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In reply to the discussion: Pierce: Ralph Northam Should Resign. But Democrats Better Wise Up. [View all]ProfessorPlum
(11,257 posts)Democrats would rather be beyond reproach than in power. And Republicans would MUCH rather be in power than beyond reproach.
Removing someone or something (like ACORN) had better be balanced against the actual damage it causes the party.
What if removing Northam turned the governorship of VA over to the GOP? Would everyone at DU still be loudly calling for it? Because when real Democratic power is on the line, we have to be careful about who we make walk the plank. The ACORN debacle was the worst (real loss of power, no real wrongdoing), and Franken, to me, seems to be in the same boat. But how do we choose when there is real wrongdoing AND it represents a real loss of power? How do we hang on to our souls, knowing that loss of Democratic power means real hardship, death, and discrimination for a lot of people, regardless of the fortunes of one particular politician.