Federal immigration officials arrested a man allegedly linked to the terrorist group that killed 13 American soldiers during the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/03/miles-nations-capital-ice-arrests-isis-k-afghan-terrorist-who-was-released-us-under">arrested</a> Jaan Shah Safi in Waynesboro, Virginia, located about 100 miles from Washington D.C. Safi is a terrorist linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
“The Biden administration brought this terrorist into the U.S. under the disastrous Operation Allies Welcome program. This terrorist was arrested miles from our nation’s capital where our brave National Guard heroes, Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, were shot just days ago by another unvetted Afghan terrorist brought into our country,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a statement.
Noem blamed the Biden administration for creating “one of the worst national security crises in American history” with its botched handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and the tens of thousands of Afghans that immigrated to the United States as a result.
“Biden let into our country nearly 190,000 unvetted Afghan aliens–only determining who they were and their intentions when they were already on American soil. President Trump has been working every day since January 20 to clean up this unmitigated national security crisis,” said Noem.
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In the final week of the Afghanistan withdrawal, a suicide bomber blew up a bomb outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. The airport at the time was serving as the headquarters for U.S. operations extracting service members and others from the country, including thousands of Afghans.
On August 26, ISIS-K <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-arrests-isis-k-attack-planner-role-killing-us-military-service-members-abbey">conducted</a> a terror attack in which a bomb was detonated outside the airport’s Abbey Gate, killing 13 U.S. service members along with dozens of Afghans.
Safi is the third Afghan that entered the United States during the Afghanistan withdrawal arrested in the past week. On November 26, law enforcement arrested Rahmanullah Lakanwal after officers said he shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C. One of the guardsmen, Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries while the other, Andrew Wolfe, is still fighting for his life.
A day prior to the attack, law enforcement in Texas arrested Mohammad Dawood Alokozay on charges of making terroristic threats after he allegedly posted a video to social media threatening to carry out a suicide bombing attack against Americans.

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Authorities arrested a high school assistant principal in Virginia on Wednesday after he and his brother allegedly made detailed plans to attack <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-sets-sights-on-next-city-for-immigration-raids?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Sets+Sights+On+Next+City+For+Immigration+Raids">federal immigration agents</a> and other law enforcement officers, according to local reports.
Kempsville High School assistant principal John W. Bennett, 54, is accused of plotting the violence alongside his brother Mark B. Bennett, 59. An off-duty Norfolk police officer overheard the pair discussing their plans as they dined at a local pho restaurant on November 15, <a href="https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/virginia-beach-men-arrested-threats-police-officers-ice/291-47d9b0c4-d0eb-472f-b030-1cff19f043ec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to ABC13, citing court documents.
The brothers were allegedly heard saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were “kidnapping individuals,” while Mark Bennett mentioned plans to fly to Las Vegas to meet with “like-minded individuals” and return with “enforcement ideas and plans.”
Mark had purchased a flight for November 19, authorities later confirmed. He also mentioned recently purchasing an assault rifle because it could fire rounds that could cut through body armor, saying he yearned to “go hunting,” according to the outlet.
John seemingly endorsed the plan and expressed interest in joining his brother on the trip to Vegas, according to the report.
Authorities captured the pair at the Norfolk International Airport.
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The brothers were each charged with one conspiracy to commit malicious wounding and were granted $25,000 bond on Thursday, <a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/kempsville-high-school-assistant-principal-brother-arrested-for-threat-against-ice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to WAVY. While out of custody, the two must cut contact with each other and wear a GPS tracker.
The assistant principal has worked at the school district since 2009, according to ABC13. He is now on leave, school officials said.
“These allegations of violence against law enforcement, the very ones who protect and serve our communities, are incredibly alarming,” Virginia Beach Police Department Chief Paul W. Neudigate said in a statement.
ICE has faced a 1,000% surge in assaults since President Donald Trump returned to office and commenced a historic deportation operation across the country.
An anti-ICE shooter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/second-illegal-immigrant-detainee-dies-after-dallas-ice-shooting">opened fire</a> on an agency facility in Dallas in September, killing two detainees and himself.
At another North Texas ICE facility, a group of alleged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-hits-antifa-with-very-first-terrorism-charges-in-anti-ice-attack">Antifa militants</a> lured agents outside by setting off fireworks on July 4 before spraying bullets in their direction. One of the alleged attackers shot a local police officer in the neck while hiding in the woods.

