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TreasonousBastard

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1. Tough question.

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Sat Mar 13, 2021, 10:02 PM

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If it weren't for Al Franken, would Andrew Cuomo have half as much support as he does here? [View all] brooklynite Mar 2021 OP

Tough question. TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #1

Franken was a good lesson in allowing for due process. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2021 #2

Pretty much the only reason I support him. I like that he's refusing to quit. How many PrinceHakeem Mar 2021 #3

" Why are Dems always held to higher standards?" brooklynite Mar 2021 #5

Yep madville Mar 2021 #17

The real question should be why are so many Dems so quick... brush Mar 2021 #31

This began as a GOP plot...convinced of it. And we simply must say NO. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #49

Because we are better madville Mar 2021 #7

Bingo. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #9

Better at ditching due process. What's the rush? brush Mar 2021 #33

The stories won't hold up long enough? One wonders. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #48

Probably not madville Mar 2021 #4

i'm not for firing squads, especially circular ones. why not an investigation? somaticexperiencing Mar 2021 #6

A year or two investigation that will be "he said, she said" inconclusive madville Mar 2021 #12

On what planet would this take a year or two dsc Mar 2021 #15

There may be evidence ...some may confuse dates. Hard to keep lies straight...someone is lying. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #47

for me, part of it.....but the other part is worried about who THE HELL will take Cuomos place... samnsara Mar 2021 #8

The second is a solid Democrat who was a US Congresswoman. Blue_true Mar 2021 #13

Hochul voted against Obamacare torius Mar 2021 #39

She was probably given a pass by Pelosi on the Obamacare vote BradAllison Mar 2021 #41

So, she is pretty likely to be open to pardoning Bettie Mar 2021 #50

I am just tired of the double standard liberal N proud Mar 2021 #10

So we become bare-assed hypocrites like republican politicians Blue_true Mar 2021 #16

No, that's not the answer liberal N proud Mar 2021 #19

What I want to see from our politicians Blue_true Mar 2021 #24

my position has been consistent throughout dsc Mar 2021 #11

I don't understand choie Mar 2021 #14

It's easier to push people you don't like out of office than to run against them in an election. dalton99a Mar 2021 #21

+ a million Budi Mar 2021 #30

I think that a lot of Democrats have come to regret Franken's resignation prior to an investigation Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2021 #18

There's a thin line here between due process and politics. tinrobot Mar 2021 #20

The purity police and their firing squad should aim at Republicans, not Democrats dalton99a Mar 2021 #22

Probably not. As well as I don't think people here follow NY politics tulipsandroses Mar 2021 #23

Of course not. hay rick Mar 2021 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author TwilightZone Mar 2021 #26

I just want to see Trump and the Republicans held to the same standard as Democrats Poiuyt Mar 2021 #27

Franken is a dsecent human being, and Cuomo is a nasty son of a bitch Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #28

Exactly OP is trying to treestar Mar 2021 #44

I don't think the OP is trying to make anyone seem like we support sexual harassment. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #54

Leann Tweeden, Tara Reade, ..appears to be a pattern Budi Mar 2021 #29

It taught us to allow a full process. Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #32

Probably not. We learn from our experiences. FlyingPiggy Mar 2021 #34

Probably not. nt Raine Mar 2021 #35

If it weren't for something else frazzled Mar 2021 #36

After Al Franken ... NanceGreggs Mar 2021 #37

Totally unrelated sorry Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2021 #38

Disagree, Franken did NOT let investigation process finish & paid price Cuomo's doing the opposite uponit7771 Mar 2021 #40

Agree with what you just said :). Guess I don't really Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2021 #42

Support for investigation treestar Mar 2021 #43

No he wouldn't. (nt) Paladin Mar 2021 #45

Yes. After Northam we should know better. I expect Fairfax's carreer was destroyed by this sort Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #46

My question is why all these women have come forward on this? And why now? CTyankee Mar 2021 #51

I'm all for due process, but, as long as we don't go overboard, I like the we Dems are tougher... Silent3 Mar 2021 #52

I think this is a very good question kcr Mar 2021 #53

You don't have to support him to support due process dansolo Mar 2021 #55

Cuomo deserves due process LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #56