Virginia poll: Gov. Ralph Northam ‘weak,’ but safe
by Paul Bedard
| February 20, 2019 08:28 AM
The latest poll on the triple scandals rocking Virginia Democratic politics finds that while Gov. Ralph Northam’s approval is weak, the state is not demanding his resignation despite calls for him to quit from many officials including former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
The University of Virginia Center for Politics/Ipsos poll of Virginia adults also shows that Attorney General Mark Herring is on stable ground in the state, but pressure to resign is still strong on Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax.
Northam and Herring are involved in a blackface scandal dating to their college years. Fairfax has been accused of sexual harassment.
While only 17 percent of Virginia adults said that they approved of Northam’s job performance since the scandal broke, just 31 percent said he should resign. Another 43 percent said he shouldn’t.
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