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In the weeks before the election, Virginia Democrats told voters that they condemned political violence and that Jay Jones was remorseful about his desire to shoot a Republican.
But hours after they won, their tune changed. Louise Lucas, the president pro tempore of the Virginia state Senate, appeared to suggest that she wasn&#8217;t angry with Jones for making the comments so much as she was angry that Virginians found out thanks to a &#8220;snitch.&#8221;
&#8220;Virginia is for lovers, not snitches,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/lashrecseaird/status/1985925971837403338">posted</a> on social media, alongside an artificial intelligence-generated video showing Jones <a href="https://x.com/SenLouiseLucas/status/1985915607540216144">kicking his opponent</a>, Jason Miyares, who was depicted as a dog.
The &#8220;snitch&#8221; comment appeared to be a reference to Carrie Coyner, a Republican delegate who Jones sent his murderous texts to, and who confirmed their authenticity to the National Review for a story that upended the election.
Coyner, the most moderate member of either chamber, was subject to a vicious campaign accusing her of &#8220;betrayal&#8221; by Don Scott, a Democrat who replaced Todd Gilbert – the man Jones wanted to shoot in the head – as House Speaker.
Scott is a convicted crack dealer, while Lucas operates a marijuana shop. The &#8220;snitch&#8221; meme was also reposted by Sen. Lashrecse Aird. All are members of the state&#8217;s Black Caucus, as is Jones. The &#8220;snitches&#8221; meme echoes the phrase &#8220;snitches get stitches,&#8221; a phrase used by inner city thugs to describe their practice of assaulting people who speak to the police.
The characterization implies that many people knew about Jones&#8217;s desire for political violence, but kept their mouths closed until Coyner, as Scott said from the pulpit of a black church and in a campaign ad, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/betrayed-virginias-house-speaker-targets-recipient-of-jay-jones-violent-texts?author=Luke+Rosiak&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘BETRAYED’%3A+Virginia’s+House+Speaker+Targets+Recipient+Of+Jay+Jones’s+Violent+Texts">&#8220;betrayed&#8221;</a> them.
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The idea that Democrats were functioning with a Mafia-like code of omertà would also implicate Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, who, at a debate, blamed the Jones scandal on Republicans who &#8220;held them for years so the public was unaware who had knowledge of these text messages,” implying she had no way of knowing about his tendencies until the primary had already concluded. But it would stand to reason that Jones would not conceal his hatred of Republicans from his fellow Democrats, yet be open about it with Republicans themselves.
After the National Review&#8217;s October 4 story showing that Jones wanted to put two bullets in the head of the Republican speaker and watch his children die, Democrats refused to disavow Jones, while saying that they opposed his rhetoric. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the attempted assassinations of President Donald Trump, being tied to such rhetoric seemed like a political liability. But Jones won with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jay-jones-who-fantasized-about-murdering-republicans-will-be-virginias-next-attorney-general?author=Luke+Rosiak&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Jay+Jones%2C+Who+Fantasized+About+Murdering+Republicans%2C+Will+Be+Virginia’s+Next+Attorney+General">53% of the vote</a>, only 2.5% behind the Democrat candidate for lieutenant governor, suggesting there might be little penalty among Democrat voters after all. The &#8220;snitches&#8221; comment wasn&#8217;t the only way that showed.
On October 30, the campaign bus of Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Sears caught fire, and Lucas said, &#8220;I&#8217;m glad to hear <a href="https://x.com/SenLouiseLucas/status/1983954336162926873">no one was hurt</a>.&#8221; As soon as Virginians cast their votes, her tune changed: She posted a doctored photo of <a href="https://x.com/SenLouiseLucas/status/1986088323517927625">herself standing by the bus</a>.
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Lucas also echoed, rather than repudiated, violent political imagery after the election by reposting a comment that Lucas &#8220;planted that foot in [Gov. Glenn Youngkin&#8217;s] ass and ended his career.&#8221;
Lucas also reposted a comment calling her &#8220;ruthless,&#8221; and said she intends to redistrict the state (where Republican candidates received 43%, 45%, and 47% of the vote on Tuesday) has only a <a href="https://x.com/SenLouiseLucas/status/1985946539311702233">single Republican</a> in Congress.
That would involve a similarly ruthless move. Democrats enacted a 45-day early voting period, which caused some people to vote before learning about Jones&#8217; support for violence. But for purposes of amending the Constitution to get rid of nonpartisan redistricting – which requires giving voters the chance to punish politicians at the ballot box for trying such a move – they ignored the fact that many had already cast ballots before they initiated the controversial move, counting only Tuesday as the &#8220;election.&#8221;
Outgoing Attorney General Miyares issued an opinion saying that it would be illegal, but Lucas <a href="https://x.com/SenLouiseLucas/status/1983333834138759316">said,</a> &#8220;Your opinions are sh&#8211;. They&#8217;re f&#8211;king s&#8211;t.&#8221;
Lucas and Scott will be two of the most important figures in Virginia because, more surprisingly than Democrats&#8217; clean sweep of statewide races, Scott&#8217;s House of Delegates picked up 13 seats, going from a bare majority of 51 to 64, within spitting distance of a veto-proof supermajority. It was only 10 years ago that Republicans held a supermajority.
All of that means that the Democrats in today&#8217;s Virginia legislature are not like the Democrats of old. One who won a downballot race is Elizabeth Guzman, who once said parents should be criminally prosecuted for child abuse if they did not &#8220;affirm&#8221; their children as transgender. Guzman faced off against a fellow incumbent, Republican Ian Lovejoy, in his Prince William district due to redistricting. She defeated him 55%-45%.
In 2020, Guzman, a social worker, introduced a bill that redefined the term “abused or neglected child” to include one whose parent “inflicts, threatens to create or inflict, or allows to be created or inflicted upon such child a physical or mental injury on the basis of the child’s gender identity or sexual orientation.&#8221;
In 2022, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-democrat-bill-would-criminally-prosecute-parents-who-dont-affirm-their-kids-as-transgender">reintroduced</a> it and clarified that “It could be a felony, it could be a misdemeanor, but we know that CPS charge could harm your employment.&#8221; At the time, the bill was dead on arrival because Republicans controlled the House.
The situation is now very different.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) tore into Virginia Attorney General-elect Jay Jones — who won Tuesday’s election despite the cloud of scandal that threatened to engulf him — on Wednesday, saying that he was no less concerned about Jones’ ability to carry out the duties of his office in an unbiased manner.
Youngkin mentioned the scandal that had followed Jones, stemming from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-the-virginia-way-dead-ag-jason-miyares-breaks-down-whats-really-at-stake-in-jay-jones-race">text messages</a> he’d sent three years earlier that advocated the assassination of then-state House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, and suggested that Gilbert and his wife should have to watch one of their young children die.
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“I am incredibly concerned about the Attorney General-elect’s ability to do the job based on the texts that he sent. They were abhorrent, and I think that they, once again, reiterate that you can’t come into this job if you are espousing death on a political enemy, the death of children, and the death of law enforcement,” Youngkin posted on X.
“And I believe, just as I&#8217;ve always believed that that disqualifies him for the job,” the governor continued. “The next administration&#8217;s going to have to figure out how to deal with that because they have law enforcement, that they&#8217;re going to need to make sure, feel good about doing the job. They&#8217;re going to have to make sure that parents with children feel safe.”
“And that’s going to be a challenge going forward. My position has not changed; that there is absolutely no excuse for what he wrote. None. And we live in a society today that I think has lost its way, at least some folks have, on their willingness to almost accept violence and political violence as a solution,” Youngkin concluded.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears lost her bid for the governor’s mansion on Tuesday, meaning that Youngkin will soon be replaced by Democrat <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spanberger-still-sells-merchandise-with-jay-joness-name-despite-attempts-to-distance-campaigns">Abigail Spanberger</a>, who initially condemned Jones’ text messages, but stopped short of calling for him to step away from the race.

