by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, May 4. #NEVERTRUMP
- Trump becomes de facto GOP nominee as Cruz exits after crushing Indiana loss (Good riddance to sociopathic Lyin’ Ted, now time for every sane American to say #NEVERTRUMP!)
- G.O.P. Steps Deeper Into the Darkness (“It’s Donald Trump’s Party Now”)
- At the starting gate: Clinton leads Trump by double-digits (If you support a torture-loving, bigoted, fascistic conspiracy theorist, you ARE a torture-loving, bigoted, fascistic conspiracy theorist.)
- Anti-Trump Republicans confront a dilemma: Are they ready to help elect Clinton? (They’d better be, or we are seriously doomed. Their other option: run a third-party, conservative candidate.)
- Trump and the Lord’s Work (“To get the nation’s politics unstuck, the intransigent version of the G.O.P. had to be destroyed.”)
- Trump takes aim at Clinton; unlike his GOP rivals, she’ll fire back
- Trump’s impending nomination means it’s time for a third candidate (“And probably time for a third party as well.”)
- Yes, It’s Early, but Donald Trump Would Have Uphill Battle Against Hillary Clinton (“Mr. Trump’s ratings are worst with the voters who made up the so-called Obama coalition of young, nonwhite and well-educated voters who propelled President Obama’s re-election four years ago.”)
- Donald Trump’s presidential policy platform: What you need to know (In short, it’s an utter mess…also a nightmare.)
- Sanders Upsets Clinton in Indiana (“But his win doesn’t change the delegate math, which still puts him far behind.”)
- Buzz grows in Dem circles over Kaine as Clinton VP
- Donald Trump Is TV’s New Normal. That’s Insane. (“A huckster and demagogue all but locked up the Republican nomination. On TV, it’s just another election.” TV “news” is a giant wasteland, with a few exceptions.)
- Ted Cruz’s epic downfall: How the Texas senator took Donald Trump to the brink — and then watched it all fall apart (“A month ago, onlookers wondered if Cruz could actually win a convention fight against Trump. And now he’s out”)
- Arctic Death Spiral Update: What Happens In The Arctic Affects Weather Everywhere Else (This is terrifying and should have us on a war footing at this point. Yet the fossil fuel industry and its bought-and-paid-for tools STILL remain in denial!))
- Florida businessman paid for Virginia senator’s trip to meet Syrian president (“The Virginia state senator who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad last week made his unlikely journey at the expense of a Florida businessman, who estimated the cost was $10,000.”)
- #NEVERTRUMP (Former RPV Executive Director Shaun Kenney: “Frankly, I do not know how I will vote in November. I do know this. I will never vote for Donald Trump.”)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: A lost opportunity to fix Virginia’s FOIA
- Schapiro: Convention’s no party for Virginia GOP (“But perhaps it was the contest for a second-tier party post that fully embodied the tensions within the Virginia GOP. Cynthia Dunbar, a religious conservative who, as a member of the Texas Board of Education, was fiercely hostile to the state’s public schools, narrowly defeated Suzanne Obenshain for a seat on the Republican National Committee, the party’s governing body. The fight went two ballots, with Dunbar depicting Obenshain as an Establishment Republican attempting to perpetuate a political dynasty. Obenshain is the wife of Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham County. He’s the son of the GOP conservative icon, Richard Obenshain. This is not your father-in-law’s Republican Party.”)
- Editorial: How a $2-million giveaway came about (“Thanks to some good shoe-leather reporting by Jeff Sturgeon of The Roanoke Times, Virginians now have a clearer idea how the state came to pay $2 million to Norfolk Southern for shifting jobs from one end of the commonwealth to the other.”)
- Metro: Orphaned and sick (“It’s not just that Metro is disintegrating. Its federal safety overseers may be inept too.”)
- Virginia’s most endangered places include black cemeteries, a legislative office complex, and a former slave dwelling
- With quick win, Kenny Alexander will be Norfolk’s first new mayor in 22 years
- Democrat announces in 6th Congressional District race (“Calling for a renewed democracy, Tom Howarth, a Democrat from Front Royal, confirmed Tuesday he’s seeking the party’s nomination to run for the 6th District U.S. House of Representatives seat.”)
- Fairfax County schools to start before Labor Day in 2017
- Virginia school board appeals in transgender bathroom case (“The Gloucester County School Board is asking for a federal appeals court to rehear its case.”)
- A long-ago gift from the grateful Dutch, the Netherlands Carillon now needs saving
- Our view: What Roanokers said Tuesday
- MVP sues Bent Mountain property owner over surveying dispute
- Hampton council incumbents keep their seats
- Fairfax mayor reelected after tough year with cancer scare and loss of home (“Fairfax City,” actually, not “Fairfax”)
- Clouds and shower chances persist until a somewhat nicer weekend
