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2:45 PM ET, November 1, 2021

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Bob Barnard / WTTG-TV:
FOX 5 EXCLUSIVE: Youngkin ahead of McAuliffe in FOX 5 exclusive Virginia gubernatorial race poll  —  FOX 5 EXCLUSIVE: Exclusive new poll shows Youngkin ahead of McAuliffe in Virginia's gubernatorial race  —  The results of an exclusive new poll reveal just how close Virginia's gubernatorial …
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Virginia Buries an Enduring Political Myth  —  The political universe Tuesday night will look a lot like the start of a NASCAR auto race, with the Virginia governor's election serving as the starting gun for the next year — or two or three — of campaign diagnostics.
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Democrats are in a lot of trouble in Virginia  —  Candidates make closing arguments in tight VA governor race  —  (CNN)Virginia will have the eyes of the political world on it Tuesday night.  Most of the attention will be on the marquee gubernatorial election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
A Last Word on Virginia  —  Dear Readers: Join us Thursday, Nov. 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m …
Discussion: Politico
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Virginia went big for Biden, but on eve of another pivotal election, many voters say Democrats have not delivered for them
Discussion: CBS News
Quint Forgey / Politico:
On election eve, Trump touts ties with Youngkin
Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: Trust in Elections, Threat to Democracy, Biden Approval, November 2021  —  Americans See a Serious Threat to Democracy; Trust Elections Largely on Partisan Basis  —  A majority of Americans (62%) say they will trust the results of the 2024 election …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist, a new poll finds
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Open to Letting Providers Challenge Texas Abortion Law  —  The Supreme Court heard two challenges on Monday to the law, which bars most abortions in Texas after about six weeks of pregnancy.  The first was brought by abortion providers in Texas, and the second was brought by the Justice Department.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
An unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas's abortion ban
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court turns down chance to consider whether a Catholic hospital can be sued over transgender rights
Discussion: NBC News, UPI and National Review
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Biden administration to publish details on Covid vaccine mandate for businesses in coming days  — The Biden administration will publish in the coming days a rule requiring businesses to ensure their employees are vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Labor said on Monday.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden's vaccine mandate to be published soon
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Is Now the Odds-On Favorite to Be President in 2025  —  Be very afraid.  —  So Donald Trump is now the odds-on favorite to be president of the United States in 2025.  —  I know that lede sentence was also the headline, but I wanted you to read it one more time just to let it really settle …
The Atlantic:
What Will Drive China to War?  —  President Xi Jinping declared in July that those who get in the way of China's ascent will have their “heads bashed bloody against a Great Wall of steel.”  The People's Liberation Army Navy is churning out ships at a rate not seen since World War II …
Natasha Khan / Wall Street Journal:
China Locks 30,000 Visitors Inside Shanghai Disneyland After One Guest Got Covid-19  —  Guests are required to take coronavirus test to exit after a positive case shuts down the park  —  HONG KONG—Shanghai Disneyland was temporarily shut down from Sunday after a visitor was found to be Covid-19-positive …
Discussion: CBS News, NPR and ABC7
Terry Jones / Issues & Insights:
I&I/TIPP Poll: Just 42% Now Think Biden Is ‘Mentally Sharp’  —  Concerns about President Joe Biden's mental abilities have gone mainstream.  —  Although the press has largely overlooked Biden's gaffes, his disastrous performance at a decidedly friendly CNN townhall prompted the Wall Street Journal …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Josh Mandel Might Be Craven Enough to Win  —  Back when the Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel was a young man in politics, he had a spiel in his stump speech about bristling when people told him to wait his turn.  Now, as Mandel approaches middle age, it seems that those people were onto something …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Treasury Secretary Yellen expresses openness to defusing debt ceiling without GOP votes  —  After some party leaders ruled out approach last month, Yellen says Democrats-only budget process could prove ‘viable’ way to tackle debt limit  —  SOMEWHERE OVER THE ALPS — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …
Discussion: Insider, Politico and Political Wire
Steady:
A Party Embraces Vulgarity  —  I have tried for some time to avoid commenting on a topic that I felt should be so far beneath our political discourse that to give it the oxygen of attention would be to play into the strategic hopes of those who are seeking to debase our democracy.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Twitchy
Richard Hanania / Richard Hanania's Newsletter:
Liberals Read, Conservatives Watch TV  —  Explaining why Trump emerged on the right, why only liberals debate filibuster reform, how anti-vax became a partisan issue, how David Shor is half right, “Dems are the real racists” and much else. … How are conservatives and liberals different?
Juan Williams / The Hill:
‘Parents’ rights' is code for white race politics  —  After white supremacists spilled blood in defense of keeping up Confederate statues in 2017, the GOP candidate for governor of Virginia, Ed Gillespie, said the monuments should stay up as a matter of heritage and history.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Big Tech finally reckons with climate denialism  —  Tech companies are cracking down on climate misinformation ahead of this year's United Nations COP26 climate summit, in an effort to get ahead of an expected surge in climate misinformation during the global conference.
Discussion: Twitchy and Protocol
Mike Pearl / The Daily Beast:
This Is Where the First Climate Wars Will Break Out  —  Military strategists are now preparing for imminent warfare sparked by the effects of climate change.  —  Climate-related warfare is a near-term reality—not some far-off boogeyman—according to leading defense thinkers and military strategists.
Los Angeles Times:
The day Alec Baldwin shot Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza  —  “What the f— just happened?”  —  Alec Baldwin repeated the words again and again with growing urgency as the sound of the shot reverberated throughout the wooden church.  —  Mere seconds before, the actor had been preparing …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
'They're probably going to put us back in power': GOP basks in Dem discord  —  Most of the House GOP isn't lifting a finger to help Democrats out of their infrastructure jam, and with good reason.  Just ask Rep. Randy Weber.  —  “They're probably going to put us back into power,” …
 
 
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Lindsay Ellis / Chronicle of Higher Education:
U. of Florida's Accreditor Will Investigate Denial of Professors' Voting-Rights Testimony
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and Reason
George Joseph / Gothamist:
Judge Tosses Staten Island Man's Conviction Following NYPD Drug Planting Allegations
Roger Kimball / Real Clear Politics:
The January 6 Insurrection Hoax
Discussion: Althouse
Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
Sleepy Joe: Biden appears to nod off during climate conference opening remarks
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and Breitbart
Hannah Sparks / New York Post:
Bat named ‘Bird of the Year 2021’ in controversial decision
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Waitman Wade Beorn / Washington Post:
Can aggressors be ‘victims’? Ideologues on the right think so.
Discussion: Raw Story
Glenn Youngkin / Fox News:
Parents matter in education - Virginia election will decide fate of students, schools
Discussion: Breitbart
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
India Walton Hopes To Prove The Left Can Govern A Major City
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida Democrats anxious as DeSantis seems unbeatable
Axios:
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