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The 2025 election results are in, the Democratic Party has taken a hard-Left swerve, and as the government shutdown breaks records, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of massive air travel chaos.
It’s Wednesday, November 5, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251105-member-exclusive">the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Democrats Sweep Tuesday Elections</h2>
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Topline: On Tuesday night, Democrats scored a number of significant victories in statewide races across New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and California. 
Republicans were facing an uphill battle. The party in control of Washington almost always struggles in off-year elections, and the biggest races were in blue states. But there’s no doubt Democrats in many ways exceeded expectations as they easily won both gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, passed a significant ballot measure in California, and scored an overwhelming mayoral victory in New York City.
New York City: NYC’s election was defined by an enormous turnout. By 5 p.m., four hours before polls closed, there had already been more votes cast than in any mayoral race in more than three decades. That enthusiasm benefitted one man, Zohran Mamdani. The self-avowed socialist trounced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa by significant margins.
Republicans intend to make the best of a bad situation, however. Many of Mamdani’s policies are wildly unpopular nationwide, so the GOP will likely work to promote him as a new standard-bearer for the Democratic Party.
New Jersey: Democrat Mikie Sherrill scored a decisive victory over Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, with the race being called within the first hour of polls closing.
This election was decided by women. According to exit polls, Ciattarelli won with male voters by a comfortable six-point margin. Among female voters, Sherrill won by a stunning 20-point margin.
Democrats also won big on two of the most important issues, healthcare and the economy. Exit polling showed that nearly half of New Jersey voters listed those issues as their top priority. Sherrill won those folks by a more than 2-to-1 margin. Much like Donald Trump, Ciattarelli did best among working-class voters and white men.
Virginia: Democrats’ candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general all came out on top. The governor’s race ended up a blowout, with Abigail Spanberger defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears handily. The last few votes were counted early Wednesday morning, and it appeared to be among the largest margins of victory for a Democrat gubernatorial candidate in the state in decades.
Republicans ultimately struggled to drive turnout in the state’s deep red rural counties, while Spanberger ran up the score in heavily populated blue counties near Washington, D.C., outpacing former Vice President Kamala Harris’s performance from a year ago.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Rise Of Democrat Radicals</h2>
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Topline: This election cycle has highlighted a growing appetite for socialism among young Democrats and the growing influence of progressives over the Democratic Party.
Socialism takes NYC: Mamdani won the NYC mayoral race, which is not altogether surprising in a deep-blue city like New York. And there’s an argument to be made that Cuomo could have pulled out a win if he hadn’t split the anti-Mamdani vote with Sliwa. But regardless, the Democratic Party has given its tacit or explicit approval of Mamdani. For as radical as Mamdani is to the mainstream of American politics, he faced essentially no public resistance from Democrats. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries even endorsed him.
Still, many Democrats didn’t appear pleased with Mamdani. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer never <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/politics/chuck-schumer-zohran-mamdani-endorsement.html">endorsed</a> him. Neither did former President Barack Obama, though Obama did <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-barack-obama-election.html">call</a> Mamdani to compliment his campaign. All of this speaks to a tension these politicians see between Mamdani as a broadly unpopular figure, but very popular among the Democrats’ left-wing base, which, with Mamdani’s win, is in its ascendency.
Loyalty over decency: In Virginia, Spanberger never distanced herself from the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, Jay Jones, despite his scandals. The Washington Post wrote in a Monday evening <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/03/virginia-election-governor-spanberger-sears-jay-jones/">editorial</a>: “If Jones rides Spanberger’s coattails to victory, it would be a sad reflection of a discomfiting willingness among voters to prioritize partisanship over human decency.”
This is currently a trend in Democratic politics. In Maine, Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner hasn’t felt Democratic backlash, except within his own campaign staff, from having a Nazi tattoo.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, dismissed Platner’s tattoo last month. “Between you and me, there might be one or two more important issues,” Sanders told Axios.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Shutdown Hits Air Travel, SNAP Benefits</h2>
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Topline: The government is still shut down, potentially causing major problems for upcoming holiday travel and delaying SNAP benefits for tens of millions of Americans.
The Senate voted on a continuing resolution that passed the House, and for the 14th time, it failed. Only two Democrats, Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman and Nevada’s Catherine Cortez-Masto, voted alongside Republicans to open the government.
Dem’s message: Democrats say it’s Republicans who are keeping the government shut down, and they are essentially arguing that the shutdown is happening because Republicans aren’t on board with certain healthcare subsidies.
“There’s nothing to be optimistic about, relative to the cruelty and the pain that Donald Trump and Republicans continue to inflict on the American people,” Jeffries <a href="https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/1985755754540708251">said</a> on Tuesday. “They refuse to address the health care crisis that Republicans have created.”
GOP’s message: Republicans have stuck to their original message —that the CR bill is “clean,” maintaining current funding levels without any policy changes. Democrats refusing to vote for it are clearly the ones keeping the government shut down.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) also said that Democrats want to force American taxpayers to fund healthcare for illegal immigrants, and that’s why there is a stalemate.
“In addition to their refusal to vote for the CR and reopen the government, the Democrats have had the audacity to demand something new. They demanded $1.5 trillion with a ‘T’ in new spending obligations,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C321Cds5qIY">said</a> Johnson. “Included in that is nearly $200 million of taxpayer funds that they want to use to restore free health benefits to illegal aliens.”
Shutdown on air travel: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that if the government shutdown continues, air travel will be severely restricted during the holiday season.
“You will see mass flight delays. You&#8217;ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it because we don&#8217;t have the air traffic controllers,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jxpszDOrQA&amp;list=RDNS6jxpszDOrQA&amp;start_radio=1">said</a> Duffy.
Shutdown on SNAP: Trump said on Tuesday that a potential delay for this month’s SNAP benefits will continue for 42 million Americans until the “Radical Left Democrats” reopen the government, which he said they can “easily do” at any time. USDA’s main website similarly says they don’t have funds to distribute benefits because of Democrats.
Trump’s message comes one day after the administration said it would dip into emergency funds to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administration-partially-fund-snap-months/story?id=127138175" target="_blank" rel="noopener">partially fund</a> SNAP with a $4.65 billion payment, following a federal judge’s order. A court filing said that the process could take “a few weeks to up to several months.”

