Alone Among Senate Democrats, Kirsten Gillibrand Is Standing Against Trumps Cabinet

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting all kinds of props this week for being the only Democrat to vote against all Donald Trump’s appointments besides Nikki Haley for United Nations ambassador. High school student and Democratic activist Rachel Gonzalez tweeted out the news on Tuesday afternoon, imploring readers to remember Gillibrand’s votes “in 2020.” The tweet has been liked 81,000 times as of Thursday afternoon.


Insofar as hearts on a tweet can offer insight into the conventional wisdom of a political party, it seems like Gillibrand’s principled stance is setting her up as a recognizable Trump opponent if she decides to run for president, as many have speculated she might, in two years or so. The Senate, with its filibuster, is one of the only bulwarks the country has left against an authoritarian administration that is already following through on its most damaging campaign promises. Massive marches, like the ones that went down in hundreds of communities around the world the day after Trump’s inauguration, are good for keeping the people engaged and energized. But without leaders in office who will turn progressive, humane values into votes, the worst those people can imagine of a Trump regime will likely come to fruition.


http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/01/26/alone_among_senate_democrats_kirsten_gillibrand_is_taking_a_stand_against.html

[DonCoquixote]

1. 2020

This person can be the one many hoped for when Hillary Ran.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. She's fine by me.

[DonCoquixote]

8. yes, this is where we need to reward courage

to let people know we will reward it, so they do not have to become "pragmatic" in the woodchuck sense.

[Chasstev365]

3. The Next Generation is are only hope!

[pangaia]

4. She's my Senator......

[bravenak]

5. I hope she runs for prez 2020

[DonCoquixote]

9. hey bravenak

if there is a campaign to draft her, let me know and I will gladly throw pennies and hours that way!

[bravenak]

11. I will, I will donate my time and dime as well

[uponit7771]

6. YOU GO !!! Fuck em !! If you're going to go down go down fighting and take a couple of em with you..

... fuck the dumb shit

[bettyellen]

7. Well she voted for Nikki Haley who sucks but.... I had just heard the Dems are huddling and finally

Aligned to begin their resistance. I think DT's given them enough ammo at this point.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Mattis is the only one I would have voted for

I liked his stance on women and glbtq people serving; if you can do the job you can do the job. I also like his commitment to NATO.

[bettyellen]

16. Yeah they had to save their ammo I think...

[JI7]

17. i think trump may not have really known about MAttis when he picked him

And he only did it because of the nickname which actually gives an opposite idea of what he is really known to be like.

[JHan]

10. I hope she runs in 2020. *fingers crossed*

[bravenak]

13. I'm still kinda with Hillary but I like Her too

If Hill runs I'm there. Trump is doing EXACTLY what she said he would, even down to not accpeting the vote totals. We will need someone with experience to fix the World after DT breaks it

[JHan]

14. Yep, if President FU can see it.........

(And if Hillary wants to run in 2020 again, fuck it I'llBeWithHerStill #fuckThehaters)

[bravenak]

15. LOL!!

I love that show...
And yes, fuck them haters, for real.

[TreasonousBastard]

18. Gillibrand's my Senator, and the one I like much better. although Schumer gets all the press...

I get a lot of stuff from her, and maybe 90% of it is "women's issues", which is fine since no one else seems to care that much. With that and other stuff, she's almost entirely in line with my thinking. She's quietly, and brilliantly, biding her time not tripping over her tongue or feet getting into the fray.

And before anyone jumps all over "women's issues", I think that's a brilliant approach. She's building a huge loyal base while not pissing anyone off too badly. When the time comes, she can jump right in and the opposition won't know what hit them. Since day 1 when she first ran she impressed me with being absolutely no-nonsense, but non-threatening but able to sweetly spin any wingnut around her little finger. Warren without the anger?

I notice she's seriously into fundraising-- she's building a network and I'm getting a lot of stuff from that network, mostly begging, but she's central to it and it sure looks like it could be used for Presidential run.

[Cha]

19. Yes! None of them are qualified.. it's not brain surgury

Link to tweet