Virginia governor moves to erase Confederate emblem from license plates

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe in an interview during the Paris Air Show. AP/Christophe Ena

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe in an interview during the Paris Air Show. AP/Christophe Ena

We do not know what the future holds for such things in Georgia, where several thousand people sport them on their vehicles. But Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Tuesday that he wants the Confederate battle emblem off specialty license plates in his state. From his press release:

Our WSB Radio colleague Jamie Dupree sends word that the governor of Tennessee is of a like-minded opinion.