>IF he owned his racism
>and started a frank convo about how many white people are
>casually racist, "telling on folks" so to speak (I grew up in
>NOVA so while better than Richmond, still was on that casual
>racist tip), detailing how pervasive it is and how it affects
>decision making and opportunities, and made it his top
>priority to eradicate white supremacy in VA in terms of
>legislation and policies.
>
>That's asking a lot, but it would greatly improve the state if
>he did.

there are important elections coming up in nov that could help dems gain unified control of govt and affect things like permanent/automatic re-enfranchisement of felons, voting access in general, redistricting after 2020, etc.

northam hanging around the neck of the party would almost certainly hurt their chances (especially with the poll numbers i posted below).

the best course of action would be for him to leave, get out of the news cycle, and let the party regroup as fast as possible.