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4:55 PM ET, November 6, 2013

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James Hohmann / Politico:
Why Terry McAuliffe barely won  —  How the heck did that happen?  —  Most public polls leading up to Election Day had Terry McAuliffe coasting to victory, some by double digits, in the Virginia governor's race.  Instead he squeaked by, beating Republican Ken Cuccinelli by less than 3 percentage points.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Tell Me Again Who Won in Virginia?  —  Before we get into any more election analysis, I have to make a preliminary objection to what we are hearing this morning about the Virginia governor's race.  Yes, we all play the expectations game, and Terry McAuliffe only won by two-and-a-half percent …
Wall Street Journal:
The Portents of Election 2013  —  Republicans beat themselves in Virginia.  Is Christie a model?  —  The major political parties split Tuesday's pair of Governor's races, as Democrat Terry McAuliffe won a close race for an open seat in the swing state of Virginia while Republican Chris Christie romped to a second term in New Jersey.
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Ken Cuccinelli's near miss sparks recriminations  —  RICHMOND — Anyone expecting Ken Cuccinelli and the conservative wing of the Virginia GOP to lie down and admit defeat was disappointed Tuesday night.  —  After Cuccinelli's closer-than-expected loss, the defiant candidate and his supporters …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Rubio: Don't jump to conclusions about meaning of Christie win
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Guardian
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Some reflections on the Virginia and New Jersey elections
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   And Now, The Airing of Grievances
Bill Turque / Washington Post:
Obenshain, Herring virtually tied in Virginia attorney general's race; recount expected
Adam Aigner-Treworgy / CNN:
Sebelius' chief tech officer leaving, first major departure since website troubles  —  Washington (CNN) - The official in charge of technology at the federal agency that developed the problem-plagued HealthCare.gov website is leaving the government for a private sector job, according to an internal email announcement.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Brett Norman / Reuters:
Top IT officer leaving Obamacare agency  —  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's Chief Information Officer Tony Trenkle, who oversaw key agency players in the botched Obamacare website development, is retiring Nov. 15 to take a position in the private sector, according to an email sent to agency staff today.
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Sebelius Rejects Bipartisan Calls for Delay in Health Law
Discussion: Mashable and Talking Points Memo
Steven Dennis / The World's Greatest Deliberative Body:
Democrats Up in 2014 Vent Their Obamacare Anger in White House Meeting (Updated)  —  Sen. Mark Udall said he let the president know how upset he is about the troubled rollout of the health care law at a White House meeting Wednesday.  (CQ Roll Call File Photo)  —  Updated 3:50 p.m. |
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and National Review
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House sends SOS to insurers
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Chris Christie Coasts to 2nd Term as Governor of New Jersey  —  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey won re-election by a crushing margin on Tuesday, a victory that vaulted him to the front ranks of Republican presidential contenders and made him his party's foremost proponent of pragmatism over ideology.
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Christie's Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN and The Week
George Neumayr / American Spectator:
Look to Cruz, Not to Christie
Monte Whaley / Denver Post:
51ST STATE QUESTION ANSWERED “YES” IN 6 OF 11 COUNTIES CONTEMPLATING SECESSION  —  Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway, center, with other elected officials address a group of supporters of the 51st State Initiative during an election result watch party at the Historic Fort Lupton Fort, November 5, 2013.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Five Counties Vote To Secede From Colorado
ProPublica:
Loyal Obama Supporters, Canceled by Obamacare  —  San Francisco architect Lee Hammack says he and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are “cradle Democrats.”  They have donated to the liberal group Organizing for America and worked the phone banks a year ago for President Obama's re-election.
Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:
Democrats' Anxiety Grows Over Obamacare Problems  —  When a loyal leader on your own team says there is a “crisis of confidence” surrounding your signature initiative, you've got trouble.  —  That's the phrase Democratic Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland used repeatedly Tuesday morning …
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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's ‘Crisis of Confidence’
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
Did Obama spy on Mitt Romney?  As recently as a few weeks ago if anyone had asked me that question I would have consigned them to a right (or left) wing loony bin.  Today, the only loonies are those who think the question unreasonable.  Indeed, in one sense the answer is clearly yes.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sebelius: ObamaCare enrollment numbers will be ‘quite low’  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged on Wednesday that the initial enrollment numbers through the new healthcare exchanges will be “quite low.”  [WATCH VIDEO]  —  In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee …
Discussion: Politico
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Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
Sebelius: Possible for convicted felons to become Obamacare navigators [VIDEO]
Robert Costa / National Review:
Rand Paul Fights the Press  —  After facing plagiarism charges, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky spent much of Tuesday apologizing for making mistakes.  In a statement, Doug Stafford, Paul's top political aide, pledged to fix the office's “approval process.”  Paul, for his part …
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ThinkProgress:
Why Obamacare Isn't Losing Popularity Even After A Month Of Really Bad Press  —  A new poll released on Wednesday finds that uninsured Americans are increasingly interested in Obamacare, despite the ongoing technological problems plaguing the websites that allow them to sign up for health insurance plans.
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Lewis Krauskopf / Reuters:
Interest in Obamacare rises despite website problems: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: The Hill and AEIdeas
Robert Shiller / Guardian:
is economics a science?  —  Critics of ‘economic sciences’ sometimes refer to the development of a ‘pseudoscience’ of economics, arguing that it uses the trappings of science, like dense mathematics, but only for show  —  I am one of the winners of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences …
Guardian:
Swedish cinemas take aim at gender bias with Bechdel test rating  —  Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality  —  You expect movie ratings to tell you whether a film contains nudity, sex, profanity or violence.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Democrats' Original Food-Stamp Sin  —  “Today, 47 million Americans struggling to put food on the table will have to make do with less,” began the emailed press release from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's office.  The statement lamented the $5 billion cut to food-stamp benefits …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Lost Art of Loyalty  —  There is a futuristic cop show starting soon on Fox called “Almost Human,” produced by J.J. Abrams.  —  It's set in the year 2048, and it features an attractive black robot who is highly evolved, logic-based and designed to be as human as possible …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
 
 
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Jay Hancock / Kaiser Health News:
Labor Unions May Get Health Law Tax Relief
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Associated Press:
‘Obamacare’ Memos Reveal Chaos, Confusion of October Rollout
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
DOCTORS SAY VENEZUELA'S HEALTH CARE IN COLLAPSE
Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
Jim Brunner / Seattle Times blogs:
Murray: 'We're here tonight to declare victory' in mayor's race
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Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore predicts lawmakers will rein in surveillance
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