Ralph Northam’s strongest allies in Virginia’s Democratic Party took their calls for him to resign to the national airwaves Sunday, as Northam attempted to stay in office amid the controversy over a racist 1984 yearbook photo. Former governor Terry McAuliffe, who helped Northam win the state’s top office and who partnered with Northam when Northam was lieutenant governor, said he was “heartbroken” over the discovery of the photo. But McAuliffe said part of Northam’s legacy should be choosing “the right moral course for Virginia” and resigning. (AP/AP)Host Jake Tapper noted the nickname “Coonman” appeared in Northam’s Virginia Military Institute yearbook and cited other examples before asking McAuliffe is Northam is racist. “If blackface was commonplace in 1984, that doesn’t make it right and Ralph Northam should have known better,” McEachin said.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2019 15:52 UTC