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In reply to the discussion: The silence left by Franken leaving is deafening. [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)I said the Franken 35. Gillibrand screwed the party and the people, let alone Al Franken. She wanted lead on this, so she gets the most heat. But all 35 showed themselves to be back-stabbing ambitionists or timid poll-followers or just politically inept. They all showed a lack of the quality we need for someone to lead the party.
It is not helping the GOP to chastise our elected officials for doing stupid and counter productive things. If we don't, they will continue to act stupidly. What helps the GOP is that they get a pass for behavior because they can say "See. Even the Democrats say that we are just alike."
The silly 35 knee-jerked their way into getting our best committee questioner tossed out and having his picture put up every time the media mentions weinstein. trump gets a walk. You have to let your elected members know that they screwed up and that there are consequences for that kind of bald ambition or just that kind of tone deaf behavior.