Phil Murphy joins call for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign

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18. Good point

And it's only because the black caucus of the VA legislature has asked him to resign, that I'm inclined to agree that Northam must go. And while I think there's no question that in 1984 Northam was a racist, I still believe it is entirely possible that in the ensuing 30 years, he's changed -- been enlightened, if you will by, among other things, evidence of the horrendous rate of incarceration among black men, of police murders endorsed by police forces, and of a president who is and has always been blatantly racist whose supporters are racist or invincibly ignorant, or both. And maybe he's been paying some attention to the public contributions of black talent to the arts and science, as well -- they are too many to cite and too significant to ignore.

I still think that if he can make a case to the black caucus -- and only then -- he should stay in office. Otherwise, he should resign, with regret, but with full support of his successor.