by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 16. Also check out SNL’s take on the last presidential debate.
- Washington Post-ABC News poll: Clinton holds four-point lead in aftermath of Trump tape (Seems a bit low, considering that Trump’s “net negative” rating is -25 points, while Clinton’s is -14 points. Also, around 6/10 voters say Clinton IS qualified to be president, while 62% say Trump is NOT qualified.)
- The world just took one of the biggest steps yet to fight global warming
- As Campaign Implodes, Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Is on Drugs
- Trump Just Proposed He and Clinton Take Pre-Debate Drug Tests
- Here’s a List of the Information Trump Has Promised but Not Released
- If Hillary Clinton Groped Men (“Imagine if it were Hillary Clinton who had had five children by three husbands, who had said it was fine to refer to her daughter as a “piece of ass,” who participated in a radio conversation about oral sex in a hot tub, who rated men based on their body parts, who showed up in Playboy soft porn videos. Imagine if 15 men had accused Clinton of assaulting or violating them, with more stepping forward each day.” Yep, massive double standard.)
- Clinton’s team unleashes Watergate attack against Trump (“In an essay shared with POLITICO, the campaign accuses Trump and Russia of criminal theft.”)
- Donald Trump is a big fat liar — and the unquestioned heir to 50 years of GOP whoppers (“Donald Trump rejects some GOP policies — but more than that he exposes how 50 years of lies destroyed the party” And maybe the country too?)
- Tim Kaine’s Take On “Rigged”: Trump Knows He’s Lost (“Hillary Clinton’s running mate attributed Donald Trump’s claims in recent days that the election is rigged against him to Trump knowing that he’s losing the election.”)
- Editorial: Vote No on the Right-to-Work Amendment (Wow, even the Republican Times-Disgrace opposes this???)
- Schapiro: Election inquiry is GOP show trial (“Democrats, notably Sen. Donald McEachin of Henrico, the heavy favorite for a freshly redrawn, Richmond-anchored congressional seat, accused Republicans of advancing a Trump-like theme: Claiming deliberate porousness in Virginia’s electoral process to instill doubts about the legitimacy of the Nov. 8 outcome.”)
- Evangelicals may be key to Trump’s chances in Va. (You can view the poll here)
- This Virginia politico was fired by the Trump team — but it could help him (“Corey Stewart is making a 2017 bid for governor of the commonwealth.”)
- Virginia man walks 220 miles to spotlight veteran suicides
- Pulling Metro out of its death spiral (“The transit system needs a long-term dedicated funding source, not naysaying politicians.”)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: 50 years old, and transforming Virginia (“Toasts raised in Richmond this weekend, ostensibly to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Virginia Community College System, may as well be for the commonwealth itself for getting one big thing very right.”)
- Fairfax school system hopes to put another $100 million toward teacher raises
- 500-year event: Hampton Roads was walloped with rare 1-2-3 storm punch (Due to global warming, we’re getting a lot more rare, extreme weather events around the world, just as scientists have predicted.)
- What’s up with the green stuff invading the Potomac River?
- Morrissey leads in new mayoral poll, but nearly 40 percent of Richmond voters remain undecided (You can see the poll here.)
- Man running for Suffolk mayor has criminal record of domestic violence: “My past is my past” (Blech.)
- Arlington considers regulating short-term rentals
- Spectacular Sunday, with summer-ish warmth on the way
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