Democratic Leadership Of Virginia Surrounded In Controversy After Racists Photos And Sexual Assault Allegations Surface

A flag of the Confederate States of America (this version also known as the third national flag of the Confederacy and "The Blood-Stained Banner”) flies near the gravesite of Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederate States of America, at Hollywood Cemetery, February 8, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia state politics are in a state of upheaval, with Governor Ralph Northam, State Attorney General Mark Herring, both Democrats, and Republican Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment involved with past uses associations with blackface and Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, accused of sexual misconduct by two women. (Footage by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)