Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Trafalgar Group has released a poll showing Republican Glenn Youngkin with a one point advantage (48.4-47.5 percent) over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. The survey of 1,095 voters conducted between October 11 and 13 has a margin of

A view of Truist Park during game four of the ALDS between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers, in Cumberland, Ga., October 12, 2021. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Six months after Major League Baseball pulled its All-Star Game out of Georgia to protest the state’s new election-security law, Atlanta is back in the national

Nicholas Kristof appears on Real Time with Bill Maher (Screenshot via YouTube) Blue-state blues, pockets of red resentment, and a columnist candidate may make the 2022 Oregon governor’s race especially interesting. Although Oregon governor Kate Brown assumed her position only after a 2015 influence-peddling scandal forced her predecessor to resign, her reelection three years later

Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event at in Arlington, Virginia, July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Democrats profess to be alarmed at attacks on the legitimacy of elections. They feign horror at anyone who wants to investigate election integrity. If they really believe this, they sure do have a funny way of showing it. The

(eakrin rasadonyindee/Getty Images) Amid the heated school board fight over critical race theory that has roiled the sleepy town of Guilford, Conn., community members are alleging that Democratic and independent school board candidates mailed illegitimate absentee ballots to constituents. Five parents new to the local politics scene are running on the GOP ticket for the

Left: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign event in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. Right: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event at Lubber Run Park in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) A new CBS poll of Virginians shows that school curriculums — particularly those pertaining to

Former President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters during the Save America Rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in Sarasota, Fla., July 3, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Reuters) Former President Trump is urging Republicans not to vote in upcoming elections unless the “fraud” of the 2020 elections is uncovered. “If we don’t solve the Presidential Election Fraud of

Voters at the polling station in PS 250 during the New York City primary mayoral election in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 22, 2021. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) While I have immense respect for our former colleague Jonah Goldberg and agree with the end state he is seeking, I must side with Charlie against Jonah’s idea of a Reaganite-conservative

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event at Lubber Run Park in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) As the Virginia gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin continues to tighten, McAuliffe — long thought to be the prohibitive favorite — is calling on party bigwigs to assist

Stacey Abrams speaks to the media about the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Atlanta, Ga., January 5, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) Apparently, election trutherism is only a problem when President Trump engages in it. Last week, I called out Stacey Abrams for making the same kind of stolen-election claims regarding her 2018 gubernatorial loss that President

Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign event in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee to be the next governor of Virginia, can expect renewed scrutiny of his grasp on the effects of COVID-19 on his state, and the policy responses those effects warrant. On Monday,

Former college football star and current senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally in Perry, Ga., September 25, 2021. (Dustin Chambers/Reuters) Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football legend, said Monday that his campaign for U.S. Senate in the Peach State had raised $3.7 million in five weeks since its launch. Walker, who polls

Former President Donald Trump after his speech during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, October 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey (Rachel Mummey/Reuters) Former President Trump held a rally for supporters at the Iowa state fairgrounds on Saturday, teasing a presidential run for 2024. Trump was joined by Senator Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) and

Terry McAuliffe campaigns in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Former Virginia governor and current Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe claimed that controversies over “Critical Race Theory” in public schools are a “made up” plan by Republicans to “divide” voters, in comments on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. WATCH: Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe

Then-Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe campaigns for the Democratic ticket during a rally in Norfolk, Va., November 6, 2017. (Julia Rendleman/Reuters) As the Virginia gubernatorial race enters its final weeks, Democrat Terry McAuliffe has turned to a tactic that reeks of desperation: accusing his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin of being “anti-vaxx.” McAuliffe made this accusation in

Left: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign event in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. Right: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event at Lubber Run Park in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, the two major party candidates to become Virginia’s

Attendees at the Black Voices for Trump Coalition rollout event in Atlanta, Ga., November 8, 2019. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) Albert Eisenberg’s recent RealClearPolitics piece on Republican outreach strategies in black communities contains some admirable in-person reporting, based largely on Eisenberg’s focus-group conversations with a dozen “swing” black voters in suburban Philadelphia. But the article — titled

Terry McAuliffe campaigns in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia, lectured Anita Blanton, an African-American anchor for WAVY News 10, during an interview that aired on Wednesday night, telling Blanton that discussion of critical race theory in public schools is “racist, it’s a dogwhistle.” Blanton

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event with President Joe Biden at Lubber Run Park in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Although Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe proudly proclaimed during a debate last week that he doesn’t “think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” his personal choices

Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign event in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) An Emerson University poll released on Wednesday shows Republican Glenn Youngkin in a dead heat with Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race to become Virginia’s next governor. The survey of likely voters, conducted between October 1

Terry McAuliffe campaigns for governor with President Biden in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) At a virtual campaign rally last night, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe attempted to distance himself from President Biden. “We’re facing a lot of headwinds from Washington,” he told supporters. “As you know, the president is unpopular today, unfortunately, here

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks in Times Square in New York, April 12, 2021. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters) New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has reportedly told people he wants to run for governor of New York. This may be the most delusional idea in American politics since Bill de Blasio ran for

Terry McAuliffe campaigns for governor with President Biden in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s campaign is peddling a lie about his rival’s business record as the race for Virginia’s governor’s mansion enters its final stage. Before entering politics, Republican Glenn Youngkin worked for the private equity firm the Carlyle Group,

Then-president Donald Trump waves before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., December 12, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) No, Trump didn’t come close to overturning the election, and it’s alright to say so. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T elling people to take a deep breath and calm down, as the headline-writer for my latest column

In an influential recent article, Robert Kagan wrote that “Trump came close to bringing off a coup earlier this year.” No, he didn’t, I reply at Bloomberg Opinion: No Republican state legislature sought to overturn the verdict of the voters. There were no dueling electors. The courts were all but unanimous in dismissing Trump’s legal

Then-Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe speaks to volunteers at the Remote Area Medical Clinic in Wise, Va., July 21, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) During last week’s Virginia gubernatorial debate, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe revealed his disdain for parental input into children’s education in the state’s public schools. Here’s the summary from NR’s editorial: McAuliffe, a former governor

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe at a campaign event in Arlington, Va., July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) In the Virginia gubernatorial debate on Tuesday evening, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe insisted that parents should have no role in directing the education of their children and doubled down in a subsequent media interview. McAuliffe, a former governor

U.S. Attorney John Durham (United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut/Wikimedia) Special Counsel John Durham, the attorney tapped by the Trump administration to audit the Russia investigation, has reportedly handed down a new set of subpoenas, including to a law firm with ties to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.  The grand jury subpoenas for documents were

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Rewarding stolen-election conspiracy theorist Terry McAuliffe, again, is no way to demonstrate fealty to democratic legitimacy. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T here is a certain species of argument going around again (see, for example, this Mona Charen column) that holds that the

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Cullman, Ala., August 21, 2021. (Marvin Gentry/Reuters) Robert Kagan’s bargain for conservatives who might be concerned about Trump’s efforts at electoral subversion is simple: Yield to the Left. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hen the future of the American republic is at stake, there is only one