Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page was made public Friday afternoon, and by the end of the day Saturday, nearly the entire 2020 Democratic field had called on him to resign. “This is about effectiveness — effective leadership,” Symone Sanders, a Democratic strategist and senior adviser for Priorities USA, said of Northam. The 2020 Democratic primary electorate is much more diverse and likely to think candidates' condemnation of Northam is important. WHAT I'M WATCHINGA number of potential 2020 Democratic candidates have been slow-walking their decisions. Here’s what I’ve learned, by Tom MoranThe editorial page editor of the Newark-based Star-Ledger knows the criticisms of the latest entrant into the Democrats' 2020 field and sees him as a lot more than a showboat.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2019 23:37 UTC