by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 8 — Election Day 2016.
- Hello! It’s Election Day! Here Are the States That Matter Most. (“The bottom line is that Hillary Clinton will be elected president if polling averages hold or come close to it.”)
- Donald Trump Cannot Be President of the United States (“The time has come for voters to decide what it truly means to be an American”)
- Donald Trump’s success reveals a frightening weakness in American democracy (Must-read, brilliant article by Ezra Klein. Also very disturbing/depressing.)
- Why I think Nate Silver’s model underrates Clinton’s odds (“The uncertainty is real, but it’s not balanced.”)
- Anti-Semitism is no longer an undertone of Trump’s campaign. It’s the melody. (“From my culture’s history, I know that when a demagogue begins to identify scapegoats, the Jews are never far behind.”)
- Stalking, gaslighting, threatening violence: The abusive shape of Hillary Clinton hate (“Men who rage at Hillary Clinton use the same tactics on her politically that abusers tap to dominate their victims”)
- Time to take out the trash: Donald Trump’s legacy is vanity, tastelessness, classlessness and men behaving badly (And bigotry…and incitement to violence…and ignorance…and pathological lying…)
- Republicans attempt to rig the vote by suppressing it
- Officials brace for chaotic day of voting (“Long lines, voter intimidation among top concerns” There’s no excuse for either of those things.)
- Democratic insiders near-certain of Clinton win
- Farewell, dear Donald Trump: An ode to the media’s frenemy (“The presidential nominee and the media have had an odd, codependent relationship for nearly 17 months. But hopefully it all ends tomorrow.” Problem is, the media will remain badly broken even assuming Trump loses today.)
- Comey’s damage can’t be undone (“Even when he did the right thing, he did it the wrong way.”)
- Trump ends on an anti-climax (Fizzzzzzzle.)
- Record-breaking early voting fuels Democratic optimism (“More than 46 million votes have been cast before Election Day.”)
- In Virginia, Biden calls for empathy for Trump backers: ‘We have got to let it go.’(Biden’s a good man, but I have little if any empathy for bigots and authoritarians.)
- “I hate Donald Trump”: 12-year-old with cerebral palsy meets with President Barack Obama after being kicked out of a Trump rally
- Why the Electoral College is the absolute worst, explained
- This is the year of the Latino vote
- An Hour-By-Hour Guide To Election Night
- Election Update: Clinton Gains, And The Polls Magically Converge
- The Media’s Final Email Flop, A Fitting End To Journalism’s Troubled Campaign Season (The media was an absolute disgrace this election season, with a few exceptions…)
- Obamas combine forces with the Clintons to fend off Trump (“‘I am betting that tomorrow that you will reject fear and choose hope,’ the president says in late-game boost to Clinton.”)
- Ryan: GOP not Donald Trump’s party (Lyin’ Ryan…gotta love this character. OK, maybe not.)
- Trump’s White Nationalist Supporters Love His “Nazi” Closing Ad Because It “Blasts” The “Evil Jews”
- Ana Navarro: I’m voting for Hillary Clinton — and against Donald Trump
- Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Our Final 2016 Picks (“Clinton 322, Trump 216; 50-50 Senate; GOP holds House”)
- Editorial: Why you need to vote
- Kaine, Biden rally Democrats in northern Virginia and Richmond
- Biden campaigns with Kaine on eve of Election Day
- What you need to know to be an informed voter for Tuesday’s presidential and local elections
- Close contest in Virginia’s 10th district(Go LuAnn!)
- Decision 2016: Long Lines Forming as DC-Area Voters Head to the Polls
- Northern Virginia congressional candidates sprint to the finish (“Trump, Clinton loom large for GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock and Democrat LuAnn Bennett”)
- And now, the voters get their say (“In battleground Virginia and in Maryland as well as the District, voters decide Clinton-Trump, congressional and local races”)
- Kaine, Holton close campaign with homecoming rally in Richmond
- Va. man carrying a gun near White House detained after struggle, police said
- Heavy voter turnout expected in Va., Tenn.
- Jury awards $3 million in damages to U-Va. dean for Rolling Stone defamation
- Richmond mayoral candidates focus final push in two swing districts
- How Richmond’s next mayor might take office without winning the popular vote
- Petersburg residents plan Election Day push to bolster recall effort for city officials both on and off the ballot
- A bright and warm Election Day, then showers hit tomorrow
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