Northam bounces back from blackface scandal to campaign
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — When a blackface scandal nearly forced Gov. Ralph Northam from office in February, the folksy pediatrician became an instant pariah among fellow Democrats. A political death watch took shape as the governor used underground tunnels at the Capitol to stay out of sight.
Now, nine months later, Northam is standing front and center on the campaign trail as he stumps for Democrats who once called for him to resign.
Like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — who was recently reelected in a stronger-than-expected showing after pictures of him in blackface surfaced — Northam has proven resilient to what many thought was a fatal scandal.
On Saturday morning, he was at a campaign canvass kickoff in Virginia Beach exhorting supporters to help Democrats flip control of the state legislature and send a message about the state's values.
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