DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump suggested Thursday [2-7-19] morning that Republicans could benefit in upcoming elections from the leadership crisis threatening three top Democrats in Virginia…Trump’s remarks followed a number of revelations that have rocked the Virginia Democratic Party: Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s revelations on Wednesday that he, too, once wore blackface in the 1980s, and a woman accusing the lieutenant governor of sexual assault released details of her claim against Justin Faifax. Those details surfaced days after Gov. Ralph Northam — under siege since Friday over a racist photo from his medical school yearbook page — said he wore blackfacefor a Michael Jackson costume at a dance contest. Leadership on both sides of the aisle called for Northam’s resignation.”
–Michael Collins and John Bacon, “President Trump suggests leadership crisis in Virginia could help Republicans in 2020 elections,” USA Today, February 7, 2019 8:31 am