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greenjar_01

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

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 10:13 AM

Apr 2021

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.

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Northam endorses McAuliffe for Va. governor [View all] Eugene Apr 2021 OP

And Northam can run again after that . JI7 Apr 2021 #1

I doubt that. Northam survived and frankly thrived but he's done. underpants Apr 2021 #2

Don'tcha mean "kingmaker?"... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #4

I think he might run again...most successful governor ever. Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #6

Virginia is on a steady trend toward blue dominance. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #3

Didn't he shepard in the early progress in flipping the legislature? nt Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #5

Yup! lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #8

McAuliffe did a good job. Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #7

Northam's refusal to resign may have been the first strike in the counterattack on Stone/Bannon greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #9