The Democratic Governor’s Association called for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Friday to resign over a racist yearbook photo minutes before he was gave a press conference refusing to step down over the controversy.
“The photo of Ralph Northam’s yearbook that surfaced yesterday is both racist and inexcusable,” Gov. Gina Raimondo (D-RI) and DGA Chair Elect Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) said in a statement. “It is time for Gov. Northam to step aside and allow Virginia to move forward.”
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When someone is laying an obvious trap, there’s always an option to avoid it.
Perhaps Northam should just change his party affiliation to Republican and the whole controversy will go away.
And it would add to their much deplete Moderate GoP ranks.
The question as to whether he should resign hinges on what is in the best interests of the country, the image of the United States in the world, the Democratic Party, the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and more importantly, to end the stain of racism that persists. If this is rationalized, excused, or let go, Repubs will feel free to continue their similar behavior much to the persistent and continued shame of our country.
Nonsense, This was 35 years ago and he admitted it and apologized.
It’s not a Brett Kavanaugh situation where he’s lying about it now. His critics must believe in lock them up and throw away the key.
He WAS a Republican until 2004.