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Hortensis

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7. Northam has been weaponized by the Republicans

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 12:10 PM

Feb 2019

and turned on the Democratic Party. We're in a huge battle for the future of our nation, and their big goal here is to split off enough of the black vote to give them victory in 2020. At this point proof of what he's now denying should matter more, but it doesn't. Too late to stop the attack from hitting home.

Our political pros knew immediately what this was, and it seems barely 5 minutes passed before the moves to spike this new cannon began. Otherwise, the Republicans will use it to bombard us from now to November 2, 2020. And reactions here should clue anyone in to how effective it could be.

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About Northam . . . [View all] MichMary Feb 2019 OP

On Friday, he admitted it was him Empowerer Feb 2019 #1

Google 'dumbest man on the internet' pintobean Feb 2019 #2

Agree about the GP MichMary Feb 2019 #3

Yes, and I'm sure Hoft appreciates you bringing his shit here pintobean Feb 2019 #4

No one can prove Northam is in the racist picture and without that proof democratisphere Feb 2019 #5

He admitted MichMary Feb 2019 #6

I would reread your last sentence several times. democratisphere Feb 2019 #9

It may not have been him MichMary Feb 2019 #11

Northam did NOT "cut Fairfax out of pictures sent in campaign lit".... regnaD kciN Feb 2019 #26

He's not innocent, though? Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #12

Now we escalating a component of a costume to a double heinous murder. democratisphere Feb 2019 #13

Wow. Never thought I'd see the day someone on DU excusing blackface as 'just a costume'... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #14

For this specific discussion, that is actually what it is, serving your agenda or not. democratisphere Feb 2019 #15

No - no it's not. It's blackface. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #16

No one is okaying racism and your inference is outrageous. democratisphere Feb 2019 #17

You just said it's not blackface because it was a costume... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #18

Oh, come on. It's not like they killed anybody or anything. They're just having fun EffieBlack Feb 2019 #20

Looks like costumes of current "celebrities" to me. democratisphere Feb 2019 #25

Got it. You're of the Megan Kelly school of thought that blackface is okay if it's a costume. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #29

You actually have nothing other than to accuse a person of being racist when they are absolutely not democratisphere Feb 2019 #30

It's sad that in the 21st Century people still excuse blackface. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #31

Wow. Never thought I'd see the day someone on DU equating... regnaD kciN Feb 2019 #27

lol cute deflection... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #28

Not being in the picture does not make him "innocent" EffieBlack Feb 2019 #19

Northam has been weaponized by the Republicans Hortensis Feb 2019 #7

So Democrats run from redumbliCON attacks and self destruct democratisphere Feb 2019 #8

Well, that's a...completely negative way of describing us. Hortensis Feb 2019 #10

"Destroy one of their own" NO EffieBlack Feb 2019 #21

I'm going to leave this right here. democratisphere Feb 2019 #24

The same group that attacked Northam is now attacking Fairfax...no resignation. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #22

It's POSSIBLE it's a set-up by "Big League Politics" UTUSN Feb 2019 #23