To those holding fast to "Gov. Northam should stay in office", consider this...

[brooklynite]

This is an Election year for the Virginia House of Delegates. Republicans hold the majority by one vote. There's an opportunity to take control of the chamber.

But what happens if African-American Democratic voting is depressed by Northam staying in office? What if Democratic Legislators are asked to vote on a Republican resolution to Impeach him?


Politics involves both implementing policy and protecting your Party's status. Northam is failing on both counts.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. If he was a mensch he would do a joint press conference with the lieutenant governor

and announce he's stepping down.

[mcar]

4. I'm stunned he's not

What a selfish move.

[guillaumeb]

2. Recommended. Very perceptive. eom

[democratisphere]

3. Why should a Governor be removed from office or resign

if they have done absolutely nothing wrong. A mob rush to judgment does not legitimize the removal of an innocent Democratic Governor from office.

[Beringia]

5. I agree

He came across as a decent person to me in the press conference, as long as he was telling the truth about not being in that picture in the yearbook.

[brooklynite]

6. So it's okay that he DID engage in Black Face as long as there's no photo?

[democratisphere]

9. "Blackface" can be a component of a costume that has absolutely

nothing to do with racism.

[Beringia]

10. He said he found out painting your face was offensive later

[Beringia]

11. What I don't understand is why as a democrat he would vote for Bush twice

And then be a proponent of late term abortion, wow, that will get you enemies from conservatives big time.

[democratisphere]

7. The forensics needs to be done on the photo as to origin etc.

[DonViejo]

8. Republicans have a saying they put to use whenever one

of their flying monkeys steps on her/his tie, "it happened before he was in office, there's nothing we can do about it." So, I doubt they'll impeach him. If he's still in office at the time of the next election, the flying monkeys will use him to smear all Dems in VA.