
UMass Amherst: "With nearly 40 percent of likely New Hampshire primary reporters, they would welcome a primary challenger to President Trump, a new poll by the University of Massachusetts. Thirty-nine percent of likely Republican voters in the Granite State said they think that President Trump should be challenged in the 2020 primary, according to poll results released today by the UMass Poll. … 'While nearly 40 percent of all likely Republican voters believe President Trump should face a primary challenge, almost half of college-educated Republican voters believe that Trump should be' primaried, '' said Tatishe NtetaAssociate Professor of Political Science and Director of UMass Poll. … Asked if the Mueller report would make them reconsider their vote for Trump, just 22 percent said it would affect their support for Trump if the report concludes that Trump conspired with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election. "

Hogan attacks RNC for protecting Trump from primary battle – Politico: "Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday to a challenge to Donald Trump – and accused the Republican National Committee of a possible draining primary. 'Typically they try to be fair arbiters of a process and I've never seen anything like it and I've been involved in the Republican Party for most of my life. It's unprecedented. And in my opinion it is not the way we should be about our politics, 'Hogan, a popular two-term Maryland governor, said in an interview with POLITICO. 'It's very undemocratic and to say,' We're in some cases not going to allow a debate, we may not have a primary … '' 'And the question is, what are they afraid of?' He added. "

VILSACK WILL NOT CHALLENGE ERNST
Des Moines Register: "To train Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will not run for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Joni Ernst in 2020. Iowa operative Matt Paul Vilsack Friday confirmed the decision to the Register. He had downplayed speculation that he could enter the race. … In a Des Moines Register / Iowa Mediacom Poll this month a majority of Iowans – 53 percent – said they have a favorable view of Vilsack, who has a long history in the public eye. Vilsack also was U.S. secretary of agriculture under President Barack Obama and currently is the CEO and President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. "

Steve King re-election run for more headaches for GOP – Monks Register: "A defiant Rep. Steve King Iowa congressman, despite controversies over his history of caustic remarks, including about race and immigration. The Kiron Republican has been criticized by national and state leaders of its own party, and has been stripped of committee assignments in Congress and has drawn three primary challengers for the 2020 race. In a Thursday taping of Iowa Public Television's 'Iowa Press' program, host David Yepsen asked him: 'Are you sorry for anything that you've said?' The congressman replied: 'I have nothing to apologize for, Dave.' King confirmed that he will run for re-election in 2020, despite drawing three challengers for the Republican nomination. "

PLAY-BY-PLAY
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Confederate Army uniform photo yearbook photo – Tennessean

Zinke said to face big jury for lying to investigators about casino deal – WaPo

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson concerned over Trump's emergency declaration – Politico

Cohen will testify to Senate Intel Committee on Tuesday – WSJ

Historians worry as Obama said earlier, accountability with presidential library – NYT

The curious case of Nomiki Konst – Politico

AUDIBLE: PLEASE CLAP
"The President of the United States is declaring a national emergency to honor an applause line in a rally." Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on a conference call with reporters on Friday morning. Pelosi announced that the House will vote on the president's emergency statement.

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FROM THE BLEACHERS
"Thank you for your editorial on civics education. I am an old lady, so I really do not know what they are teaching in schools today. I am shocked by my grandchildren's ignorance on certain things I thought all students learned. I am voting by a lot of people and by policy and by popularity. I doubt if they ask 'is this good America.' "- Jean Farrell, Fleming Island, Fla.

[[Ed. Note: I do not know what you consider an "old lady," Ms. Farrell. But you most certainly seem to be wise.]

"For my entire life presidents have been declaring national emergencies and paying for them that have been appropriated elsewhere. I do not know what to do with this action. Our tax dollars have gone to build borders in many other countries. Someone has the courage to try to protect themselves and they are elected to the world. I do not know what to do with a project and it does not work Brian J. SteinerFargo, N.D.

[[Ed. Note: I'm not sure how old you are, Mr. Steiner, but only twice that I'm aware of having American presidents re-allocated congressionally appropriated dollars on domestic projects. Once was after 9/11 and the other was for reprogramming health funds in the face of the 2009 swine flu outbreak. In this case, the president has repeatedly asked for Congress to fund his project. The will of Congress here is not ambiguous in any way. There have been nearly 60 emergency declarations in total since the law was passed in 1975. The vast majority relates to things like foreign sanctions, arms trading and so on. Whatever you may think about this bit of imperial execution, it is at least different than the ones that came before it.]

I answered correctly 20 questions correctly. For one test, I answered 19 correctly. Above the average yes, but what concerns me most is the question that I got wrong. The question was, 'Why did the colonists fight the British?' Is one of the correct answers really 'because the British army stayed in their houses?' If that was the case, we might have just asked them to leave! Did not 'taxation without representation' play a part in it? Just saying. "- Paul K. Schnier, Shoreham, N.Y.

[[Ed note: It was a very big deal, indeed, Mr. Schnier. The quartering of British Soldiers were a huge vexation for the colonists. Imagine you and your family are on your farm in Shoreham and British troops marching out Long Island suddenly present themselves at your door. You and your family are forced out of your beds and watch as your house gets better and more comfortable. In the morning, after having a hearty breakfast, they walk on. Maybe you get paid back by the governor, maybe you do not. Never forget the degree to which it has been created and created.]

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'LOVE YOU! BYE!'
WJZY: "Another Ring video is getting a lot of attention after a little boy. In the video that's now gone viral, the smart little boy from Haslett, Michigan is seen telling his story that he could not find the 'Kid Channel' on his television. So, he went outside to the doorbell to check his camera for help in a hilarious and cute video that was more than six million times. In the video, the boy, called 'Baby Gracie,' by his dad, explained that his mother was in the street and said he could come to the Kid Channel. to turn on the TV and use the remote. 'Baby Gracie' is seen bouncing off the screen with an enthusiastic 'Love you! Bye!'"

AND NOW, A WORD FROM CHARLES …
Where do Republicans get that special talent for turning gold to dross? They score an electoral 'massacre' (the Economist) in 2014 and, a year later, what do they have to show for it? Charles Krauthammer (1950-2018) Writing in the Washington Post on Nov. 5, 2015.

Chris Stirewalt is the political editor for Fox News. Brianna McClelland contributed to this report. Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here.