officials as well. we certainly can t expect, if year going to criticize republicans for this, as democrats we can t defend our own when they make these mistakes. the other thing we have to keep in mind here is that the governor of virginia serves one term. the day that governor northam became governor was the first day that he became lame duck, right? there is no recourse in the sense of voters saying, we re not going to reelect you again. he either has to resign or he ll get impeached. incumbent on him in this day and age, especially given all the racial strife taking place in virginia, that estep down. to your point we ve got a great number two right under ralph northam which is lieutenant governor justin fairfax, african-american, who has made it clear that he s ready to step up to the plate. that he s lame duck on day one gives him a hubris, don t it? there is nothing to lose here by staying on. yes, there could be an