by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 24. Also, how crazy is the far-right-wing, extremist freak show? Check out Donald Trump taking on Glenn Beck in Nevada. Bizarro!
- Trump cruises to victory in Nevada (“Billionaire accelerates his march to the Republican nomination”)
- How Donald Trump dominated GOP field, in one word: Anger
- After a Nevada stumble, Ted Cruz looks home to Texas (“‘It’s hard to talk to Trump people, from a persuasion standpoint,’ said Cuccinelli diplomatically, as he waited for election results to come in from Cruz’s party at a Las Vegas YMCA.” Well, yeah, because: a) Trump supporters are fanatics; b) Cruz is one of the oiliest, most extreme and least likable people in U.S. politics.)
- Shouts of ‘liar’ are taking their toll on Ted Cruz’s campaign
- Tricky Ted Cruz turns on his fellow Republicans (“Perhaps now they’ll finally reject his neo-McCarthyism.” Cruz is truly a guy only Ken Kookinelli and EW Jackson could love. Heh.))
- McAuliffe looking to deliver big win for Clinton in Virginia
- Measuring Donald Trump’s Supporters for Intolerance (“New data from YouGov and Public Policy Polling show the extent to which he has tapped into a set of deeply rooted racial attitudes.”)
- G.O.P. Senators Say Obama Supreme Court Pick Will Be Shunned (Typically irresponsible, outrageous behavior by Republicans. The question is whether voters will FINALLY punish them for this crap.)
- Mitch McConnell Is Already Threatening To Block The Next President’s Supreme Court Nominee Too
- What Today’s Republicans Don’t Get About Reagan (“How did the party of Ronald Reagan turn into the party of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz?” Reagan would hate this party.)
- Reality check for the GOP: These guys probably can’t beat Trump
- Nevada makes Donald Trump unstoppable: The unthinkable becomes inevitable as he barrels toward GOP nomination
- Bill Clinton to Lead Rally for Wife in Alexandria, Richmond
- House OKs Senate version of proffer reform bill
- Schapiro: Presidential primary is a measure of how Va.’s changed (“The Virginia presidential primaries, part of the lopsidedly Southern Super Tuesday delegate contests, will be the first that come closest to measuring the preferences of the nation as a whole.”)
- Editorial: Virginia doesn’t need secret police
- Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio dominate Virginia’s political airwaves
- Suit challenging Virginia voter ID law continues in federal court
- Bill Clinton to headline event for Hillary at Hippodrome Wednesday
- Editorial: Richmond’s loose budgeting practices are a travesty
- 2 charged in trafficking $9.5 million worth of cigarettes from Virginia to N.J. (Add that to the long list of reasons to increase the cigarette tax in Virginia.)
- Donald Trump campaign will not confirm Salem visit
- Bernie Sanders urges cheering supporters in Norfolk to join his “political revolution” (Here’s the thing; revolutions are about hard work, mostly at the local level, not tuning in every four years or going to presidential rallies and cheering.)
- Alexandria council rescinds its controversial housing vote
- Alexandria proposes small tax increase to fund schools, pay raises
- Showers today with afternoon warming and chance of strong evening storms
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