by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 13.
- Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race
- Doug Jones declared victor in Alabama race for Senate; Roy Moore may seek recount
- Doug Jones’s victory scrambles the Republican congressional agenda (“Any dent in the two-seat advantage Republicans hold in the Senate would carry major governing consequences, but the loss of what had been considered one of the party’s safest seats carries a special sting for the GOP.”)
- In Alabama, a lousy night for Republicans and a resounding defeat for Trump (“It was the second such setback for the president in a state he won by 28 points just a year ago. In the GOP primary earlier this year, he had endorsed, with limited enthusiasm, Sen. Luther Strange, who had taken the seat of Jeff Sessions when Trump made Sessions his attorney general. For Trump, nothing good has come from that appointment — from a special counsel investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election to a pair of losses in the Alabama races.”)
- Roy Moore Loses, Sanity Reigns (Barely, but yes.)
- Winners & losers from the Alabama special election (Losers: Roy Moore, Steve Bannon, the Republican Party, Trump)
- Trump’s tweet creates a political opening for Gillibrand (“The New York senator, who called on the president to resign over sexual harassment allegations, responded forcefully to the president’s tweets slamming her.”)
- 3 winners and 2 losers in the Alabama Senate race (“It’s a shocking upset that puts the Senate in play for 2018.”)
- A G.O.P. Tragedy in Four Acts (“Republicans embraced Trump, Moore and post-ethics politics. In defeat, they are officially post-shame.”)
- It’s not just scandal: Moore lost in Alabama because the GOP agenda is toxically unpopular (“Republicans are now in trouble everywhere.”)
- Doug Jones’s stunning victory could be the beginning of the end of tax reform (“+ Doug Jones and – Susan Collins = real trouble for the GOP’s big tax overhaul.”)
- Steve Bannon’s Republican critics are gleefully dunking on him for Roy Moore’s shocking loss (“Not every man can make an Alabama Senate race close, but Steve Bannon can.”)
- Why Doug Jones’s narrow win is not enough to make me confident about American democracy (“We’re the country that almost elected Roy Moore. We’re the country that did elect Donald Trump.”)
- There Goes the GOP’s Agenda (“Doug Jones will deprive Republicans of a crucial vote they need to pass big bills”)
- Analysis In stunning 2017 defeats, Republicans see vision of difficulties in 2018
- Doug Jones’ Alabama miracle: It all came down to turnout (“The lesson for Democrats from Alabama is simple: Stop trying to lure Republicans and focus on turning out the base”)
- As Goes Moore, So Goes Trumpism
- In Shocking Twist, GOP Committee Chair Repudiates Trump’s Worst Judicial Nominees
- McConnell allies see Moore loss as fatal blow for Bannon
- Five takeaways from the Alabama Senate upset (“Black voters propelled Jones”)
- Trump suffers ‘big black eye’ in Alabama (“A state that adored him in 2016 delivers the most serious setback of his presidency.”)
- Virginia gov on Alabama race: ‘America wins. Pedophiles lose!’
- Trump Tests the Limits of Shame
- African American Voters Made Doug Jones a U.S. Senator in Alabama (Thank you African American voters!)
- G.O.P. Nearing Deal to Reconcile House and Senate Tax Bills
- Call Trump’s tweet what it is: textbook sexual harassment
- Schumer calls cops after forged sex scandal charge
- Counting recounts (“So, do recounts usually change results? Looking back over the past two decades’ worth of House of Delegates elections, the Virginia Public Access Project advises that the answer is: Nope.”)
- Editorial: Can Democrats win the 6th? Not likely. (Yeah, well…not likely Democrats could win Alabama either, you know? Heh.)
- Schapiro: For Kaine, ’18 is eerie echo of ’16 (“For Tim Kaine, 2018 could be a rerun of 2016 — but with a happy ending.”)
- Unexpected delay buoys opponents of Virginia pipeline (OK, Governor-elect Northam, the ball’s now firmly in your court…)
- Virginia launches website to connect entrepreneurs with investors
- Are $40 Toll Roads The Future?
- Atlantic Coast Pipeline files eminent domain cases against property owners who haven’t sold them land in route (Screw that.)
- Gillespie says he’s done running for office, points to ‘poisonous atmosphere’ in politics (From the man who spread a lot of that “poison.”)
- Trump-backer E.W. Jackson says he’ll energize evangelicals to beat Sen. Tim Kaine (Hahahahaha.)
- Virginia state senators file bill to prohibit painful tests on dogs and cats
- GO Virginia issues first grants with high bar that Richmond region doesn’t clear
- State senator submits bill to change 3-strikes law that kept hundreds in jail for years (Thank you Scott Surovell!)
- Simonds joins House members-elect to push for school funding (“While Schuyler VanValkenburg, Debra Rodman and Cheryl Turpin all could say they were delegates-elect from the 72nd, 73rd and 85th House districts, respectively, Simonds can’t. That’s up to a recount, slated for Dec. 19.”)
- Editorial: Confederates leave town with a rebel whisper
- Groups call for removal of Lee-Davis, Stonewall Jackson school names in Hanover
- Cold and windy today and tomorrow, with a little light snow possible tonight
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