Morning Jolt: Brace Yourselves for Some Political Earthquakes

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On the menu today: Two political earthquakes are coming our way. One is in Virginia, almost regardless of who wins, and one is on Capitol Hill, where the Democrats appear set to spend about $3 trillion on priorities that are not what is worrying Americans the most right now. Oh, and one liberal policy analyst argues that the Build Back Better legislation's child-care provisions are going to backfire spectacularly and make preschool and afterschool child care unaffordable for most families.

Two Imminent Political Earthquakes

The first political earthquake that is about to rock our world is coming Tuesday, in the Virginia governor's race, where the conventional wisdom is rapidly shifting from "Is Terry McAuliffe going to blow this?" to "Is Glenn Youngkin going to win by a significant margin?"

Last night, a Fox News poll suggested that the momentum had completely flipped, and that McAuliffe was now the trailing underdog:

Republican Glenn Youngkin has moved ahead of Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 29 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 29 2021 Brace Yourselves for Some Political Earthquakes On the menu today: Two political earthquakes are coming our way. One is in Virginia, almost regardless of who wins, and one is on Capitol Hill, where the Democrats appear set to spend about $3 trillion on priorities that are not what is worrying Americans the most right now. Oh, and one liberal policy analyst argues that the Build Back Better legislation's child-care provisions are going to backfire spectacularly and make preschool and afterschool child care unaffordable for most families. Two Imminent Political Earthquakes The first political earthquake that is about to rock our world is coming Tuesday, in the Virginia governor's race, where the conventional wisdom is rapidly shifting from "Is Terry McAuliffe going to blow this?" to "Is Glenn Youngkin going to win by a significant margin?" Last night, a Fox News poll suggested that the momentum had completely flipped, and that McAuliffe was now the trailing underdog: Republican Glenn Youngkin has moved ahead of Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the ...   READ MORE

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