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==2017 election==
==2017 election==
Northam held campaign rallies with [[Barack Obama]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/obama-back-on-campaign-trail-to-rally-for-ralph-northam-in-richmond/2017/10/19/9a0fa0f4-b379-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html Obama back on campaign trail to rally for Ralph Northam in Richmond] (Washington Post)</ref> and [[Joe Biden]] during the general election campaign.<ref>[http://wset.com/news/election/former-vice-president-biden-campaigns-for-ralph-northam Former Vice President Biden campaigns for Ralph Northam in roundtable discussion] (AP)</ref>
Northam held campaign rallies with <!--[[Barack Obama]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/obama-back-on-campaign-trail-to-rally-for-ralph-northam-in-richmond/2017/10/19/9a0fa0f4-b379-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html Obama back on campaign trail to rally for Ralph Northam in Richmond] (Washington Post)</ref> and--> [[Joe Biden]] during the general election campaign.<ref>[http://wset.com/news/election/former-vice-president-biden-campaigns-for-ralph-northam Former Vice President Biden campaigns for Ralph Northam in roundtable discussion] (AP)</ref>
In October 2017, the Northam campaign issued flyers omitting Northam's running-mate for Lieutenant Governor, [[Justin Fairfax]], an [[African American]], while the Democrat nominee for Attorney General and [[white]] man, [[Mark Herring]], was included on the flyer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Patrick|title=Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam campaign flier removes picture of LG candidate Justin Fairfax|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/northam-campaign-flier-removes-picture-of-lg-candidate-justin-fairfax/article_c771cac2-7364-5b15-92ba-cce8ce0c604c.html|accessdate=|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref><ref name=wapoab>{{cite news|last1=Nirappil|first1=Fenit|title=Black Democrat omitted from some Democratic campaign fliers in Virginia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/reeks-of-subtle-racism-tensions-after-black-candidate-left-off-fliers-in-virginia/2017/10/18/de74c47a-b425-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html|accessdate=|publisher=The Washington Post|date=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
In October 2017, the Northam campaign issued flyers omitting Northam's running-mate for Lieutenant Governor, [[Justin Fairfax]], an [[African American]], while the Democrat nominee for Attorney General and [[white]] man, [[Mark Herring]], was included on the flyer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Patrick|title=Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam campaign flier removes picture of LG candidate Justin Fairfax|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/northam-campaign-flier-removes-picture-of-lg-candidate-justin-fairfax/article_c771cac2-7364-5b15-92ba-cce8ce0c604c.html|accessdate=|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref><ref name=wapoab>{{cite news|last1=Nirappil|first1=Fenit|title=Black Democrat omitted from some Democratic campaign fliers in Virginia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/reeks-of-subtle-racism-tensions-after-black-candidate-left-off-fliers-in-virginia/2017/10/18/de74c47a-b425-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html|accessdate=|publisher=The Washington Post|date=October 19, 2017}}</ref>