Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 2. Polls open in under 24 hours; make sure you get out and vote Democratic!
- Paul Ryan Asked To Name One Thing He Can Accomplish In The Next 6 Months, Can’t Come Up With Answer (He also lied a lot yesterday, which is his favorite thing to do other than trashing Social Security, Medicare, etc..)
- Erdogan’s Party in Turkey Gains Majority in Parliament (Unfortunate.)
- Russian jet crash not result of pilot error, plane malfunction, airline official says
- GOP contenders demand greater control over debates (Why even have debates at all if they aren't conducted by real journalists asking real questions and getting real answers?)
- The wing-nut myth that refuses to die: The one simple reason why there’s no “liberal media conspiracy” (Actually: "the media at large has one crucial goal: to make a profit. Not to serve the public, but to make money by selling advertisement spots to other corporations, whether they are selling new cars or tech products or pointless new drugs. All of this profit-making hardly sounds like the socialist media that Republicans would have everyone believe.")
- Krugman: Partisan Growth Gaps ("Mrs. Clinton is completely right about the record: historically, the economy has indeed done better under Democrats.")
- Va. governor pulls out all the stops in largely symbolic Senate battle ("Even if Democrats win Richmond’s upper chamber, the GOP House stands ready to block Terry McAuliffe.")
- As Election Day looms, campaigns focus on encouraging turnout
- Many Virginia voters won’t have a choice on Election Day
- 10th District race caps day of fast-paced campaigning in Va.
- Some delegates leaving legislature to take care of business - their own
- Dye, Edwards make final push before election
- In Caroline, prosecutor running as write-in alleges deal with would-be successor
- Gov. McAuliffe, Sen. Warner stump for Democratic candidates in Norfolk
- Longtime Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer retiring after season
- D.C. area forecast: Gray start, but very mild first week of November
