WaPo: 'We Were Wrong' to Say Northam Should Resign

The Washington Post is walking back their previous calls for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to resign. The newspaper penned an editorial back in February after a photo of Northam wearing blackface or Klu Klux Klan garb emerged. At the time, the newspaper said he could "no longer effectively serve the people" in the state. "Facts do matter, and the ones surrounding the Northam fiasco remain unsettled and unanswered. First and foremost among the questions they raise: How could he possibly have admitted to something as damning as appearing in the photo if he was certain he wasn’t one of the people in it? How did that photo wind up on his page if he didn’t furnish it to the yearbook editors? What do the governor’s now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t statements say about his judgment?" the editorial board wrote at the time. "The explanations Mr. Northam has proffered are vague and unconvincing. Virginians deserve better. Mr. Northam’s time is up."-- More...