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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
BIG CHICKEN IN EXCELSIS — 31 percent. — That's the number of the night, people. — That's the percentage of self-identified “liberals” that voted for Chris Christie, essentially endorsing the idea that he should run for president of the United States, since that was the real purpose …
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Stuart Rothenberg / Rothenblog:
Victory Is in the Eye of the Beholder in New Jersey, Virginia and Alabama — McAuliffe, left, and Christie won last night. (Getty Images) — Tuesday's election results offer something for everyone. — Democrats can look at Virginia and conclude that Republican “extremism” …
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
Rubio: Don't jump to conclusions about meaning of Christie win
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Why Terry McAuliffe barely won
Why Terry McAuliffe barely won
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
RNC Allies Ward Off Cuccinelli Attack
RNC Allies Ward Off Cuccinelli Attack
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Wall Street Journal:
The Portents of Election 2013 — Republicans beat themselves in Virginia.
The Portents of Election 2013 — Republicans beat themselves in Virginia.
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Cuccinelli Beat McAuliffe 51% to 42% Among Women—Who Are Married
Cuccinelli Beat McAuliffe 51% to 42% Among Women—Who Are Married
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Cuccinelli's stance on Obamacare was a liability, McAuliffe pollster says
Cuccinelli's stance on Obamacare was a liability, McAuliffe pollster says
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton's Old (New) Best Friend in Virginia
Hillary Clinton's Old (New) Best Friend in Virginia
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
Cuccinelli advisor blames Bobby Jindal, RGA for defeat: ‘They just blew it’
Cuccinelli advisor blames Bobby Jindal, RGA for defeat: ‘They just blew it’
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Christie's Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs
Christie's Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs
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Beth Reinhard / NationalJournal.com:
Off-Year Races Really Don't Matter, Except When It's McAuliffe and Clinton
Off-Year Races Really Don't Matter, Except When It's McAuliffe and Clinton
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Domenico Montanaro / First Read:
Exit polls: Clinton beats Christie in N.J. in potential 2016 matchup
Exit polls: Clinton beats Christie in N.J. in potential 2016 matchup
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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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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push Republican governors for ObamaCare expansion of Medicaid — President Obama will press Republican governors to allow the ObamaCare expansion of Medicaid into their states during a trip to Dallas on Wednesday, according to White House and local officials.
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. |
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Shouldn't Have Been Managed Like a Campaign
Obamacare Shouldn't Have Been Managed Like a Campaign
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama Meets With Senate Dems on Health Care
Obama Meets With Senate Dems on Health Care
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Dan Savage Suggests ‘Mandatory Abortion’ for 30 Years, Draws Outrage — Popular sex columnist and liberal pundit Dan Savage drew some heat this week when he suggested to an Australian conference that he'd offer up “mandatory abortion” as a method of fighting overpopulation.
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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.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Sebelius Bombshell: Employer Based Plans Will Face Same Grandfathering Caveats as Lost Individual Plans — Testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the failure of the Obamacare rollout, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was grilled about President Obama's false promise …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sebelius: ObamaCare enrollment numbers will be ‘quite low’
Sebelius: ObamaCare enrollment numbers will be ‘quite low’
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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.
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Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed:
Pope Francis Kisses Severely Disfigured Man And Prays With Him — Pope Francis blessed a man with facial deformities during today's general audience at the Vatican. — Pope Francis was departing St. Peter's Square after Wednesday's general audience when he saw a severely disfigured man amidst the crowd of worshippers.
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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.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Sebelius Rejects Delays to Get Time to Repair Problems at Health Site
Sebelius Rejects Delays to Get Time to Repair Problems at Health Site
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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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Tony Romm / Politico:
Intel IG rebuffs Hill on surveillance probe — The inspector general who oversees the sprawling U.S. intelligence community said he lacks the resources to conduct a review of NSA's surveillance authorities, rebuffing a request from a bipartisan group of senators seeking answers about the the agency's work.
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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.
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Michael Moore / TMZ.com:
'GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, AMERICANS KILL PEOPLE' — Michael Moore says he wasn't shocked by last week's shooting at LAX ... saying gun attacks are just part of the “country we live in.” — Moore was at LAX — the very site where Paul Ciancia opened fire on TSA workers on November 1 …
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