by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, February 25. Also, check out Bill Clinton in Alexandria yesterday, rebutting Trump in stating that “America never stopped being great; what we need to do is to make America whole again so it works for everybody.”
- GOP leaders, you must do everything in your power to stop Trump (“…history will not look kindly on GOP leaders who fail to do everything in their power to prevent a bullying demagogue from becoming their standard-bearer.”)
- Democrats try to overcome the GOP’s Supreme Court farce (“Can they make Republicans pay a political price for obstruction?”)
- Trump’s streak raises question: Can he be stopped? (“Strategists say Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and John Kasich have until March 15 to alter the course of the race. Each has a must-win test in his home state between now and then. But those victories alone might not be sufficient to block Trump’s path.”)
- White House said to be considering Republican governor for Supreme Court (This might fall into the “too clever by half” category.)
- How the Republican Elite Created Frankentrump (“To rouse its voters, the GOP exploited hate, anger, and paranoia—and set the stage for the tycoon.”)
- Rubio might want to tell Mitt to stand back: Why a Romney endorsement could be the death knell to Rubio’s fading campaign
- This is what political insanity looks like: The idea of a Clinton-Kasich “dream ticket” is rooted in fantasy and confusion over what the candidates stand for (“Talk about Clinton picking Kasich as VP assumes she’s less liberal and he’s less conservative than they really are”)
- Think Hillary Clinton Will Crush Donald Trump in the General Election? Don’t Be So Sure.
- Expert witness testifies that there is no justification for Va. photo ID law (You mean Republicans did this to suppress votes by minorities and others? Shocked, shocked I say!)
- ‘We need to win Virginia,’ Bill Clinton tells crowd at Richmond’s Hippodrome (“Hillary is running for president to put every American in the picture,” the former president said. “She wants to run to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, she wants to tear down barriers.”)
- Donald Trump shares his vision, hints at veep choice in Virginia Beach
- Clinton (Bill, that is) pitches for Hillary at campaign stops in Va. (“The ex-president mixed memories with exhortation as he stumped for his wife in a key Super Tuesday state.”)
- McAuliffe cites ‘crisis’ over execution drugs (Uh, no; lots of things are crises, but this isn’t one of them.)
- Anne Holton frames governor’s education agenda as making up for recession-era austerity
- Trump makes his pitch to evangelicals at Regent
- After failing on Senate floor, Tommy Norment inserts Airbnb opposition into state budget
- Editorial: Budget proposals show smart progress
- Virginia poised to become first state with legal framework for daily fantasy sports
- Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam on transgender rights, medical marijuana, Trump and his 2017 gubernatorial run
- More Attempts to Overhaul Legislative Redistricting Die in Virginia House Panel
- Casey: Should Trinkle make an independent bid for mayor?
- Marco Rubio to attend rally in Roanoke on Sunday
- Virginia National Guard to help with storm cleanup
- Loudoun County schools will close for Super Tuesday
- Last Gasp: What Richmond’s Future Holds in the Final Days of a Lame-Duck Mayor
- Severe storm kills 4 in Virginia, causes power outages in D.C. area
- 3 killed in Waverly; 1 dies in Appomattox as violent storms strike Virginia
- Gusty winds today, colder Friday; Mild air returns Sunday
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