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In reply to the discussion: I'm so disappointed, sad and a little angry to see so many people not only defend Northam [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)He needs to step down. Being governor is not an entitlement or birthright.
And he doesn't need to step down because he thought it was a good idea to parade around like an outright, vicious racist 35 years ago. He needs to step down because a governor of a state who relied heavily on the support of and will have tremendous power over African Americans should have owned up to this behavior before it blew up in his and their faces.
He needs to step down because he deceived his electorate.
He needs to step down because he has demonstrated he doesn't have the common sense or judgment to be in the office he was given.
I'm not assuming anything. I'm forming an opinion based on his current, obvious behavior and his pathetic response to a situation that he brought on himself.