Democrats face moment of reckoning amid Virginia turmoil
Clip: 2/7/2019 | 10m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Virginia political turmoil leads to moment of reckoning for Democrats
With two Virginia state leaders admitting to wearing blackface and another accused of sexual assault, Democrats are debating not only a change in leadership but what their party stands for. Amna Nawaz is joined by Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott and Harvard University historian Leah Wright Rigueur to discuss this moment of reckoning in American politics.
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Democrats face moment of reckoning amid Virginia turmoil
Clip: 2/7/2019 | 10m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
With two Virginia state leaders admitting to wearing blackface and another accused of sexual assault, Democrats are debating not only a change in leadership but what their party stands for. Amna Nawaz is joined by Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott and Harvard University historian Leah Wright Rigueur to discuss this moment of reckoning in American politics.
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