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Question: Would Democrats be driving Northam from office for his Yearbook Page if the Lt. Gov was a Republican?
#1
Yes, of course, they're Massive FFs		  
#2
No, of course; they're not going to let a Republican undo what they've accomplished.		  
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They'd be deeply divided on the issue.		  
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« on: February 06, 2019, 02:18:46 PM »
Quote from: New Frontier on February 06, 2019, 02:16:59 PM
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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?
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2019, 05:46:33 PM »
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Oh my.

Is Ben someone in the know? His twitter account is unverified

He's a pretty well known Dem political insider in Virginia
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2019, 04:16:44 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2019, 04:26:13 PM »
Yeah, it's obvious Fairfax should resign.
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2019, 06:47:02 PM »
Quote from: Calthrina950 on February 08, 2019, 06:41:21 PM
It's ironic that what began as a blackface scandal will end in the resignation of the state's black Lieutenant Governor, while the white Governor and Attorney General get off. The optics of this definitely are not good for the Democrats.

I don't think removing someone with multiple credible accusations of sexual assault and rape from office would count as bad optics.
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -8.70
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2019, 01:24:48 PM »
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on February 09, 2019, 01:13:38 PM
Quote from: Gass3268 on February 09, 2019, 11:57:43 AM
Generic ballot for the state legislature is still great for Democrats at D+8. They still look to be on path to take control of the legislature in November. Trump is a bigger drag than Northam/Fairfax/etc.



Why would Northam's troubles hurt Democrats? Every one of them has condemned him and asked for his resignation. South Carolina Republicans weren't hurt by Sanford's Appalachian trail hiking, neither were Alabama Republicans by Bentley and Moore's scandals.

Also, CT Dems weren't hurt by Malloy's awful approvals, picking up a dozen House seats and 3 Senate seats in November. OK Republicans weren't hurt by Fallin's approvals, actually having a net gain in the House. In both those cases, the bad approvals were actually because state government was having issues, unlike here where it's just personal scandals.

Let us not forget Missouri Republicans too. The Attorney General was able to knock out an incumbent Democratic Senator despite the Gretiens scandal which occurred 5 months before the election. We're 9 months away from 2019.
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Junior Chimp
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -8.70
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2019, 09:59:27 PM »
Quote from: RFKFan68 on February 10, 2019, 09:02:48 PM
Quote from: Pope Michael Bolton on February 10, 2019, 06:35:53 PM
Quote from: Fuzzy Bear on February 10, 2019, 06:18:30 PM
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Am I right in suggesting that the Democrats in Virginia haven't thought this whole thing through?

Nope
Fairfax is calling for an investigation. Is he not entitled to that before he's railroaded out of his job?

Impeachment proceedings are an investigation though.
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