That Northam Thing

As bad as it is already - and it's going to get worse the longer Northam delays his departure - one of the worrisome aspects is that it's giving the Press Poodles a chance to smash-fit it into their bullshit False Equivalence narrative.

WaPo:

Northam controversy threatens to complicate Democrats’ bid to draw sharp contrast with Trump, GOP on race

The headline is all that's needed for people to stay comfortably numb and disengaged - sitting conveniently paralyzed in the middle.

As Northam defied a nationwide chorus of fellow Democrats calling for him to resign on Sunday, party activists and officials struggled to move past the growing controversy.

“Without question, the longer he stays in, the more of a distraction it becomes and that’s not good for Democrats,” said Gilda Cobb-Hunter, the president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and a veteran South Carolina Democrat.
Buried 9 paragraphs deep:

Democrats argued Sunday that the Northam episode has also highlighted an important difference between the two parties. They argued that their swift and widespread calls for Northam to step down stand in contrast with the way Republicans have handled recent racial controversies in their own ranks.

Shouldn't the media's job include a way for us to keep score on this shit?