Justin Fairfax’s death shows how woke leftism destroys lives
The political horror show goes on with galling hypocrisy and real-world human costs.
Joseph Ford Cotto | April 27, 2026
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exposes the sheer self-destruction of woke Democrat politics more clearly than that of Justin Fairfax. He entered public life with a strong professional foundation as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia. Fairfax soon switched to private practice and excelled there. He ran for attorney general in 2013. Despite losing, Fairfax built elite connections.
In 2017 Fairfax
campaigned hard for lieutenant governor by courting black voters, who made up 20 percent of the electorate. He targeted historically black post-secondary institutions, black churches, and entire black neighborhoods as a potential second black lieutenant governor after L. Douglas Wilder.
Fairfax secured endorsements from Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Cory Booker, and Kamala Harris while campaigning alongside black legislative leaders. At a rainy November rally he quoted Michelle Obama and situated himself as the next Barack. He emphasized lefty boilerplate, including closing racial gaps in education, ending the alleged school-to-prison pipeline, and expanding healthcare access.
Needless to say, Fairfax ran on hardcore progressive themes.