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In 2019, it seemed to many that Gov. Ralph Northam\u2019s career was over.\n\nThat year, the Democratic governor of Virginia became embroiled in a highly publicized blackface scandal centered on a racist picture in his medical-school yearbook. There were widespread calls for his resignation.\n\nTwo years later, Mr. Northam has emerged as the most racially progressive leader in the state\u2019s history. How did it happen?\n\nGuest: Astead W. Herndon, a national political reporter for The New York Times.