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In reply to the discussion: Kirsten Gillibrand, two words as to why you went nowhere [View all]pnwmom
(108,925 posts)She isn't criticizing Democrats for taking the stand they did. She's asking them to make it count.
And I think the bright line drawn by the Dems did help us in the Roy Moore situation, and also helped us elect more women.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/12/08/jess_mcintosh_democrats_must_make_me_too_moment_count_replace_these_guys_with_progressive_women.html
"One thing I want to say about today is that Democrats need to make this count. If we are going to cull our ranks, if this is the principle that we are setting today, we need to replace these guys with bold, progressive women, and we need to hold the Republicans to the same principle. We need to talk about the fact that it has been 425 days since Donald Trump admitted to being a sexual predator," she said. "And he's still there.