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In reply to the discussion: Senator Gillibrand showed courage and has fought for women from the day she became a US Senator. [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,213 posts)She has switched and played with headlines tirelessly in order to further her career. That is not unusual. She is a politician. But she is not a guidepost for the Democratic party. In this case she screwed up. Hoping to play for the position of party leader, she jumped the gun. She read a questionable poll and chased after it without regard for truth or fairness. It does not speak well for her leadership or judgement, let alone her sense of justice.
You are right that we don't seem to know all of the facts about the Al Franken situation. We don't know whether we do or not. We know that gilliabrand did not know all of the facts before she rushed (the headlines) to judgement. So in that case we know she was wrong in what she did. We do know. I will support any Democratic primary against her because she didn't care what she did to the party, to Franken, to the country when she acted without knowing all of the facts.