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8:40 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 …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Rubio: Don't jump to conclusions about meaning of Christie win  —  Washington (CNN) - In an interview with CNN, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio downplayed Wednesday any national takeaways from GOP Gov. Chris Christie's crushing victory in the blue state of New Jersey and Republican Ken Cuccinelli's loss …
Jonathan Strong / National Review:
RNC Allies Ward Off Cuccinelli Attack  —  Republican National Committee allies are offering an interesting defense to critics saying the campaign committee could have done more to help the Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli: Blame former RNC chairman Michael Steele.
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.
ABC News:
Obama Congratulates Christie on Re-Election
Discussion: Politico
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   And Now, The Airing of Grievances
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton's Old (New) Best Friend in Virginia
Discussion: Politico
Stuart Rothenberg / Rothenblog:   Victory Is in the Eye of the Beholder in New Jersey, Virginia and Alabama
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Christie's Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN and The Week
Bill Turque / Washington Post:
Obenshain, Herring virtually tied in Virginia attorney general's race; recount expected
George Neumayr / American Spectator:
Look to Cruz, Not to Christie
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.
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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. |
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
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push Republican governors for ObamaCare expansion of Medicaid
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama Meets With Senate Dems on Health Care
Discussion: National Review
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House sends SOS to insurers
Discussion: CNN
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: National Review
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Brett Norman / Reuters:   Top IT officer leaving Obamacare agency
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Sebelius Rejects Delays To Get Time to Repair Problems at Health Site
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Vice President Biden congratulates the wrong Marty Walsh  —  Just minutes after the election returns arrived in Boston Tuesday night, Martin Walsh's cellphone rang.  It was the vice president of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, offering his congratulations.  —  “You son of a gun, Marty!” he thundered.
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: Daily Kos, The Hill and AEIdeas
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 and CANNONFIRE
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
Discussion: KDVR.com and Washington Monthly
Tim Stanley / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
VIDEO: Dan Savage says ‘abortion should be mandatory’ to reduce the population.  How liberal  —  To those who don't know him, Dan Savage is an internationally respected “sexpert” who has made a living out of touring college campuses and telling students how to perform oral sex.
ThinkProgress:
STUDY: Depression Is The Second Biggest Cause Of Disability In The World  —  Depression is the world's second most common cause of disability, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine.  —  Researchers found that depression accounted for the second highest total number …
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 …
 
 
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Tony Romm / Politico:
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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: Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
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Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
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