Virginia megathread

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This is one of those "I'm not saying a darned thing until it's confirmed" type of situations.

It's beyond confirmed now. Too bad Gillespie's people didn't find this, then we wouldn't have this pathetic disgrace as our governor.

Four things are, I think, obvious to everyone here:

1) Ralph Northam needs to resign immediately

2) God really likes screwing with Ed Gillespie

3) You [SirWoodbury] couldn't care less whether Northam is a racist and are only excited about this because Northam is a Democrat and you (wrongly, I suspect) believe Democrats are going to defend Northam

4) You [SirWoodbury] criticizing anyone else's racist behavior is basically the pot calling the kettle black,

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Virginia Republicans knew about this but they didn't care:

https://mobile.twitter.com/FenitN/status/1091454728515584000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw...

Also, the VA GOP just nominated Chris Stewart for Senate in 2018. The have no room to talk.

Northam should resign. Nothing more, nothing less.

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TBH there isn't much hypocrisy in this thread. A lot of Rs(aka mostly Kavanuagh defenders) also dont want Northam to resign and the reverse true for D's with the exception of some hacks like Woodbury and Indy Texas.

Sir Woodbury is not a Democrat.

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Is Justin Fairfax about to become the second Black Governor of Virginia since Douglas Wilder?

Yes.

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Is Northam the one in blackface or the one in the robe?

I believe that he's the one in blackface. That's not confirmed, however, that's my inference based on looking at the pic.

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Numb feeling when I realize that after an election cycle where we had three black politicians run dynamic, bold, and progressive campaigns for Governor they all lose and we end up with a black governor because someone has to resign for dressing up as a Klan member (or in blackface). This is America.

I feel you!

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F**k Ralph Northam. RESIGN TODAY!

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How stupid does this guy think the people are in his state? The latest excuse (denying it) after already admitting it was him betrays the contempt he (and most establishment Democrats in general) holds for the average Joe.

I bet the MSNBC Moms in NOVA are popping an extra xan and buying another bottle of rosé tonight.

Your signature is 100% stupid and ridiculous.

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"the African-American liberal Democrat".

You're describing Justin Fairfax as if he's some mysterious, dark figure.

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They’d still be demanding that he resign (and I certainly would), you guys don’t seem to understand that the condemnation of Northam is coming from a genuine place in contrast to the Republican condemnations of Steve King whose racism was apparently fine by the GOP until he used the term “white supremicist.”  Just because the Republican party happily gives Trump a free pass on being a racist, misogynistic bigot who pals around with anti-Semites like Steve Bannon doesn’t mean that no one on the Democratic side talks like a preacher b/c they go to church every Sunday with respect to these sorts of issues.  This thread honestly reads like OP twisting himself in knots and grasping at straws to find some sort of “Democrats are the real hypocrites angle here.”  And speaking of hypocrisy, where was the Virginia Republican Party’s concern about racism when Corey Stewart was nominated for Senate last year?

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https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1093187988140580864

I guess those Fairfax 2020 threads will go the way of the Jim Justice 2020 threads now.

I don't know that I've ever seen a state party damage it's "brand" so severely, and at a more critical time than Virginia's Democrats just have.

I'm not sure what's critical about the current time.

There are elections upcoming in Virginia in November. Democrats look to be poised to take back both houses of Virginia's state legislature.

All of these scandals might derail that prospect.

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https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1093187988140580864

Proof or it didn't happen.

Where is your proof/source that WA post claimed they had debunked Fairfax's accuser? Because the Washington post called out Fairfax for saying the exact same thing. They just didn't have enough proof to pursue the story.

Whether the accusation against Fairfax are true or not, you have no room to talk.

You are a strong supporter of Donald Trump who has said similar and even worse things about women.

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https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1093187988140580864

I guess those Fairfax 2020 threads will go the way of the Jim Justice 2020 threads now.

I don't know that I've ever seen a state party damage it's "brand" so severely, and at a more critical time than Virginia's Democrats just have.

I'm not sure what's critical about the current time.

There are elections upcoming in Virginia in November. Democrats look to be poised to take back both houses of Virginia's state legislature.

All of these scandals might derail that prospect.

Just like that Greitens scandal was surely going to derail Josh Hawley, right?

I was just explaining the potential "critical time".

Also, Missouri and Virginia are two different states and the context of the scandals are completely different.

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What an absolutely disastrous week for Virginia Democrats. This is insane.

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Can Virginia sink into the Atlantic Ocean?

God damn, everyday it just gets worse.

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The same people who didn't care about Clinton in 1998 also didn't care about Franken in 2017, and now don't care about Northam or Fairfax in 2019.

Our Duty To The Party.

LOL please. Republicans have absolutely no room to talk.

Until Trump, Steve King and a whole bunch of other elected GOP officials resign then please be quiet.

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Apparently the VA BLC is shooting down impeachment proceedings for now.
https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1094966537415475201

The rest of the Democratic Caucus should call their bluff.  And if keeping a likely rapist in office as long as possible really is the hill the VA BLC wants to die on, then they should be forced to do so in full view of the general public.  Also Patrick Hope is a coward.

Apparently the VA BLC is shooting down impeachment proceedings for now.
https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1094966537415475201

The rest of the Democratic Caucus should call their bluff.  And if keeping a likely rapist in office as long as possible really is the hill the VA BLC wants to die on, then they should be forced to do so in full view of the general public.  Also Patrick Hope is a coward.

The VA BLC has already called for Fairfax to resign.

I guess they don't feel that he should be impeached without the accusations being 100% corroborated.

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Wow, all of this Virginia stuff has completely fallen out of the news for the past 2 days.