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(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) Not a lot of attention has been paid nationally to the Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary race because former governor Terry McAuliffe is considered to be a shoo-in for the nomination. In fact, a New York Times report from Thursday asked if “anyone [can] take on Terry McAuliffe,” considering his deep Democratic connections and apparent popularity with Democratic voters in the state due to his previous stint as governor: There’s been scant polling in this race, but McAuliffe is regarded as a clear front-runner, partly because of his formidable connections and résumé, and partly because his challengers have similarities albeit some superficial that could split their support. Aside from Lee Carter, a 33-year-old Marine veteran and member of the House of Delegates, the three other candidates Jennifer McClellan, Jennifer Carroll Foy and [Lt. Gov.] Justin Fairfax are Black, younger than McAuliffe and generally to his left. ....
Share Source: AP Photo/Steve Helber Well, he’s swinging for the fences on this one. Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax decided to go nuclear with the identity politics when he compared himself to Emmett Till and George Floyd. Till was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Floyd was killed in an officer-involved incident in Minneapolis last summer which set off months of unrest across the country. The officer involved in the incident, Derek Chauvin, is currently on trial for Floyd’s death. Fairfax made this declaration during the Democratic gubernatorial primary debate on Tuesday. He noted that both men were not afforded due process like himself. The lieutenant governor was accused of rape by two women around the time when Attorney General Mark Herring and Gov. Ralph Northam admitted to engaging in black face during their college years in 2019. This set off a political crisis in the state as all three heads had done something worthy of resignatio ....