IN THE NEWS:

1. A new poll from Roanoke College has the presidential election tied with Biden at 42 percent and Trump also at 42 percent. The poll was conducted right before the guilty verdict in the New York hush money trail, but points to a murky presidential year ahead. The poll also shows tha Democrats are not all that positive about the Biden years, but nine out of ten Republicans view the Trump years as mostly good.

2. Former President Donald Trump lost Virginia in 2016 and in 2020,  but Republicans across the state are clamoring for his endorsement. Now two candidates are receiving just that from the leading Republican candidate for president. One is Hung Cao, a Republican running in the U-S Senate primary against four other candidates; the other is state Senator John McGuire, who is running against incumbent Congressman Bob Good in the 5th Congressional District.

3. Are some students bullied more than others? Delegate Joshua Cole wanted to change the definition of bullying to protect the most vulnerable--students with disabilities, Black and brown students, and LGBTQIA+ students--but Governor Youngkin vetoed the bill, saying it might cause confusion.

At the Watercooler:

• Biden's Black Voter Engagement event...that almost nobody heard about. So what's the plan for Black voters in Virginia?

• Can you run for President from prison? Socialist Eugene V. Debs managed it in 1920, getting 3% of the vote.

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