We’re looking at the poll numbers, exit polls and final horse race polls out of Virginia this morning to see whether there’s any real evidence that opposition to Obamacare helped Ken Cuccinelli close the margin against Terry McAullife pretty dramatically on election night, as Republicans are now claiming. The evidence for this seems thin on its face. But, as we’re culling the numbers I wanted to take a moment to provide some guide to how to approach the question.
The new First Family of New York City, in pictures, from last night’s victory event.
Apparently only five Colorado counties have voted to secede from the state, not the six that were reported earlier. A total of 11 counties were voting on secession yesterday.
You may have heard that 5 (originally it seemed there were 6) of 11 counties in Colorado voted last night to secede from the state. Mainly they want less regulation of oil and gas drilling and more gun rights that the know-it-all city folks in Denver are willing to provide.
Apparently in this bad break-up of post-election milieu, Terry McAuliffe is getting the silent treatment from Ken Cuccinelli.
Journalism prof at Rand Paul’s alma mater: I would flunk him for “what appears to be an unambiguous case of plagiarism.”
Several months ago I got a chance to sit down privately for an off-the-record discussion with now Mayor Elect Bill de Blasio. (Note to self: If you want the freewheeling sit down with the next Mayor of New York, schedule it while he still doesn’t seem like he has much chance of winning.) Since then I’ve considered myself a supporter, vis a vis the other Democratic contenders. I’d say I was a supporter during the general but apparently the election was basically uncontested. Here’s a very negative take on Mayor Bloomberg’s legacy as Mayor we just published at TPMCafe. I confess my own take on Bloomberg’s legacy is considerably more mixed, notwithstanding my excitement about the de Blasio era. But this is a part of the equation, a key aspect of Bloomberg’s tenure that you have to grapple with to understand his dozen years running the city.
Biden calls the wrong Marty Walsh to congratulate him on his victory in the Boston mayoral race.
Check out this piece on the messaging machine that made Bill de Blasio the next Mayor of New York City. Mini-spoiler: deep tie-in to the Obama messaging world.
Brad Paisley “twerks” his back, Carrie Underwood helps him sign up for Obamacare, and they encounter the spinning pinwheel of death.