Can the party that demanded Al Franken's resignation nominate Bloomberg for president?

[Yavin4]

Bloomberg's sexism is well-documented compared to just allegations against Franken. What would that say about us as a party?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Plenty of people are willing to excuse bigoted behavior, as long as the person doing it is *our*

bigot.

[thesquanderer]

8. though with Franken, some Dems turned on one of our own. n/t

[Kurt V.]

35. and ha$ the proper a$$ets

[underthematrix]

2. Yep. What are gonna do? Stay home?

African Americans don't have that luxury. We're gonna vote for whoever is on the DEM ticket.

[Bradshaw3]

9. Actually they did stay home in 2016

Data shows that the AA vote was much less in 2016 than 2012. Expect the same or worse in 2020 if Bloomberg is the nominee.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/registered-voters-who-stayed-home-probably-cost-clinton-the-election/

[underthematrix]

18. You're right. Black people were manipulated by anything to do with race.

They just couldn't see past it especially when some of it was coming from inside the party. A lot of African Americans like Bloomberg. My sister only talks positively about two candidates BIDEN and BLOOMBERG and her millennial will vote just like her. When I went to the senior lunch one of my lunch partners said he voted for Pete B. while the others were talking about only two candidates BIDEN and BLOOMBERG. They said no to Sanders due to his heart attack and no to Warren because they didn't like her attack on Bloomberg and some said they simply didn't like her. And in my small town ,in my neighborhood there was only one sign for the presidential election and it was for BLOOMBERG. Interesting.

African Americans will come out in droves this time because President Obama can make the case for a DEM president with EVIDENCE. Everyone wants Russian Agent Trump out of the White House.

[Bradshaw3]

20. Sorry I'll take facts over anecdotal stories

And the facts are Bloomberg's policies have hurt AA and your lone example does not refute how people will vote when it comes to a candidate with his history, when they didn't do it with someone like Hillary who won the AA vote by huge numbers in the primary.

[underthematrix]

21. That's not what hurts black and brown people. What really hurts them are the

crime families and communities who operated with impunity during his tenure. They were Russian, Ukranian, Israeli, Italian and other eastern European groups. These people had control of the systems that would normally protect the equal protection rights of black and brown people.

[Bradshaw3]

22. "Who operated with impunty during his tenure"

Not much of an endorsement.

[underthematrix]

23. I'm African American. I don't take it personally.

It's not like they're applying to be my bestie or moving my house or sex with me. They're all great no matter what their record is compared to Russian Agent Traitor Trump.

[Yavin4]

14. And the choice that we give them will be "Mr. Stop and Frisk" vs. Trump.

How do you generate enthusiasm for that?

[underthematrix]

19. African Americans believe America is racist and MOST white people are

racist. For example, they consider Sander's attempt to primary President Obama a racist move.

[mdelaguna]

30. +1

[OnDoutside]

3. A party should not nominate someone who hasn't released his taxes

Or released their FULL medical records.

[underthematrix]

32. I agree. But we have to go with what we've got.

The lives of black and brown people are on the line if #RussianAgentTrump gets a second term.

I'm voting for BIDEN in the primary and I'll vote for Bernie in the general if he's the nominee.

[OnDoutside]

33. With news of that WP story, this is disintegrating at a rapid rate.

[Hoyt]

4. Do you have any source -- even unsubstantiated -- that Bloomberg improperly touched women?

Unfortunately, Franken did. Although, I think it was more innocent than many people thought.

[Turbineguy]

5. We should nominate Trump.

That way there's no way we could lose the election.

[Kaleva]

6. Which of our candidates publicly called for Franken to resign?

[defacto7]

15. Yep. I know.

[Dem4Life1102]

17. Sanders and Warren

Among the current candidates.

[redqueen]

34. Ugh

I had managed to forget that, at least for a while.

[NellieStarbuck]

37. Gillibrand's gone, thankfully.

[Dem4Life1102]

39. Warren called for Franken to resign the same day

Why the double standard?

[Raftergirl]

7. I'm pissed he was forced to resign.

And I blame my own Senator for leading the charge.

[brewens]

10. If we nominate Bloomberg, we have to STFU about several things we have on Trump. n/t

[brooklynite]

25. Those issues were litigated in 2016 and shouldn't be brought up now...

We have plenty of new items to focus on.

[Kaleva]

11. Here's the full list of Senators who called on Franken to resign.

And their comments.

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/full-list-senators-call-for-al-franken-to-resign-282175

[Yavin4]

13. There were a lot of senators on that list. A lot.

It will be really difficult and awkward for them to then go out and campaign for Bloomberg.

[Kaleva]

16. But they will.

Warren said in the last debate she will support Bloomberg if he's the nominee

[Mme. Defarge]

12. That was a move to take a possible rival for the nomination,

and no doubt a strong one at that. Hell, he probably would have been way ahead as a candidate at this point. And I would not have to reregister as a Democrat to vote as one in my state’s primary.

[brooklynite]

24. I wasn't aware that "the Party" demanded Al Franken's resignation.

[LongtimeAZDem]

26. The party didn't; some individual party memebers did so for self-promotion

[Yavin4]

31. "some individual party members" You mean like his colleagues in the senate?

From post #11

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/full-list-senators-call-for-al-franken-to-resign-282175

Who will be asked on the campaign trail about this over and over again?

[LongtimeAZDem]

40. Yep; it was clearly self serving. It killed Gillibrand's campaign, and will bite others if it comes up

[UniteFightBack]

27. Elected folk demanded his resignation, not the people. nt

[redqueen]

28. I would expect lots to be written about meaningless virtue signalling,

selective enforcement, and a dearth of actual values.

[Lunabell]

29. Yes!

How many NDA's does he have?

[YOHABLO]

36. No!

[LexVegas]

38. ...

[Scotch-Irish]

41. Bingo! I want Al Franken back in the Senate.

We need him. Unlike trump, I believe he has learned his lesson.