INTERVIEW – JEFF DOVE — Former Republican Congressional Nominee VA-11 – discussed attending the Governor Northam protest this weekend.
- Protesters from the NAACP and Virginia’s Republican party protested in front of the event, allied in their frustration that Northam has not stepped down.
- Va. Gov. Ralph Northam drops out of fundraiser appearance, citing ‘safety’. (Washington Post) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who has faced calls to resign since he admitted to wearing blackface during a dance contest in the ’80s, dropped out of a planned appearance Sunday at a Democratic state lawmaker’s fundraiser where he would have faced protesters, citing safety concerns. Northam (D) was scheduled to appear at an event for state Sen. David W. Marsden (D-Fairfax), who is up for reelection this year, at a community center in a quiet suburban enclave in Burke. But after the Fairfax County NAACP and the state Republican Party assembled protesters outside the center, the governor’s office canceled. His spokeswoman said it was “due to concerns for the safety and security of everyone in attendance.” Northam has faced calls to step down since February, when his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School personal yearbook page surfaced, featuring a photo of a man wearing blackface standing next to another person in Ku Klux Klan garb.
- Activist Sean Perryman @SeanPerryman3 10h10 hours ago: At the last minute, he canceled for “safety concerns.” The guy wants to govern but is implicitly calling his constituents dangerous. We were there peacefully and there was no incident the entire time.
