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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 …
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.
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.
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
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.
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Black voters in Virginia refuse to be blamed for a major Democratic defeat.
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
5 reasons why Democrats should start panicking about 2022
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
What Youngkin's Win in the Virginia Governor Race Means for Democrats
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP leader says Republicans could flip 60 seats next year
Discussion: Political Wire
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Virginia Results: Giving Up on Rural America Is Proving a Nightmare for Democrats
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Let the Democratic freakout begin
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 …
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 …
Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:   ‘Blue Collar’ Truck Driver on Verge of Unseating Leader of Democratic Machine
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Dem disaster: Did they lose ... *New Jersey*?
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 …
Clare Foran / CNN:
Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill in key vote  —  Pelosi on filibuster carveout: Voting rights is ‘fundamental’  —  (CNN)Senate Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Act from advancing on Wednesday when the Senate took a procedural vote on whether to open debate on the legislation.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer hints at filibuster reform after GOP blocks voting rights bill
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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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Border GOP lawmakers urge Dem leaders to pull immigration provisions from spending bill, citing migrant crisis  —  Democrats have been mulling various forms of protection for illegal immigrants in the Build Back Better Act  —  Nancy Pelosi says social spending bill moving swimmingly despite reported infighting
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin says ‘unbelievable’ Virginia results validate concerns over spending package
Discussion: Yahoo News and Political Wire
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 …
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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Washington Post:
Majority of Supreme Court appears to think N.Y. gun law is too restrictive
Discussion: ABC News and BuzzFeed News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court appears likely to void New York's gun permit law
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Fulton elections director Rick Barron to resign
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Discussion: New Republic and New York Times
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Jacob Frey / vote.minneapolismn.gov:
2021 Mayor results  —  This was a ranked-choice voting (RCV) race.  Voters were asked to rank up to three candidates.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
How Trump's D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot  —  Sky-high room rates.  Record in-room service.  Appearances from Trump family members.  Here's a behind-the-scenes look at what was happening inside the Trump hotel on the days surrounding the storming of the Capitol.
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19
Khalid Abdelaziz / Reuters:
Saudi, UAE join foreign pressure to overturn Sudan's coup
Marquette University:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds state incumbents lagging in approval, favorability one year before 2022 elections
Discussion: The Hill, WISC-TV and Political Wire
Plain Dealer:
Justin Bibb wins Cleveland mayoral election in dominating fashion over Kevin Kelley to succeed Frank Jackson
Lyz / Men Yell at Me:
There Have to Be More Sides Than This  —  Balance doesn't exist in a lopsided world
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
I Hung Out With Both Curtis Sliwa and Eric Adams on Election Night
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Jared Yates Sexton / Dispatches From A …:
A Completely Predictable Disaster: Virginia and the Need for Courage
Discussion: RedState
Mike Rosenstein / New Jersey Online:
Ex-Mets manager Bobby Valentine hints at election fraud, strikes out in bid to become mayor
Buffalo News:
Byron Brown claims victory in Buffalo mayor's race; write-in ballots swamp India Walton
New York Times:
Covaxin, Vaccine Developed in India, Gets W.H.O. Clearance
Discussion: The Guardian and Deseret News
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Why hundreds of QAnon supporters showed up in Dallas, expecting JFK Jr.'s return
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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