by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 27. Also check out Bill Clinton’s superb speech last night. Go Hillary!
- Clinton captures historic nomination (“‘Always making things better,’ Bill Clinton declared of his wife on a day that amounted to a reintroduction of a figure who is nearly universally known.”)
- Despite ‘Bernie or Bust,’ Sanders goes all in to help Clinton
- Bill Clinton charms the DNC with story of Hillary’s life-long commitment to social change (“He never mentioned Trump, but he didn’t have to as he highlighted Hillary’s clear differences to the GOP nominee”)
- Bill Clinton’s Love Song (“His speech was long, beautiful, and finally gave Hillary the credit she deserves”)
- Hillary Clinton is a survivor: On the eve of her acceptance speech, take a moment to acknowledge all that she’s overcome (“Like Ginger Rogers, Hillary Clinton has done everything her contemporaries have, only backwards and in heels”)
- Bill Clinton’s most important speech (“The former president encourages the country to see Hillary Clinton as he does, a passionate ‘change maker.'”)
- A Trump-style speculation on the GOP and Putin (“Finally, a conspiracy theory the Republican nominee isn’t reveling in.”)
- Sally Kohn: Bernie Sanders is right: It’s time to support Hillary Clinton now (“Democrats need to unite against Donald Trump this week.”)
- Tim Kaine’s immigration optimism: The Dem VP candidate has a rosy view of comprehensive reform (“Speaking to Telemundo (en español!), Tim Kaine sketched out a very happy path towards immigration reform”)
- Elizabeth Warren’s devastating Trump hit: She drew a straight line from Jim Crow to Donald Trump
- The media went AWOL: Members of the press shied away from doing their jobs during RNC coverage (“Almost no one in the press acknowledged that regardless of how you feel about Trump, the spectacle was crazy”)
- O’Reilly Asked Trump A Simple Question About The Minimum Wage. His Response Was Totally Incoherent
- The Democrats aren’t doomed: What I learned from Bernie delegates in Philadelphia (“They’re demoralized and skeptical — but even Bernie’s most ardent backers will likely come around to Hillary”)
- How The Bernie Protesters Are Undermining Their Own Movement
- Right-Wing Media Lash Out At Mothers Of The Movement For Speaking At Democratic Convention (Of course they do.)
- Is Tim Kaine liberal enough? (“There’s an open debate playing out in the Democratic Party over his progressive credentials.”)
- Tim Kaine’s Declaration of Independence (“The Virginia senator’s early call for a war vote in Congress helped him break free of President Obama and earn a spot as Hillary Clinton’s running mate.”)
- McAuliffe on another side of Hillary Clinton: She played mermaid in the pool
- RTD’s Exclusive Interview: Tim Kaine leaves Richmond, en route for Oz
- Virginia’s voting rights debacle
- Give felons and prisoners the right to vote (“Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s order to re-enfranchise felons doesn’t go far enough.”)
- Gov. McAuliffe is first to say Hillary Clinton won the party’s presidential nomination
- Speaker Bill Howell, Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment ask DOJ to dismiss case against Bob McDonnell
- Hotel fights back after Donald Trump threatens to not pay (“A Virginia hotel is fighting back against Donald Trump after the GOP presidential nominee criticized the air conditioning — or lack thereof — at a Monday event there.”)
- Terry McAuliffe’s TPP comments do Clinton no favors (“With friends like these …”)
- Schapiro: Mark Warner, who once eyed the White House, says he’s happy for Tim Kaine
- Anne Holton resigns as McAuliffe’s Education secretary
- For defense interests, Kaine as VP is trade-off
- Sea level reports predict problems for Hampton Roads military installations, but House tries to ban military from studying (Again, media #FAIL – it’s not the “House,” it’s House Republicans!)
- Metro general manager proposes permanent end to late-night service
- Amid big week, Kaine sticks to routine with visit to Richmond diner
- Fairfax officials ask McAuliffe for more school dollars amid struggling economy (“State funding meant for teacher salary increases is short by $4.4 million, officials say.”)
- Richmond mayoral candidates trade jabs over Stone Brewing deal at town hall
- Still steamy today and tomorrow with storm chances; not quite as hot this weekend (“The good news is it looks like the upper 90s to low 100s are behind us for the time being.”)
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