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Democrat Jay Jones prevailed over incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares in Virginia, a shocking end to a race upended with revelations that Jones had fantasized about murdering his political opponent and his children.
Jones is expected to cruise to victory alongside Democrat <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-take-back-virginia-governors-mansion-as-spanberger-cruises-to-victory?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Democrats+Take+Back+Virginia+Governor%E2%80%99s+Mansion%2C+As+Spanberger+Cruises+To+Victory">Abigail Spanberger</a>, the governor-elect. The Democrats&#8217; victories come after a campaign that was upended in October, when <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dem-ag-nominee-jay-jones-fantasized-about-shooting-former-virginia-gop-speaker-he-receives-both-bullets/">National Review</a> reported that Jones had texted a Republican state lawmaker in 2021 that if he had two bullets and Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, and the state&#8217;s top Republican in a room, he&#8217;d shoot the Republican twice. He said he wanted to see the children of then-Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert die in their mother&#8217;s arms, because it would help him politically.
He reportedly also said he hoped that police would die for similar reasons.
On Tuesday, the story shifted from Jones to everyday Virginians. Did they agree with him? Did they find the rhetoric permissible? As of 9 p.m., 52% of Virginians said yes.
The Democrat candidate for lieutenant governor, Ghazala Hashmi, was at 55% of the vote, so only about three percent appeared to be Democrats who split a ticket because they did not support Jones&#8217;s violent hatred.
In one pre-election poll, 3% of Democrats said Jones&#8217; comments actually made them more likely to vote for him, while almost all of the rest said that the comments didn&#8217;t bother them enough to make them vote for the alternative.
It looks like Democrats will have full control of the three statewide offices plus both chambers in the legislature, even though the state is evenly enough split that in 2021, Miyares won with 50.4% of the vote.
On October 7, Miyares told The Daily Wire that the election would determine whether the bipartisan collegiality that historically characterized the state was still alive.
“I think this election now is really a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-the-virginia-way-dead-ag-jason-miyares-breaks-down-whats-really-at-stake-in-jay-jones-race">referendum</a> on the Virginia Way,” he observed. “Is it now dead? Because I could tell you 10 years ago, it would have been unquestioned, not in a million years would anybody even consider — but there seems to be this mindset that power is more important than decency.”
He has said one woman told him she would be voting for the Democrats on the ballot, except for Jones, because she viewed it as a &#8220;test of decency.&#8221; She was, apparently, the exception.
The revelations were a black mark on the idea of early voting. Thanks to a 45-day voting window pushed by Democrats using coronavirus as a pretext, some people had already cast their votes by the time they learned of Jones&#8217; murderous fantasies.
Jones was also convicted of driving 116 miles an hour, and performed his community service at his own PAC — something for which he is now under investigation.
After the texting scandal broke, Jones received especially vocal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-dems-say-candidate-who-fantasized-about-murdering-gop-leader-is-better-than-republicans">backing</a> from the state&#8217;s Black Caucus, which dumped millions of dollars into his race.
Jones felt no remorse for his comments until as recently as last month, when he blamed Donald Trump and Miyares for his text messages, calling it a &#8220;smear.&#8221; He was vaguely more apologetic after Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat candidate for governor, put pressure on him, as he threatened to bring down the whole ticket.
Jones faced a difficult task in demonizing Miyares, whose record was already well-known from his relatively calm term as AG over the last four years. Instead, he sought to turn his own race into one that was a referendum on the presidency, repeatedly pivoting to discuss Donald Trump in his debate against Miyares.
Jones is the son of elites — his father was a Virginia politician and judge — while Miyares&#8217; parents fled communist Cuba.
In Virginia, most criminal prosecutions fall under the auspices of county prosecutors, who are independently elected. But the attorney general&#8217;s office has jurisdiction over key areas, including election cases and corporate wrongdoing.

