Thursday News: “Defeating Donald Trump isn’t enough”; War on Women Flares Inside Republican Party

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, October 27. Also check out Jimmy Kimmel trying to get Trump supporters to say something nice for Hillary Clinton’s birthday.

• War on women’ flares anew — only this time it’s inside the GOP (“A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP’s deteriorating relationship with voters that the party desperately needs to survive.”)
• Report: Wildlife populations halved on average since ’70s (Absolutely horrible.)
• Newt Gingrich Refuses to Discuss His Attack on Megyn Kelly
• Cruz: GOP may block Supreme Court nominees indefinitely (If you want to stop this crap, vote Democratic up and down the ticket!)
• For Democrats, defeating Donald Trump isn’t enough (“Democrats hope that as voters reject Trumpism, they’ll reject down-ticket Republicans, too.”)
• Don’t let the naysayers fool you: This is the best period in recent U.S. history (“The nation isn’t in free fall — far from it.”)
• Trump tries to make the Old Post Office great again (“It’s an apropos setting for the candidate’s new hotel, because Trump is mailing it in.”)
• Libertarian VP nominee quietly throws in towel, urges voters to choose Clinton over Trump
• Make America violent again: Trump’s rhetoric could cause Election Day mayhem — and worse
• Freedom Caucus divided over Ryan ouster (“The arch-conservatives have splintered on whether to try to take out the second speaker in just over a year.” Wonder what Barbara Comstock thinks about this…)
• Has Alex Jones Gone Full Anti-Semite? (Sure looks like it, and remember, Trump LOVES this guy!)
• Former congressman says he will literally engage in armed rebellion if Trump loses (“He’s suggesting actual treason.”)
• Donald Trump’s bizarre hotel opening proved he’s in this for himself
• Trump’s party of angry, white, abusive males (By conservative Jennifer Rubin)
• The mainstreaming of racism on Fox News (Also by conservative Jennifer Rubin.)
• Look where anti-immigrant advocates have taken the GOP (Yes, this might be the first and last time I post three links to columns by conservative Jennifer Rubin! LOL)
• Could Trump blow it in Texas?
• Some Trump Voters Warn of Revolution if Clinton Wins (Nope, nothing “deplorable” here…)
• Blow: Trump’s Lack of Discipline and Discernment
• Collins: The Dark Days of Trump
• Mark Halperin’s “Truly Laughable” Interview With Donald Trump (“Halperin’s Interview Fails The Standards He And His Co-Host Set For Other Journalists” Halperin’s the worst in the non-Fox/non-Hannity world.)
• Kaine ends campaign day at World Series in Cleveland
• See Pusha T, Tim Kaine Talk Police Reform, Education in Clinton Video
• In Pennsylvania, Kaine makes his case – and a first impression (“After a series of high-dollar fundraisers in Connecticut and New York, Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Wednesday kicked off a hectic three-day swing of battleground states that will take him to Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida before returning to Richmond late Friday.”)
• Editorial: Careful when amending Va.’s constitution
• Mental health reforms, and funding requests, emerging from Deeds study group
• Concerns raised over VDOT’s minimal public notice in water-crossing project planning
• Editorial: Virginia election officials freak out over the wrong offense
• NRA spends $1 million on ads in Virginia presidential contest (As always, do the exact opposite of whatever the NRA wants.)
• Report by union questions record of finalist for I-66 project
• Dittmar, Garrett to hold final debate in Danville tonight
• Hear U-Va.’s ‘Jackie’ testify about Rolling Stone’s gang rape story (“The student’s deposition — played in court during the defamation trial against the magazine — shows that she stands by her account to Rolling Stone but has memory loss related to her alleged assault.”)
• U-Va. attorney asked ‘Jackie’ to disavow Rolling Stone rape article
• Crunching numbers on the cost of Metro delays
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: FOIA Council provides little help on opening government
• 9th Congressional District candidates debate in Tazewell
• Degner: The case for Degner (And no, there really is no “case for Goodlatte”)
• Gilmore Considering Senate Run if Clinton, Kaine Elected (Hahahaha.)
• Editorial: Support for Scott, Wittman (Wittman is a “moderate?” OK, I just lost all respect for the Daily Press editorial board.)
• In Norfolk, Gold Star father Khizr Khan opposes Trump but wants nation to reconcile after election
• Allowing Metro’s continued decline could cost region $1 billion a year in lost revenue
• Fairfax County meals tax would benefit all residents (“We need to diversify Fairfax County revenues”)
• Anti-racism group to displace Confederate parade in Lexington
• Khizr Khan stumps for Clinton at mosque and Norfolk restaurant
• PolitiFact Va.: Levar Stoney says he oversaw 300 paid workers at Va. Democratic Party (“Half true”)
• Breezy showers today, but the weekend is mostly promising