He's in a position to make tangible changes.
VA Governor Ralph Northam :ufdup:
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intra vires
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Right now it's just rhetoric. If Steve King called for reparations to make up for being a white supremacist, would you care? If you know there's nothing behind the rhetoric it's meaningless.
Of course, Northam doesn't have to resign... so if he going to squat in the office, then I'd rather he do something productive for the black community.
If he's really about it, then he should declare himself an Independent and then govern like a Democrat.
The Democratic Party needs to be able to distance themselves from him, while simultaneously keeping the Republicans away from controlling the General Assembly and Governorship.
I know liberals like to pat themselves on the back for maintaining some type of moral high ground that only applies to the party, but does anyone really trust the Republicans with all that power?
C'mon now its 2020 can't get fooled again.
Secure Da Bag
Veteran
I still wonder if this whole thing isn't a just a setup by Northam himself.
@intra vires Northram registering instantly as Independent? That is not feasible is it?
New Jeruzalem Journalist
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We know that. My point is what makes you think HE gives half a fukk about that?
The Dem party was in a potentially fantastic position if he resigned last Friday cuz then Fairfax could have essentially served 3 consecutive terms. This was before these latest accusations became national news. And Northam still chose to ride it out and try to cling to power.
Now when it looks like everyone who was clammering for him to resign is also stuck between a rock and a hard place, he's suddenly gonna do what's best for the party? A guy who up until 10yrs ago was a Republican?
Trust blackface wearing lying former Republicans to take one for the team brehs.
Foxmulder
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Only Democrats have to resign from mere allegations. Republicans get elected president and serve on the Supreme Court.
2 different brands.
I agree with you but since it’s VA it’s tough!
If Northam could appoint a new Lt. Gov it’s one thing but this is an elected one. VA doesn’t have the ticket on one line they’re on separate ones. I believe the State Senate Leader who is GOP discharges the position once a special election is held in November to cover the remaining 2 years.
Here’s the thing though. Dems won big in 2017. If both Northam and Fairfax resign, you cede state government completely over to the GOP and lose out on a say in redestricting.
The Dems have good candidates all around running this year so they can still flip both houses in November. GOP has a weak bench.
Chances you gotta be willing to take. If I'm not mistaken VA is still in fed court over gerrymandering so new districts will be rewritten for the 2020 election.
The problem is that the old guard in VA that allowed Northam into the party don't want to take responsibility for the current state of affairs. So while I see the top 3 leaving as a good sign for a complete change in power, they look at it as an electoral defeat.
You cannot go into 2020 allowing anyone that green lit these people anywhere near campaign activities or agenda setting. You either tank correctly or live in purgatory as a .500 club in the east. The time is now to create a new VA.
There are 5,666,962 registered voters in VA. 3,374,382 (59.5%) voted in the midterms and 3,984,631 (72.05%) voted in the presidential election. Why don't they worry about closing that 28% gap? Because the old guard lacks vision and therefore the ability to lead. I'm being optimistic of course.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
The thing is, if news rooms and journalism wasn't being gutted by thousands we would be reading these stories x 50 every week:Just put the whole state in a glass soundproof dome like in the Simpson’s movie
yeah the funding for state politics beat is one of the areas (along with investigative) that have suffered most in the last fifteen years with paper closures and downsizing. issues like this are basically a combination of those beats