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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 …
Discussion: MSN and Jill Filipovic
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.
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.
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
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How the Democrats Lost Virginia  —  The pollster Sean Trende believes that the outcome of the gubernatorial election has less to do with debates about critical race theory than with the economy and the typical disadvantages of the party in power.  —  On Tuesday, the Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin won …
Brad Polumbo / Washington Examiner:
No, Glenn Youngkin won't be the ‘most homophobic’ governor ‘in Virginia history’
Discussion: Advocate, Breitbart and Mother Jones
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
Jared Yates Sexton / Dispatches From A …:
A Completely Predictable Disaster: Virginia and the Need for Courage
Discussion: New York Magazine and RedState
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Glenn Youngkin's victory proves white ignorance is a powerful weapon
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A sobering reality hits Democrats after election losses
Scott Wong / The Hill:   GOP leader says Republicans could flip 60 seats next year
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Virginia Results: Giving Up on Rural America Is Proving a Nightmare for Democrats
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
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer hints at filibuster reform after GOP blocks voting rights bill  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday that Democrats will explore “alternative paths” to pass voting rights legislation after Republicans blocked a bill named after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The NRA had a very good day in the Supreme Court
Washington Post:
Majority of Supreme Court appears to think N.Y. gun law is too restrictive
Discussion: ABC News and BuzzFeed News
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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
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.  After two rounds of tabulation, Jacob Frey was elected.  —  Mayor  —  CandidateFirst-choice votesFinal round votesFinal round percentage  —  61,620  —  70,669  —  49.1%
Discussion: The Hill
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Minneapolis Mayor Frey wins another term
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
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.
Colorado Politics:
Voters shake up school boards in Colorado's biggest districts  —  School board races in Colorado were the ones to watch Tuesday night, as statewide ballot issues seemed settled in early returns.  —  Big spending and high passion yielded mixed results.  —  The slate of conservative-backed candidates …
 
 
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Trish Turner / ABC News:
Meghan Markle calling: Duchess lobbies Republican senators for paid family leave
Discussion: National Review and Insider
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19
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
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I Hung Out With Both Curtis Sliwa and Eric Adams on Election Night
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
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says
Discussion: bioRxiv and New York Post
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Why hundreds of QAnon supporters showed up in Dallas, expecting JFK Jr.'s return
 

 
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Fareed Sahloul / Bloomberg:
Sources: connected TV ad platform MNTN, which filed for a US IPO in late February, is among companies pausing listings as Trump's trade war upends the economy
 
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