by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 7. Polls are open in Virginia in under 24 hours – make sure you vote! Also check out the video of Khizr Khan campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Manchester, NH. This guy represents the best of America, “Gold Star” all the way and the polar antithesis of Trump and his “deplorables.”
- Comey the Clown: James Comey’s latest letter to Congress proves he and the FBI are a farce — only no one is laughing (“The FBI director’s new letter will only cause more outrage and disbelief over his handling of the email review”)
- Donald Trump Closes Out His Campaign With an Anti-Semitic Ad, Naturally
- Statement by Reform Movement Leader on Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s Campaign Ad (“We denounce, in the strongest possible terms, the use of contemptuous and historically anti-Semitic tropes in the recent campaign ad of presidential candidate Donald Trump. References to ‘the establishment’ and a ‘global power structure,’ juxtaposed over images of Jewish public figures, create thinly-veiled allusions to centuries-old anti-Semitic propaganda.”)
- Clinton looks poised to lock it up (“Trump dashes across the country as she seeks solidify the swing states after the FBI cloud lifts.”)
- Janet Reno, first female US attorney general, dies at 78 (Rest in Peace.)
- FBI director on emails that dominated the last 10 days of the election: Never mind (Brilliant. Not.)
- Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand (“Behind the show of confidence orchestrated by Mr. Trump’s staff are the neediness and vulnerability of a once-boastful candidate uncertain of victory.” Pathetic, disturbed human being. SAD!)
- Latinos Turning Out in Record Numbers in Crucial States
- After Press Ran Wild With First FBI Letter, Comey Announces No Change Following Review
- Black voters celebrate ‘Souls to the Polls’ despite efforts to cut the crucial early voting day (“Florida reinstated the day after the last presidential election.” Virginia should reinstate it as well!)
- Clinton, Trump even in Ohio and Florida two days before election – CBS poll
- This Election Was About the Issues (“Not the familiar stuff of Washington gridlock, but the most important issues of our time: misogyny, racism, and xenophobia.” Sure, except for climate change, which is by far the most urgent issue facing humanity.)
- Defeating both Trump and Trumpism (“The damage Trump has done to the nation will linger even if he loses the election.”)
- Poll: On Eve of Election Day, Clinton Maintains Her Edge Over Trump (“As Election Day looms, Hillary Clinton’s 6-point lead over Donald Trump remains unchanged from last week according to the final NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.”)
- Clinton 3 Points Ahead of Trump in Final Bloomberg National Poll (Need to increase that a couple points.)
- Facebook is harming our democracy, and Mark Zuckerberg needs to do something about it (Facebook is a mess.)
- 9 days after roiling campaign, FBI says it won’t seek charges against Clinton (We need a major housecleaning at the FBI. Also in the media, which behaved disgracefully during this stupid non-story.)
- Here’s the America Trump doesn’t get (“Generosity of spirit, patriotism and hard work — these are some of the qualities that define the United States.”)
- Hillary Clinton is amply qualified to be president (“She should win on her many merits alone, not just because she isn’t Trump.” Absolutely; she is SUPERBLY qualified on both domestic and international policy. Trump, needless to say, is utterly unqualified on both.)
- James Comey: The man Democrats and Republicans hate
- They Always Wanted Trump (“Inside Team Clinton’s year-long struggle to find a strategy against the opponent they were most eager to face.”)
- Dems losing voting challenges but winning on optics
- Robert Reich: These three Trump enablers made this election season unbearable
- It’s Donald Trump vs the Constitution: And all this time you thought his opponent was Hillary Clinton (“Trump will trample our rights, a tactic learned from Republican leaders, and lead us into a Constitutional crisis”)
- Why Tim Kaine Was A Game-Changing Choice for me
- WISN 12 News talks one-on-one with VP nominee Tim Kaine
- Tim Kaine: FBI email investigation letter brought “uptick in energy” for Clinton campaign
- Fiorina tops GOP list for potential Virginia Senate contest (My god…)
- Donald Trump’s five-state blitz ends in Leesburg – three hours late (Trump wildly lies yet again: “‘Your governor has illegally given voting rights to 60,000 felons,’ Trump said. ‘He’s letting criminals cancel out the votes of law-abiding citizens.'” In fact, it’s totally legal and standard among almost every other state. Trump is pathological.)
- Donald Trump Uses Another Dog Whistle Attack To Get Out The Vote (“Trump accused Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe of ‘illegally’ restoring voting rights to former felons and ‘letting criminals cancel out the votes of law-abiding citizens.'” In addition to being a pathological liar, Trump is also appealing to racists and racism.)
- The Latest: Trump raps McAuliffe for restoring voting rights (Republicans are the anti-voting-rights party. Abraham Lincoln would be horrified at what his party has degenerated into.)
- This House Race Shows It’s Not So Easy For Republicans To Separate From Trump (“As Rep. Barbara Comstock marched in the Leesburg, Va., Halloween parade last week, she was trailed by massive trucks and buses decked out for Donald Trump.” That kind of says it all.)
- Stewart hopes to go from Prince William to Virginia governor’s mansion (Hell. No.)
- Election means high gun sales (What on earth do people think is going to happen?)
- Two constitutional amendments on the Virginia ballot (Make sure you vote NO on the first one, the “right-to-work” monstrosity.)
- Former Gov. Bob McDonnell hosts party to celebrate overturned corruption conviction (Barf.)
- Absentee voting in Virginia breaks record, led by Northern Virginia surge
- Election Day do’s and don’ts (“Let’s go over Virginia’s Election Day rules, shall we? For starters, poll watching is a normal, every-election thing.” Sure, but not voter intimidation.)
- ‘Cicada voters’ face new system for presidential voting in Richmond, Henrico (“Every four years, a distinct species of voter emerges for the U.S. presidential election.” Hey guys, you also need to vote in governor’s and Congressional elections!)
- Editorial – Virginia’s budget shortfall brings another round of pain
- How Levar Stoney hopes to sprint past Morrissey, Berry
- Scott, Warner urge locals to head to the polls
- Several really nice days this week, but colder by the weekend
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