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Jay Jones, Who Fantasized About Murdering Republicans, Will Be Virginia’s Next Attorney General

Democrats are back in control of Virginia, just four years after Republican Glenn Youngkin shocked the political world by winning the governor&#8217;s mansion. 
Democrat congresswoman Abigail Spanberger was declared the winner by most major decision desks within an hour of the polls closing, with Decision Desk HQ <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1985864768939249790">calling</a> the race soon after polls closed. 
Spanberger was favored to win the race over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. The former U.S. representative led Earle-Sears by between seven and 15 points in four late polls released on Monday, according to <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/general/2025/virginia/spanberger-vs-earle-sears">RealClearPolling</a>. for Spanberger as returns began to show a flip in the governor&#8217;s mansion from red to blue.
Spanberger had a few fundamental advantages over Earle-Sears. As a Republican, Earle-Sears was disfavored from the start as the Virginia governor’s race rarely goes to a member of the same party as whoever won the White House the previous year. Since 1976, only once has that trend been broken. 
Virginia had been declared a blue state before Youngkin won over former governor Terry McAuliffe in 2021, in an election that was driven by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says">parents outraged</a> over what was happening in Virginia schools. In one Loudoun County school, a sexual assault carried out by a skirt-wearing boy was covered up by administrators, who actually carried out punishments against the parent of the student victim.
President Donald Trump also remains unpopular in Virginia, having lost the state in three consecutive presidential elections. Spanberger spent much of her campaign running against the White House incumbent rather than taking Earle-Sears on directly.
Spanberger also had a heavy advantage in ad spending over Earle-Sears. The Democrat and her allies <a href="http://v">spent</a> roughly $50 million on ads ahead of Tuesday’s contest, according to data from AdImpact. In contrast, Earle-Sears and her allies spent about $25 million.
“There’s more than a two-to-one spending advantage, Spanberger over Sears. And at some point, it’s just hard to come back from that amount of political spending differential,” Cygnal polling founder Brent Buchanan told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251104-member-exclusive?elementPosition=1&amp;row=4&amp;rowHeadline=Morning+Wire&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">Morning Wire</a> ahead of the election.
Earle-Sears appeared to get a residual bump as scandals exploded further down the ticket involving Democrats’ nominee for attorney general, Jay Jones. The boost appeared to be short-lived as coverage of the scandal dropped off in the media, leaving Earle-Sears and her out-funded Republican allies to push the news out to voters.
When the race was called, the attorney general contest was still considered too close to call. Decision Desk HQ, which projects the final vote total as the votes come in, predicts that the race between Jones and incumbent Jason Miyares will come down to just a few percentage points.
Spanberger, a former CIA operative, was first elected to Congress in 2018.

Abigail Spanberger

Democrats Take Back Virginia Governor’s Mansion, As Spanberger Cruises To Victory

