Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Gillibrand on Al Franken : No regrets [View all]Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)No politician is allowed to change their stance on an issue? Was Obama just being an opportunist when he changed his stance on same sex marriage? Elizabeth Warren was a Republican until 1996, is she an opportunist too because she is now a Democrat?
As far as the Clintons, while I don't agree with her opinion, how was it throwing them under the bus since they are no longer running for political office?
And since when is leading the charge defined as making a facebook post less than 5 minutes before several others? The reality that this was a highly coordinated effort among the Democratic caucus: https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/politics/senators-al-franken-resignation/index.html To single out Gillibrand is just unfair.
Plus, you are woefully misinformed about an ethics committee hearing. It does not determine guilt or innocence. It only determines if Congressional ethics rules have been violated. And do you really think that the republican members were planning on giving Franken a fair hearing?
You are accusing Gillibrand of "eliminating probably the biggest hurdle for her 2020 presidential run". Where is the proof of this? You said that it was "pretty easy to substantiate with a little due diligence". So show some credible links that this was her motivation. I'll also add that the immediate beneficiaries of Franken's resignation were Booker and Harris who got high profile seats on the Judiciary committee.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden