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Polls opened up at 6:00 a.m. this morning and will close at 7:00 p.m. Those who are standing in line at a polling area at 7:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote. One can find their polling place at the Virginia Department of Elections website.
As the redevelopment of NAFTA as been put into place, which is now the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the White House will now set it sights on striking a deal with Xi Jinping’s China to come out victorious in the worldwide tariff battle.
Virginia’s “Iron Lady” is well poised to emerge as the winner in VA-10 this Tuesday, and while most prognosticators are suggesting that there is no possible means of predicting the outcome? Comstock has shown every bit of fight and no signs of letting down, while Wexton has shifted her messaging in the final seconds of the game and is notably absent from the campaign trail.
During a recent interview, Hillary Clinton, in step with her out-of-touch style, joked about how African-American men “all look alike,” referring to former Attorney General Eric Holder and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). Even worse, her supporters laughed it off.
“The biggest skill I can bring to the table is a thorough understanding of the budgeting process and understanding the flows of money and an ability to work with the people to accomplish what our priorities and needs are,” said Joe McNamara, the Republican candidate in the 8th District House of Delegates race that will determine if the GOP holds on to their majority in the state legislature.
Building on a district-first approach to Washington politics, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) in his re-election bid has been focused around building up the U.S. military and helping the booming economy grow, while advocating for better infrastructure planning for rural communities.
Nate Silver is now saying that it is “extremely possible” that the Republicans could maintain control of the lower chamber.
“She’s excellent. She’s been with us a long time. She’s been a supporter for a long time. And she’s really excellent,” President Donald Trump said. “We’ll probably make a decision next week. We have a lot of people that want the job and they’re a lot of really great people.”
The problem for the polls highlighting the district is that it sees through a national looking glass, which has biases of its own – that is the true understated total error. Considering Tom Garrett won by a very hefty margin in the previous election cycle and Trump still has the good graces of many in VA-5, do not be surprised if Republican Denver Riggleman wins by a pretty sufficient margin.
Although the news is good on the job creation front, the bigger story is with wage growth, which has languished in the years since the Great Recession of 2008. Average hourly earnings increased by five cents an hour for the month and 83 cents year over year, representing a 3.1 percent gain.