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We look at the final polling and stakes for both parties, check on the New Jersey governor’s race, and peer into New York City, where frontrunner Zohran Mamdani brings a commanding lead into the final day.
It’s Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251104-member-exclusive">the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Election Day: Here&#8217;s What To Know</h2>
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Topline: It’s Election Day, as millions of voters will make their voices heard and offer new insights into the looming midterms.
This could well be a rough night for Republicans. The party in control of Washington almost always does poorly in off-year elections, and the biggest races are in blue states or cities. But conservatives are still hopeful they can pull off some upsets. 
New Jersey: Republicans’ best shot appears to be in New Jersey. Republican Jack Ciattarelli has stormed back from a 20-point deficit to challenge Democrat Mikie Sherrill. The latest polling has him within the margin of error in a state where Donald Trump got within six points last year.
If he is to win today, he must have an enormous turnout from his base and win the majority of independents. New Jersey has nearly a million more registered Democrats than Republicans, and based on the latest data, Democrats have already cast about 220,000 more mail-in ballots. Ciattarelli is already digging out of a hole.
Virginia: Virginia appears to be a safer bet for Democrats, with their nominee, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, holding about a ten-point lead over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in most polls. Republicans were hopeful that the texting scandal involving Attorney General nominee Jay Jones would drag Spanberger down, but, despite her refusal to retract her endorsement of Jones, she is holding steady.
California: California’s Prop 50, known as the Election Rigging Response Act, was proposed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and would suspend the state’s current congressional map and authorize a partisan-led redrawing of districts. The ballot measure essentially allows Democrats to add up to five new Democratic seats.
The proposal has drawn outrage from Republicans around the country, but it looks almost certain to pass. That could have major ramifications in a very closely divided D.C.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">New Jersey Spotlight</h2>
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Topline: New Jersey residents hit the polls today to elect their next governor. The increasingly close race pits Sherrill against Ciattarelli, who’s hoping to flip the Garden State red.
The race to be the next governor of the Garden State is razor-thin. Most polls are within the margin of error.
New Jersey is considered a blue state. Residents have voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1992. The outgoing governor, Phil Murphy, is a Democrat. And, Sherrill, up until recently, had a very substantial lead over Ciattarelli.
<a href="https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/11/jack-ciattarelli-will-win-njs-red-hot-governors-race-on-tuesday.html">More than a million New Jersey residents</a> have already voted, but Republicans tend to show up on Election Day, and the weather forecast is clear.
Obama tags in: Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Sherrill over the weekend, hoping to get her over the finish line, which many in the GOP have interpreted as the Democrats being worried. Much of Obama’s pitch was about Trump.
“It&#8217;s hard to know where to start because every day this White House offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and carelessness and means spiritedness and just plain old craziness,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVhhGCfxvM">said</a> Obama.
Trump factor: The president has enthusiastically endorsed Ciattarelli, calling him a great candidate who’s “all-in” on the MAGA agenda. As for Ciattarelli, he hasn’t shied away from Trump’s embrace, but there has been some nuance in his positions because he is campaigning in a blue state.
Ciattarelli says he will repeal the state’s board “sanctuary” policy on illegal immigration on Day One, but he also indicated that whatever it is the local “mayor and police chief decide to do to keep their community safe,” he’d be on board with.
Major issues: Economic issues are top of mind for New Jersey voters. GOP activist Scott Presler <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-is-100-in-play-scott-presler-on-the-cycles-most-interesting-election">told</a> The Daily Wire that this race is “100% in play” and he called this an “economic election.” Presler said New Jersey voters “are being crushed by property taxes” and “electricity taxes,” in particular. Ciattarelli has really focused on those issues and criticized Democrats for their energy policies. 
Cultural issues and parental rights are also playing a factor. Sherrill took some heat for saying she would mandate an LGBTQ curriculum in public schools and suggesting that parents don’t have a right to opt out of that.
She is also facing negative press over a reported $7 million in profits from stock trades while in Congress. She was fined for violating the STOCK Act. There’s also a cheating scandal from 1994 during her Naval Academy days.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">The Impact Of A Mamdani Win</h2>
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Topline: Polls are open this morning in New York City, and Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, appears poised to win the mayoral race.
Mamdani’s chances: Most of the major polling shows margins range from 10 to 25 points in Mamdani&#8217;s favor. He’s winning between 44% and 50% support compared to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who’s getting around 25% to 34% and Republican Curtis Sliwa is pulling about 15% to 21%.
A new poll out yesterday from Atlas-Intel did show a tighter race though, giving Mamdani only a 6.6% lead over Cuomo. But the betting markets are tilted heavily toward Mamdani. Polymarket has Mamdani at a 95% chance of victory.
President Trump on Monday urged voters in New York City to back Cuomo over “communist” Mamdani.
What Mamdani means: Clearly, the younger generation is much more open to socialism than older generations. According to a recent survey, only 31% of young Democrats today have a positive view of capitalism, a 23-point drop since 2010. Mamdani is running on rent freezes, free city buses and free childcare, even government-owned grocery stores with fixed prices.
Another point to take is how immigration is impacting the political landscape. Polling data shows that the bulk of Mamdani’s support is coming from foreign-born voters. For New York voters born outside the U.S., Mamdani draws 62%. Cuomo only gets 24%, and Sliwa receives 12%.
For American-born New Yorkers, we see something of an inverse of these numbers. With them, Cuomo holds an eight-point lead over Mamdani.
Worth noting also that Mamdani would be New York’s first Muslim mayor and his positions on Israel have concerned many Jewish Americans. He’s refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and to condemn the phrase &#8220;globalize the intifada.&#8221;
Many are concerned that he represents a growing acceptance of antisemitism on the political Left.
Democrats are wary: Major Democratic party figures are sending mixed messages on Mamdani. Obama, the ultimate Democratic figurehead, called Mamdani personally and offered to be a “sounding board” for him. But never officially endorsed him.
Most other national Democrats seem to be splitting the difference in messaging somewhat, too. Mamdani has won some key endorsements from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). But Jeffries only endorsed at the last minute and said he doesn’t believe Mamdani represents the Democrats&#8217; future.

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Morning Brief: Your Election Day Guide, A New Jersey Spotlight, & The Stakes In New York City

Morning Brief: Your Election Day Guide, A New Jersey Spotlight, And The Stakes In New York City

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Jack Ciattarelli

The biggest question facing election analysts in Tuesday’s contests in New Jersey and Virginia is whether or not the “ticked-off, younger, diverse working class voters” for President Donald Trump in 2024 show up for Republicans again, according to polling expert Brent Buchanan.
Buchanan, president of the polling group Cygnal, told Morning Wire in an interview ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s elections that Republicans face an uphill battle to win the governors’ seats in New Jersey and Virginia, but the fight is winnable.
In New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli is running against Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill. While Sherrill has led in the polls, the latest data <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/general/2025/new-jersey/sherrill-vs-ciattarelli" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a> the race is neck-and-neck. An Atlas Intel poll released on Saturday shows Sherrill up over Ciattarelli by just one point, 50 to 49.
The New Jersey race will come down to the unknown: whether or not Trump’s coalition of voters will return to the polls to vote Republican again. While Trump lost the state by six points in 2024, the margin was a massive improvement from the 16-point loss he suffered in 2020.
“The more Hispanic areas, the non-white, working-class areas of the state that made New Jersey a purple state during the 2024 presidential election,” need to show up <a href="https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/12/20/final-election-results-show-scope-of-trumps-success-with-n-j-latino-communities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">again</a> for Republicans, said Buchanan.
“The challenge that we&#8217;re seeing in polling right now in both New Jersey and Virginia is that that coalition of the ticked-off, younger, diverse, working class voters … they&#8217;re still pretty ticked off, and so does that mean that they show up and reluctantly vote Republican? Or do they stay home out of protest?” the pollster said.
The Virginia gubernatorial race, as reflected in polling, is a much more challenging situation for the Republican, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger led Sears by between seven and 15 points in a slate of polls released on Monday. Across each poll, Spanberger’s level of support never dipped below 50%, according to <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/general/2025/virginia/spanberger-vs-earle-sears">RealClear Polling</a>.
For Sears to win, “a lot of pieces have to fall into place,” Buchanan said.
“The southwest, which is the more rural Republican parts, have to come out in droves” beyond what they did for Trump in 2024, he said. Sears also needs to keep pace in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region in the state’s east along the shore.
“The Election Day turnout in the suburbs and urban areas of the state have to be pretty darn low,” Buchanan said.
The Virginia races have been affected by the scandals of the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, Jay Jones. Jones’ support by polling has taken a meaningful hit since he was revealed to have sent text messages in 2022 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-them-virginia-dem-sent-shocking-texts-about-killing-gop-leader-pissing-on-graves">wishing</a> harm against then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, and his children, saying that, “Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”
Spanberger has largely brushed off the scandals plaguing the Democratic attorney general nominee, refusing to pull her endorsement for the embattled Jones. The scandal appeared to drag down the gubernatorial nominee in polling, as well. Spanberger has contained the damage with an overwhelming money advantage over Sears and with the help of a media climate that has largely stopped covering Jones’ texts, according to Buchanan.
“There&#8217;s more than a two-to-one spending advantage, Spanberger over Sears. And at some point, it&#8217;s just hard to come back from that amount of political spending differential,” the pollster said.
According to Buchanan, Republican candidates in both states will continue to have a shot at winning as long as Republicans show up to vote, no matter what polls suggest.
“Republicans can win when we actually go out and vote,” said Buchanan. “I think that&#8217;s one of the things that our voters do wrong. They see a poll that shows, well, maybe we don&#8217;t have a chance and so they don&#8217;t go vote. Democrats don&#8217;t act like that. They show up regardless. And if we adopt that attitude, we can win some of these really tough elections, too.”

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Election Expert Unpacks The Keys To GOP Success In NJ, Virginia – With One Big Unknown

Election Expert Breaks Down The Keys To GOP Success In NJ, VA – With One Big Unknown

