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In reply to the discussion: Leeann Tweeden's questionable claims. [View all]Denzil_DC
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with a search for "Franken" or "Tweedie" are pages and pages of the original reports.
I really don't know how much traction these onstage videos etc. are going to get, and I have a feeling they alone may not the gotcha that a number of posters here assume they are. People tend to get bored with a story quite quickly, and it takes a lot to get some folks to look at things anew. The raunchiness portrayed may eventually serve as clickbait, but no major outlet beyond Twitter (no doubt Facebook too, though I don't go there), DU and Kos has picked this up yet as far as I've seen.
I hope any plot, as you say, is revealed and discredits whoever's behind it (and/or Tweeden herself in terms of motivation, if that's how it pans out). Those who hate Franken will continue to hate him and no doubt bring all this up years from now no matter how it's debunked because that's how they roll. I don't think they can be reached. The priority is to reach those who may be persuadable and not blow this all up out of proportion any more than's already happened.