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Question of the Day By CHRIS SUAREZ and The Richmond Times-Dispatch - Associated Press - Sunday, April 18, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - When Fatima M. Smith and two of her friends told parents and police that their cheerleading coach had sexually abused them, they were ostracized by the families of their teammates.
Years later, in high school, that experience - the death threats, name-calling and testifying in a court trial where their coach was acquitted - made her feel like she shouldn’t say anything about the boyfriend who had raped her.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, talks with former Gov. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, right, prior to a news conference at Waterside in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, April 8, 2021. Northam endorsed McAuliffe for governor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Gov. Ralph Northam has endorsed his predecessor, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, to be his successor.
Northam’s endorsement Thursday morning in Norfolk comes as McAuliffe enjoys a large advantage in cash and name recognition in the five-person Democratic primary for governor. While governors can’t serve consecutive terms in Virginia, Northam painted his past four years in office as an extension of McAuliffe’s. Together, Northam said they’ve made Virginia more equitable and brought the state under complete Democratic control. He said he’s endorsing McAuliffe to keep it that way.
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