Election Day is today, and the handful of races we&#8217;re watching will impact everything from the 2026 midterms to the 2028 presidential cycle.
But we&#8217;re getting ahead of ourselves. The Daily Wire will have coast-to-coast coverage from now until the last race is called. From East Coast gubernatorial battles to West Coast redistricting fights, you can count on us to bring up-to-the-minute insight on the polls, the candidates, and voter turnout on our site and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-election-day-2025?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Election+Day+2025">Election Day Liveblog.</a>
To kick things off, here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the races we&#8217;ll be watching.
<h2>Virginia</h2>
Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is running against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Republican John Reid is running against Democrat Ghazala Hashmi for Lt. Gov., and Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is running against Democrat Jay Jones. Virginians will also elect members to the Virginia House of Delegates, which currently has a 51-48 Democratic majority.
The races have focused largely on issues such as immigration, education, taxes and public safety. Many polls show Spanberger leading Earle-Sears, and the Attorney General’s race as a complete toss-up.
However, the attorney general’s race became the focal point of the statewide races after Jones was revealed to have sent text messages suggesting violence against former Republican House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert in 2022.
“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” Jones wrote in one of the texts. Jones has since apologized for the comments, but the controversy led to questions about whether Spanberger would still back Jones.
“We are all running our individual races,” Spanberger said during a debate when asked if she was still backing Jones.
Speaking to The Daily Wire on the eve of the election, Earle-Sears <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/winsome-earle-searss-final-pitch-in-virginia-common-sense-will-win?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Winsome+Earle-Sears%E2%80%99+Final+Pitch+In+Virginia%3A+%E2%80%98Common+Sense+Will+Win.%E2%80%99">pitched herself</a> as the common sense candidate, and predicted she would carry the state because voters crave safety and security. She also slammed Spanberger for attempting to run as a moderate while voting with the extreme wing of the Democrat Party while in Congress, and for refusing to denounce Jones and pull her endorsement.
&#8220;Abigail Spanberger cannot be governor,&#8221; she said. &#8220;She&#8217;s politically calculating and cunning. I used to think it was cowardice but I see now, no — she wants power, she wants control, and so she refuses to say the right thing which is to tell Jay Jones to get out of the race.&#8221;
Former Vice President Kamala Harris won the state in 2024, and former President Joe Biden won it in 2020, but Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Earle-Sears and Miyares won in 2021.
<h2>New Jersey</h2>
Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are in a tightening race to replace Democrat Governor Phil Murphy.
Ciattarelli ran against Murphy in 2021 and came close at 48% to Murphy’s just over 51%. President Donald Trump has vocally endorsed the Republican, including calling on the Orthodox Jewish community to back him over the weekend.
“I need ALL of my supporters in the Orthodox community in Lakewood and its surrounding towns to vote in HUGE numbers for Jack Ciattarelli. Jack will be a GREAT Governor, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement — He will never let you down!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Jack needs every single Vote in the community, including all the Yeshiva students who turned out to vote for me last year. Your Votes in this Election will save New Jersey, a State that is near and dear to my heart,” he added.
In a wide-ranging <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jack-ciattarellis-final-pitch-in-new-jersey-this-is-a-change-election-im-a-change-agent?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Jack+Ciattarelli%E2%80%99s+Final+Pitch+In+New+Jersey%3A+%E2%80%98This+Is+A+Change+Election.+I%E2%80%99m+A+Change+Agent.%E2%80%9D%C2%A0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with The Daily Wire, Ciattarelli said that “people want change across the state,” and he’s the answer, pledging to reduce energy prices, restore public order by cracking down on crime, and roll back New Jersey&#8217;s sanctuary state policies.
As for Sherrill, one of her key campaign points is to declare a state of emergency in hopes of “freezing” utility rate increases. Ciattarelli has scrutinized the idea, instead proposing ending the state’s participation in a carbon tax as a way to lower bills for New Jerseyans, according to the<a href="https://newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/24/nj-republican-governor-carbon-tax/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> New Jersey Monitor</a>.
<h2>New York City</h2>
The New York City mayoral race has become a national phenomenon with the three-way contest between Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary but is now in the race as an independent.
More than 735,000 New Yorkers have turned out for early voting, marking a record turnout. The Daily Wire&#8217;s Jennie Taer has a helpful breakdown of the latest polling <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/on-the-eve-of-nycs-critical-mayoral-election-heres-what-the-latest-polls-say?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=On+The+Eve+Of+NYC%E2%80%99s+Critical+Mayoral+Election%2C+Here%E2%80%99s+What+The+Latest+Polls+Say">here</a>.
Polling has consistently shown Mamdani ahead, and he’s become known for socialist policy proposals including freezing rent, grocery stores owned by the local government, and scrapping bus fares.
According to his platform, he also wants the minimum wage in the city to increase to $30 by the year 2030.
As for Cuomo, the campaign has served as an attempt at a political comeback following his resignation over sexual harassment allegations in 2021.
His successor, Gov. Kathy Hochul, has backed Mamdani instead, as Trump said in a “60 Minutes” interview that he&#8217;s “not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist, I’m going to pick the bad Democrat all the time to be honest with you.&#8221;
As for Sliwa, the Guardian Angels founder has campaigned on cracking down on crime and housing policy reforms.
“My plan to save NYC starts day one. I’ll make city agencies work efficiently to keep communities safe, clean, and affordable. I’ll fund every precinct to lower crime, improve schools, protect the SHSAT, and lower the cost of living. I’ll be the mayor who helps you stay here and builds a future better than ever for all of us,” Sliwa posted to X on Sunday.
<h2>California</h2>
Proposition 50 would give the state permission to redraw congressional district maps until 2030 in order to favor Democrats. The move was put forward by leading Democrats in the state to counteract a move by Texas to redraw their maps to favor Republicans.
According to the California Secretary of State’s<a href="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-reference-guide/50.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> website</a>, the “pro” argument is that it “approves temporary, emergency congressional district maps to counter Donald Trump’s scheme to rig next year’s congressional election and reaffirms California’s commitment to independent, nonpartisan redistricting after the next census.”
On the side against the ballot measure, the argument is that the proposition is “dismantling safeguards that keep elections fair, removes requirements to keep local communities together, and eliminates voter protections that ban maps designed to favor political parties” and says it was “written by politicians, for politicians.”
The “no” side has been significantly outspent by proponents of the measure, which includes Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House. Donors include insurance giant Blue Shield of California, which gave $500,000 to Newsom&#8217;s ballot measure committee, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-health-insurance-giant-quietly-bankrolls-gavin-newsoms-partisan-power-grab?author=Amber+Jo+Cooper&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=A+Health+Insurance+Giant+Quietly+Bankrolls+Gavin+Newsom%E2%80%99s+Partisan+Power+Grab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last week.
“If Texas had backed off, California would have backed off,” Pelosi wrote last week on X. “But Trump insisted on Texas starting this fight — so California will meet this moment and win BIG on Tuesday to defend our health care and our democracy.”
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) wrote on X on Monday that Californians should “Vote NO because voters, not politicians, should choose the destiny of our state.”
“Vote NO because each and every citizen deserves fair representation. Vote NO because California is worth fighting for,” he added.
Polling has indicated that the proposition will pass, as opponents have attributed the partisan language of the ballot measure to its potential success.

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