Some interesting results from a weekend WaPo poll…
Overall, Virginians are split re: whether or not the blackface-revealed governor should resign.
Despite calls for his resignation from national Dems (Harris, Booker, Warren, etc.), a majority of Dems say he shouldn’t resign; a majority of Republicans and Independents say he should.
There was one head-scratcher in the poll results…
Whites are evenly spilt on whether Northam should resign, but — Virginia’s African-Americans say that Northam should not resign … by a margin of about 2 to 1.
What’s up with that?
Some hypotheses:
1) Blacks aren’t as offended by these long ago blackface transgressions as their visible spokespeople profess and are willing to forgive and forget
2) Support for Democratic policies and politicians outweighs any offense taken by these transgressions.
Regardless, expect Northam to be re-energized in his battle to hold on to power…
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