Former Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe (D), announced Sunday to Jake Tapper, of CNN, that he was still determined to "want to do it".
McAuliffe has long been waiting to launch his name in the 2020 race. Last month, he declared that he was running "50%" of chances to run.
McAuliffe asked Sunday for an update, but he gives himself until March 31 to make a decision.
"I discussed with other candidates. McAuliffe said on the state of CNN Union. I am following the process.
"Listen, the Governor of Virginia has been very successful in bringing people together, building a new economy," he added. "I said we needed a Democratic presidential candidate, who is concrete and pragmatic – who can really get things done – and who can deliver results"
"I would say, you know, I'd like to do it, "said McAuliffe. "I think we had a great record in Virginia. … I am very authentic. I will always tell you if you like to hear it or not. And I'm leaning forward to get things done.
McAuliffe stepped down in January 2018 and was replaced by Governor Ralph Northam (D), who is facing calls for his resignation for a newly resurrected photograph of his 1984 Medical School Directory. in which appeared a person in blackface and another person dressed in a Ku Klux Klan dress.
Northam initially apologized Friday for his presence on the photo, although he said he was not in the photo at a strange press conference on Saturday. He confessed to having donned blackface while he was disguising himself as Michael Jackson for a dance contest the same year.
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Asked about the Sunday controversy, McAuliffe's Northam should resign, although he defended the governor as a "good, moral, and honest man."
"I called Ralph on Friday night – it was one of the most difficult things I had to do, [he] was my lieutenant governor. McAuliffe said. "Once this image with blackface and klansman is out, you can not continue to be the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He will put Virginia first. And I think that will happen soon enough.
"I can not understand what's going on, but I know it: Ralph is a good, moral and honest man and may have made mistakes in his past. We all made mistakes. Ralph will do what is required for the Commonwealth of Virginia. "
McAuliffe nevertheless asserted that he had" no indication "that Northam was a racist." 19659002] "Ralph has always been with me," he said. "I have a broken heart … No matter what Terry McAuliffe feels, this picture in this directory was so shocking to the African-American community."
Several well-known Democrats, including the president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Asked Northam to resign The Virginia Black Legislative Black Caucus issued a statement Saturday "amplifying" his call for his resignation
"Damage Caused by these revelations are irreparable, "they said." Our confidence in his ability to govern for the more than 8 million Virginians has been eviscerated. "
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