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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
A Last Word on Virginia — Dear Readers: Join us Thursday, Nov. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for our annual American Democracy Conference. The virtual event will begin with a presentation by Project Home Fire's Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams on our ongoing polling and data analytics project.
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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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Breitbart, New York Post, HotAir and Townhall
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Virginia Buries an Enduring Political Myth
Virginia Buries an Enduring Political Myth
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National Review and Outside the Beltway
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Frustrated Democratic donors threaten to hold back midterm donations over infighting in Congress, tight Virginia race
Frustrated Democratic donors threaten to hold back midterm donations over infighting in Congress, tight Virginia race
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Washington Times, Fox News, The Federalist and Daily Kos
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Note to Democrats: It's not 2020 anymore
Byron York's Daily Memo: Note to Democrats: It's not 2020 anymore
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HotAir
Allahpundit / HotAir:
On second thought: This Virginia race isn't about Trump, says McAuliffe
On second thought: This Virginia race isn't about Trump, says McAuliffe
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CNBC, RedState, Fox News, Townhall, The Guardian and The American Independent
Politico:
Last-ditch fight for Black votes could swing Virginia
Last-ditch fight for Black votes could swing Virginia
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Democrats are in a lot of trouble in Virginia
Why Democrats are in a lot of trouble in Virginia
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Reuters, Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, Forbes, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, CBS News and Breitbart
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
'They're probably going to put us back in power': GOP basks in Dem discord
'They're probably going to put us back in power': GOP basks in Dem discord
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Fox News, New York Magazine, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and New Republic
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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Washington Post, HotAir, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, The Last Refuge, Sacramento Bee, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
More Democrats in new poll want someone other than Biden as party's presidential nominee
More Democrats in new poll want someone other than Biden as party's presidential nominee
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RedState
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist, a new poll finds
Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist, a new poll finds
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Washington Post, The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
Manchin calls on Democrats to slow down on $1.75 trillion spending package, putting imminent House vote in jeopardy — West Virginia Democrat raised concerns about debt and inflation and demanded that House lawmakers approve a separate infrastructure bill. — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) …
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Bill Scher / HotAir:
Taking the infrastructure bill hostage didn't work
Taking the infrastructure bill hostage didn't work
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National Review and Real Clear Politics
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
An unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas's abortion ban — Most of the justices seem to understand that SB 8 is a direct attack on the Constitution. — The abortion providers suing to block SB 8, Texas's aggressive anti-abortion law, came into Monday's Supreme Court argument with four votes on their side.
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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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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.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Gun dealers sell parts, ammo using anti-Biden meme 'Let's go, Brandon' — It arose from a crowd chant at the NASCAR racetrack in Talladega, Ala. — Gun dealers are marketing weapon parts and ammunition using a right-wing slogan widely understood as code for profanity directed at President Joe Biden.
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Senate candidate Sean Parnell's wife testified that he tried to choke her and hit their children — BUTLER, Pa. — The estranged wife of Sean Parnell — the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania …
New York Post:
Here's how many NYPD cops are on unpaid leave over vax mandate — Only a few a dozen NYPD members were placed on unpaid leave Monday after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but thousands of unvaccinated employees remain on the job with pending exemption requests, the city's top cop said.
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The New Civil Rights Movement and Alternet.org
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 …
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National Review, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, CBS News, NPR and ABC7
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 …
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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.
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Reason, The Daily Caller, Fox News and Twitchy
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Trump: Until recently Israel ‘literally owned Congress’ — and that was a good thing — (JTA) — Former President Donald Trump told a conservative Jewish radio host that Israel until recently “literally owned Congress,” a claim similar to those that have triggered accusations of antisemitism against other politicians.
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Alternet.org, Raw Story and Mediaite
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?
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 …
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 …
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HotAir, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire and Instapundit
Molly Ball / TIME:
How Big Business Got Woke and Dumped Trump — The CEOs started calling before President Trump had even finished speaking. What America's titans of industry were hearing from the Commander in Chief was sending them into a panic. — It was Nov. 5, 2020, two days after the election …
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Alternet.org and Raw Story