Northam endorses McAuliffe for Va. governor

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

AP Exclusive: Northam endorses McAuliffe for Va. governor

By SARAH RANKIN
April 8, 2021

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that he is backing Terry McAuliffe in the race to succeed him, handing his predecessor one of the contest’s most coveted endorsements.

Northam, who under Virginia law cannot seek a consecutive term in office, said McAuliffe’s accomplishments during his previous term in the governor’s mansion show he is the right person for the job.

“Terry’s strong record of delivering for Virginians is exactly why we need him as our next governor,” Northam said in a statement shared with The Associated Press ahead of the formal announcement. “We will need bold leadership ready to build a more equitable post-COVID economy that creates jobs, invests in workers, ensures equitable access to quality affordable health care, and rebuilds Virginia’s thriving network of small businesses.”

McAuliffe, the presumptive front-runner in the June 8 Democratic primary, has been methodically locking up and rolling out an unmatched number of endorsements and said he was honored to have Northam’s.

Northam’s senior political adviser, Mark Bergman, said that in making his decision, the governor met with all the Democratic candidates except Lee Carter, the only socialist in the House of Delegates, who did not seek his endorsement.

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[JI7]

1. And Northam can run again after that .

[underpants]

2. I doubt that. Northam survived and frankly thrived but he's done.

He’s got a quiet rest of his life on the Eastern Shore and OBX. Like other ex-Gov’s he’ll get hired by a law firm to lobby and cash checks. He’s a “rainmaker” now.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Don'tcha mean "kingmaker?"...

[Demsrule86]

6. I think he might run again...most successful governor ever.

[lagomorph777]

3. Virginia is on a steady trend toward blue dominance.

I think McCauliffe has been a part of that, and can do it again.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Didn't he shepard in the early progress in flipping the legislature? nt

[lagomorph777]

8. Yup!

[Demsrule86]

7. McAuliffe did a good job.

[greenjar_01]

9. Northam's refusal to resign may have been the first strike in the counterattack on Stone/Bannon

Props to him.

Northam gave Dems the playbook on "time in the barrel." If you can withstand 18 days in the barrel, everyone moves on. That's it. That was the kryptonite to the Stone/Bannon superpower.