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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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Politico, Bulwark+, MSN, Conservative Brief, Insider, Slate and Jill Filipovic
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Philip Murphy Wins Narrowly in New Jersey Governor's Race — The victory over Jack Ciattarelli, which ended Democrats' 44-year re-election losing streak in the state, was far tighter than polls and Democratic strategists predicted. — Philip D. Murphy, a New Jersey Democrat whose aggressive approach …
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New York Post


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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Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, The CT Mirror, York Daily Record, Raw Story and madison.com


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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Washington Post, The Liberal Patriot, Washington Examiner and INQUIRE


How the Democrats Lost Virginia
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Puck, Washington Post, CNN, Deseret News, The Clay Travis & … and claytoonz

No, Glenn Youngkin won't be the ‘most homophobic’ governor ‘in Virginia history’
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Washington Post, Advocate and Breitbart

Black voters in Virginia refuse to be blamed for a major Democratic defeat.

Democrat Phil Murphy narrowly wins reelection as New Jersey governor
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Fox News, The Hill and New York Post

Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022
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NBC News, Bloomberg, Fox News, CBS News, New Republic and The Daily Wire

A sobering reality hits Democrats after election losses
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Politico, Fox News, The Western Journal, New York Post, Bloomberg, Financial Times, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Breitbart and WWLP-TV

Early Thoughts on a Very Tough Night
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Fox News and Common Dreams

Glenn Youngkin Defeated Terry McAuliffe Because Democrats Betrayed Parents
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New York Post, The Daily Signal, We Love Trump, Power Line, The Federalist, Fox News and Joanne Jacobs

A Completely Predictable Disaster: Virginia and the Need for Courage
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New York Magazine and RedState

Voters punish Democrats amid left drift
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, HotAir, New York Magazine, The Daily Signal, Digby's Hullabaloo and Vanity Fair

The Democratic Unraveling Began With Schools
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5 reasons why Democrats should start panicking about 2022
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Glenn Youngkin's victory proves white ignorance is a powerful weapon
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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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Washington Examiner, National Review, Mediaite, Power Line and Twitchy


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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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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Washington Post, New York Magazine, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and Ace of Spades HQ


Truck Driver Leads NJ Senate President After Spending $153 on Campaign
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‘Blue Collar’ Truck Driver on Verge of Unseating Leader of Democratic Machine
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The Daily Caller


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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Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill in key vote
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U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy …, Raw Story, New York Times and Talking Points Memo

Schumer hints at filibuster reform after GOP blocks voting rights bill
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The Guardian, Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times


3 U. of Florida Experts Couldn't Testify on a Voting-Rights Law. This Professor Had No Trouble. — The University of Florida is embroiled in controversy this week following revelations that, in at least four cases, it denied professors' requests to testify in lawsuits that challenged policy set …
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Tampa Bay Times, Washington Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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The case of Ron DeSantis and the muzzled professors takes another dubious turn
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Talking Points Memo and Reason

DeSantis calls for new Florida police force to go after election crimes
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RedState and MyNorthwest.com


Supreme Court appears likely to void New York's gun permit law — The Supreme Court appears inclined to wipe out a series of gun control measures that require firearm owners to show a particular, unusual need to get a permit to carry a gun outside the home.
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New Republic, HotAir, Washington Post and The Daily Wire
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The NRA had a very good day in the Supreme Court
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New York Magazine, Raw Story and Law & Crime

Supreme Court Justices Signal They May Strike Down New York Restrictions On Concealed Carry Of Guns
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Associated Press, WTOP and FiveThirtyEight


ACLU Comment on Biden Statement on Settlements for Family Separation — WASHINGTON — In response to a question posed to President Biden about family separation lawsuits brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other lawyers, the president said a $450,000 settlement amount per child “is not going to happen.”
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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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Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars


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 …
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Real Climate Science


Top Trump Allies Set Up A ‘Legal Fund’ For January 6 White House Rally Organizers — The fund will defend former Trump aides who were involved in planning his speech that day and have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack — Top allies of Donald Trump …
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Raw Story


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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Washington Examiner and Political Wire
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Fulton elections director Rick Barron to resign
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The Hill


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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Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Detroit News, BuzzFeed News, Insider and The Gateway Pundit


You Damn Karens Are Killing America — OOPS, THEY DID IT AGAIN … Democrats aren't going to win over the majority of white women, and they need to stop trying and instead court the diverse coalition that can save this country from itself. — As a student of American history and a person of color …
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The Daily Caller and The Federalist


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 …


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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Townhall, The American Independent and The Hill


N.Y.C. Cabbies Win Millions More in Aid After Hunger Strike — The announcement was a victory for drivers who stopped eating to protest an earlier bailout plan they said did not go far enough. — New York officials said Wednesday they had struck a deal with the largest holder of taxi loans …
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The official website … and Mother Jones


Botched drone strike that killed 10 civilians in Kabul was not a result of criminal negligence, Pentagon says — A U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians as the Afghanistan war came to its chaotic end was not the result of criminal negligence among military personnel who conducted the operation …
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Axios, Insider, USA Today, Forbes, Al Jazeera, New York Times and Texomashomepage.com