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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
At Least 8 Republicans Who Were At The Jan. 6 Rally Just Got Elected To Office — And even more attendees of the rally that turned into the Capitol riot will likely be on the ballot in 2022. — At least eight Republicans who attended the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C. …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Virtually Normal — The morning after the election, the Democratic candidate concedes and wishes his opponent well. The Republicans keep pushing conspiracy theories. — Isn't it interesting that Democrats appear to have forgotten how to manipulate voting machines, stuff ballot boxes …
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Zachary D. Carter / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Unraveling Began With Schools — Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in Tuesday's Virginia gubernatorial election was about schools. It wasn't about Donald Trump, or inflation, or defunding the police, or Medicare for All, or President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Democrats Need to Face Up to Their Public School Problem Education should be helping Democrats, not hurting. What happened? — Election reaction statements by politicians and interest groups may be the most robotic genre in the messaging business. Every outcome proves everybody was right all along.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Early Thoughts on a Very Tough Night — There is no other way to put it, last night was a disaster for the Democrats. How we respond in the coming days and weeks will set the stage for 2022 — One year ago, Joe Biden won Virginia by ten points. Four years ago, Ralph Northan won it by nine.
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Bobby Lewis / Media Matters for America:
Professional conservatives find a path to victory with ginned-up outrage over critical race theory — Right-wing operatives birth an astroturf campaign, right-wing media whips up a national frenzy, and another conservative is elected on the back of professional outrage
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How the Democrats Lost Virginia
How the Democrats Lost Virginia
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Black voters in Virginia refuse to be blamed for a major Democratic defeat.
Black voters in Virginia refuse to be blamed for a major Democratic defeat.
Robby Soave / Reason:
Glenn Youngkin Defeated Terry McAuliffe Because Democrats Betrayed Parents
Glenn Youngkin Defeated Terry McAuliffe Because Democrats Betrayed Parents
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A sobering reality hits Democrats after election losses
A sobering reality hits Democrats after election losses
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
5 reasons why Democrats should start panicking about 2022
5 reasons why Democrats should start panicking about 2022
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Virginia Results: Giving Up on Rural America Is Proving a Nightmare for Democrats
Virginia Results: Giving Up on Rural America Is Proving a Nightmare for Democrats
Jared Yates Sexton / Dispatches From A …:
A Completely Predictable Disaster: Virginia and the Need for Courage
A Completely Predictable Disaster: Virginia and the Need for Courage
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Voters punish Democrats amid left drift
Voters punish Democrats amid left drift
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP leader says Republicans could flip 60 seats next year
GOP leader says Republicans could flip 60 seats next year
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Glenn Youngkin's victory proves white ignorance is a powerful weapon
Glenn Youngkin's victory proves white ignorance is a powerful weapon
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Democratic panic would be the wrong response to the elections
Why Democratic panic would be the wrong response to the elections
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Internal Emails Show How a Lincoln Project Tiki Torch Stunt Went Wrong — When Lauren Windsor, a Democratic operative working with the Lincoln Project, sent five young people dressed in khakis, white shirts, and sunglasses to hold tiki torches in front of Glenn Youngkin's campaign bus …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans block debate on a third major voting rights bill — Republican senators on Wednesday voted to block debate on the third major voting rights bill that congressional Democrats have sought to pass this year in response to the state-level GOP push to restrict ballot access …
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Republicans Once Supported the Voting Rights Act. Today, They Voted Against Its Restoration. — On Wednesday afternoon, GOP senators blocked Democrats from advancing a key voting rights bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, marking the second time in two weeks and the fourth …
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Clare Foran / CNN:
Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill in key vote
Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill in key vote
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer hints at filibuster reform after GOP blocks voting rights bill
Schumer hints at filibuster reform after GOP blocks voting rights bill
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Matthew Stanmyre / New Jersey Online:
How a truck driver spent $153 on his N.J. election campaign to likely dethrone a political kingpin — 1,143 — The man who is poised to topple one of New Jersey's most feared political kingpins has never held public office, he has been a commercial truck driver for 25 years and he claims …
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Meet Ed Durr, the candidate who might knock Steve Sweeney out of the Senate — Meet Edward Durr, giant slayer. Maybe. — Durr, a truck driver for the furniture store Raymour & Flanigan, held a roughly 2,000-vote advantage Wednesday morning over Senate President Steve Sweeney …
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Blue Collar’ Truck Driver on Verge of Unseating Leader of Democratic Machine
Amanda Hoover / New Jersey Online:
N.J. governor's race fallout could claim Senate President Sweeney as Democrats trail key legislative races
N.J. governor's race fallout could claim Senate President Sweeney as Democrats trail key legislative races
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Sweeney trailing in re-election bid; Polistina, Stanfied win; Pappas leads Zwicker
Sweeney trailing in re-election bid; Polistina, Stanfied win; Pappas leads Zwicker
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Politico:
Dems keep butting heads after Virginia shellacking — The winds in the Democratic Party have shifted overnight. Look no further than its rapidly changing plans on immigration. — House Democrats had nearly settled their plans to include immigration reform in President Joe Biden's social spending plan …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Moving the Build Back Better Act Forward — Last Thursday, House Democrats proudly put forth our Build Back Better legislation. While it was a reduction in dollars from the original $3.5 trillion package, it was not a reduction in values.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Border GOP lawmakers urge Dem leaders to pull immigration provisions from spending bill, citing migrant crisis
Border GOP lawmakers urge Dem leaders to pull immigration provisions from spending bill, citing migrant crisis
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin says ‘unbelievable’ Virginia results validate concerns over spending package
Manchin says ‘unbelievable’ Virginia results validate concerns over spending package
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Washington Post:
Trump campaign payments for ‘command centers’ at D.C. hotels could undermine executive privilege claim in Jan. 6 investigation — It was a month after the 2020 presidential election, and Bernard Kerik was starting to panic. The former New York City police chief and his friend Rudolph W. Giuliani …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The NRA had a very good day in the Supreme Court — There appear to be at least five votes to significantly expand the Second Amendment. — The biggest surprise in Wednesday morning's arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. (NYSRPA) v. Bruen, a major Second Amendment case …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court appears likely to void New York's gun permit law
Supreme Court appears likely to void New York's gun permit law
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Embattled election chief in Fulton County resigns — (CNN)Richard Barron, who oversees elections in Georgia's biggest Democratic county, is announcing his resignation Wednesday — following a tumultuous year that has included death threats against him and his staff and the potential takeover …
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Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Fulton elections director Rick Barron to resign
Fulton elections director Rick Barron to resign
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Ed Cunningham / Time Out Worldwide:
9 cities that could be underwater by 2030 — With sea levels rising worldwide, several major metropolises are at risk of being submerged — Global warming can be difficult to properly visualise. If you're not directly threatened by rising sea levels, suffering water shortages or ravaged by wildfires …
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Minneapolis Mayor Frey wins another term — Frey was first elected in 2018 — Hegseth on Minneapolis voters rejecting plan to defund police: People want a cop, not a social worker — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has been elected to a second term after a hotly contested race that was too tight to call on election night.
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Americans More Optimistic About Pandemic's Trajectory — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' outlook for the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has improved, as the summer surge brought on by the delta variant has waned in most parts of the country. The percentage of Americans …
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