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Backstabbing endorsements, dodgy ads and Nicki Minaj: our midterm awards – podcast

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 3 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Backstabbing endorsements, dodgy ads and Nicki Minaj: our midterm awards – podcast”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
It’s election day in the US, so Jonathan Freedland is chatting to humour writer Alexandra Petri of the Atlantic to run through this campaign cycle’s most effective ad campaigns, surprising allies and embarrassing gaffes before the polls close later, and we start learning who the big winners and losers are
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Backstabbing endorsements, dodgy ads and Nicki Minaj: our midterm awards – podcast
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