Al Franken accused of kissing and groping radio host. Will resign.

[vi edit]

Now 6 with Kamala Harris

Do it now while they still have a Democratic governor in place. Do an appointment to a qualified candidate and give them until next August to build a brand.

 

[pauldun170]

Not sure if this was posted

It would feel good, momentarily, to see Franken resign and the Democratic governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, appoint a senator who has not (as far as we know) harmed women. If I believed for one second that Franken is the only Democrat in the Senate who has done something like this, with or without photographic evidence, I would see that as the best and most appropriate option. But in the world we actually live in, I’m betting that there will be more. And more after that. And they won’t all come from states with Democratic governors and a deep bench of progressive replacements. Some will, if ousted, have their successors chosen by Republicans.

In other words, if we set this precedent in the interest of demonstrating our party’s solidarity with harassed and abused women, we’re only going to drain the swamp of people who, however flawed, still regularly vote to protect women’s rights and freedoms. The legislative branch will remain chockablock with old, white Republican men who regard women chiefly as sex objects and unpaid housekeepers, and we’ll show them how staunchly Democrats oppose their misogynistic attitudes by handing them more power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-al-franken-to-resign/?utm_term=.c8c3f6a1f2f4

 

[K1052]

Do it now while they still have a Democratic governor in place. Do an appointment to a qualified candidate and give them until next August to build a brand.

Politically this is a no-brainer. Appoint a well qualified woman from MN.

 

[K1052]

7 now with Tammy Baldwin

 

[HomerJS]

toast

 

[K1052]

And 8 (first dude) now with Bob Casey

 

[K1052]

9 Sherrod Brown

 

[HomerJS]

 

[K1052]

Should be noted that there are some Dem senators who you won't hear from because they are on the Ethics Committee who would probably be saying the same right now otherwise.

 

[K1052]

10 with Joe Donnelly

 

[K1052]

DNC chair now too. Put a fork in him.

 

[vi edit]

Politically this is a no-brainer. Appoint a well qualified woman from MN.

Musings are Kieth Ellison of which I'm...meh.

Smart money is basically a Klobuchar clone.

 

[Blackjack200]

https://twitter.com/brandyljensen/status/938457877840351234

 

[K1052]

Musings are Kieth Ellison of which I'm...meh.

Smart money is basically a Klobuchar clone.

I know little about MN politics. Seeing the name Betty McCollum getting batted around a bit. Apparently a US House rep in a safe D district.

 

[K1052]

11 - Stabenow

 

[Puffnstuff]

Cleaning house is the right thing to do placing the welfare of the people above all other considerations.

 

[K1052]

Per his office Franken will make an announcement tomorrow.

It's over.

 

[bshole]

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[K1052]

Trump has done worse, when will he make his announcement?

Never

Even if the pee tape came out.

 

[K1052]

12 & 13 with Heitkamp and Markey

 

[Thebobo]

Sad I really like Franklin

 

[Puffnstuff]

Trump has done worse, when will he make his announcement?

Notice how this is all one sided and the R's will not throw their own under the bus no matter what.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Amazing. The R's get all the heads they call for while supporting the likes of Trump, Moore etc...

 

[bshole]

`

 

[K1052]

Amazing. The R's get all the heads they call for while supporting the likes of Trump, Moore etc...

From a political long game view though his resignation removes a piece from the board that can be used against the Dems and will further widen the gulf Republicans are finding with women voters.