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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Were those the flyers printed for a labor organization that endorsed Northam and Herring but not Fairfax (because Fairfax has been vocally opposed to pipeline projects the labor organization strongly supports), and so wanted flyers with only those two to pass out to its members? [b]I supposed Northam could have taken a hard line, refused to provide flyers that didn't include Fairfax and risked alienating a voter group he needs to win, but at what cost?[/b] I get Fairfax wanting to take a stand if he felt the pipeline thing was a pretext and the labor organization was really refusing to endorse him due to racism, but it feels a bit like winning the battle to lose the war if he makes his point here but the Democrats lose the governor's race because the black community decides not to vote for Northam. Things certainly aren't going to get better for minority groups under Gillespie.[/quote]

So, in other words, Northam can be bought.  Good to know.  
I guess the ends justifies the means.  [/quote]

because gillispie is totally squeaky clean and hasn't been bought by HIS donors?

Spare us your[b] faux outrage[/b][i][u][/quote]

That fake outrage is what drives this website...[/quote]

Faux outrage drives a parenting website? 
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