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In reply to the discussion: Kirsten Gillibrand for president [View all]pamdb
(1,337 posts)288. Kristen
After the way she led the charge against Al Frankenstein, I will never vote for her.
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Just the fact that you use the word "agreed" shows that you know he was pressured.
Demit
Oct 2018
#77
I think she saw it as a feather in her cap. She probably didn't expect it to backfire on her.
Demit
Oct 2018
#139
It's not sticking to them. You'll be compelled to bring that up repeatedly and it won't make a dent
Demit
Oct 2018
#160
Thank you for the post. I felt like this was a total right wing set-up to get rid of Franken.
Bluepinky
Oct 2018
#168
This is what I always assumed to have happened behind the scenes. I have a friend who knew AL
hlthe2b
Oct 2018
#237
I don't know him as well as your friend does, but our mutual friend knows him better
DFW
Oct 2018
#244
Agreed. No Republican is palatable enough to warrant sitting out a presidential race
DFW
Oct 2018
#247
You can keep typing that until you're blue in the face but it won't matter
BannonsLiver
Oct 2018
#250
I bet she wouldn't. MN Dems hate her guts for what she did to Franken.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#152
I know a lot of Democrats. You can't even mention her name among them
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#207
In politics it often takes only one stupid move to overshadow a career.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#213
She won't get a lot of Dem votes even. She handled the Franken issue very very poorly
hlthe2b
Oct 2018
#148
HRC ran a positive upbeat campaign. And in 2008 she had some pretty strong oratory.
StevieM
Oct 2018
#308
You know full well just divisive this is, but you decided to go ahead anyway.
OnDoutside
Oct 2018
#10
What could possibly be divisive about praising a prominent Democratic senator?
oberliner
Oct 2018
#43
Here's my discussion contribution. She turns me off since what she pulled on Al.
sprinkleeninow
Oct 2018
#284
When do two sides of an idea rate "divisive???" This is nuts. DU is a discussion website. nt
LAS14
Oct 2018
#117
No. The majority here are (as I expected), negative towards Gillibrand because of what she did to
OnDoutside
Oct 2018
#133
NO way...I'd bet money other prominent Senators (Harris, Booker, Klobuchar, Warren etc) get support
hlthe2b
Oct 2018
#180
She is a great Democratic senator and would make a great presidential candidate
oberliner
Oct 2018
#40
She has a lot going for her as a potentially strong Democratic candidate for president
oberliner
Oct 2018
#32
You told us anyone who though Roy Moore would lose Alabama was delusional.
LanternWaste
Oct 2018
#19
Ahhhh...try three weeks before the critical mid-terms? That's why it's divisive.
brush
Oct 2018
#113
There is nothing divisive and lots of DUers have posted threads about potential nominees
oberliner
Oct 2018
#278
She's OK, but has some weak spots. I'm uncommitted to any candidate for the Democratic primary race
aikoaiko
Oct 2018
#57
So in the context of the OP, all Senate Dems are unqualified as Presidential candidates...
brooklynite
Oct 2018
#93
From what I've seen of her I think she'd be eaten alive in the Democratic primary debates.
Gidney N Cloyd
Oct 2018
#68
Answer: no. Reason: Much like Sec. Clinton, she is divisive and thus damaged goods
drbtg1
Oct 2018
#72
Her being the ringleader though highlights her poor judgment in so quickly falling...
brush
Oct 2018
#121
True enough, but she placed herself out front. There are consequences for poor judgment.
brush
Oct 2018
#144
Consensual is the keyword. They both were willing (she even flashed her thong at him).
brush
Oct 2018
#196
"Sexual harassment awareness"? Funny, because I don't remember any Gillibrand amendment,...
drbtg1
Oct 2018
#154
Look, my only point to you is you cannot single her out for a collective choice that was made..
JHan
Oct 2018
#156
Provide your own links. I don't work for you. Everyone knows she lead the charge so...
brush
Oct 2018
#188
The others were marking her, she was the first to stick the knife in. Quite Shakespearean in fact.
OnDoutside
Oct 2018
#295
Your efforts to rewrite history doesn't wash, she led the demand for his resignation. And that was
OnDoutside
Oct 2018
#305
The First Amendment applies only to the suppression of speech by the government.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#230
Just making a point about a common mistake about the First Amendment.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#254
Sure. Maybe it's a bit rude, but it doesn't suppress their speech
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#328
I'll vote for whoever gets the nomination, but we better be smarter than this. -nt
CrispyQ
Oct 2018
#161
I guess the RW think tanks are scrambling with this great Sen. Elizabeth Warren news.
Kingofalldems
Oct 2018
#217
Or maybe the poster likes Kirsten Gillibrand and thinks she is a great progressive Democrat?
oberliner
Oct 2018
#274