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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why has Northam decided to remove Justin Fairfax from his campaign flyers?[/quote]

[quote]Virginia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Ralph Northam omitted any mention of Justin Fairfax, the party’s African American candidate for lieutenant governor, from about a thousand pieces of campaign literature, which Fairfax called a “mistake.” The incident has stoked tensions within the Democratic ticket, threatening to alienate African American voters three weeks before Election Day.

The palm cards with photos of Northam and Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) were produced for canvassers with the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), which asked that Fairfax be excluded because it did not endorse him. Fairfax has spoken critically of two proposed natural gas pipelines that the union supports.[/quote]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/reeks-of-subtle-racism-tensions-after-black-candidate-left-off-fliers-in-virginia/2017/10/18/de74c47a-b425-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.e3d7e605959e

So, is Northam a bigot or racist?  Because, you can bet if he were Republican, he would be tagged with these labels.  [/quote]

THIS.  Interesting that liberals are remaining mum on the subject.  You're absolutely right - if this had happened on the Republican ticket, Dems would be having a field day, slinging their most favorite word of all.  RACISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTT!!!!![/quote]

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