Liberal groups withdraw endorsement of Alan Grayson following domestic violence report

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Miami Herald

Two liberal backers of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson's Senate campaign withdrew their endorsements Tuesday.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America both cut ties with the Orlando Democrat, citing a Politico report claiming Grayson's ex-wife reported domestic violence to police on four occasions.

"After today’s revelations of years of police reports about allegations of domestic abuse involving Alan Grayson, we are no longer willing to support and are formally withdrawing our endorsement of him in the race for U.S. Senate," leaders with PCCC and DFA said in a joint statement.

The groups also called on Grayson to donate their members' campaign contributions to a domestic violence charity in Orlando.

Read more: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/07/liberal-groups-withdraw-endorsement-of-alan-grayson-following-domestic-violence-report.html

[tonyt53]

1. And people wondered why the "Democratic establishment" was staying away from the guy.

They knew about this crap.

[Helen Borg]

8. There is another obvious explanation.

He told the truth. Which is why these allegations are coming out now.

[MBS]

25. yes, that's what I've always thought, too. n/t

[geek tragedy]

2. there's no way anyone can risk being associated with him

he's toxic beyond hope

[rjsquirrel]

3. Bye bye bully

Harry Reid had your number.

[MadDAsHell]

4. Can't say I'm shocked. He seemed like an angry guy.

Good in politics, not so good in domestic relations.

[jtuck004]

5. Here's one of them - she hit him then filed a complaint that she was assaulted. Their

18 yo daughter wrote a statement in support, and here is the video that cleared him of the bogus charge.

And the divorce was a year ago.

I know a real estate swindler who doesn't think much of due process either.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Good luck with that. If Democrats don't distance themselves now, the Repubs will have a field day.

[jtuck004]

9. If two political parties agree, you don't need one of them. n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Well, I should hope that all "political parties" can agree that domestic abuse cannot be condoned.

There are people of good conscience in every political party in the country.

[jtuck004]

18. Until there is due process there is no safe place to agree on anything. We can get to

your self-righteous backslapping later.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. "Where's there's smoke, there's......."

[7962]

23. He has run ads that were blatant lies & didnt care when he was caught

he's a douchbag

[MBS]

26. yes, exactly. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

29. This is a fucking mess. He should just drop out!

[jtuck004]

31. Or, she could be arrested and jailed for filing false police reports and he could go on

representing the people who elect him.

[Helen Borg]

7. Anyone can make allegations...

It makes no sense to sever ties because of allegations.

[iandhr]

10. Would you say that if he was a Republican?

[7962]

24. And thats the way everyone should look at things like this.

I'm tired of people backing "our" people when they get busted on something that everyone would be HOWLING about if a republican were doing/saying it.

[geek tragedy]

16. several police reports made over the years makes the likelihood too great to risk it nt

[marble falls]

11. Generally aren't public whippings held after the trial?

[geek tragedy]

17. not in the Grayson household, apparently nt

[NaturalHigh]

12. I have decidedly mixed feelings on this.

On one hand, I'm a firm "innocent until proven guilty" guy. On the other, I can't stand Grayson and can easily see him slapping his (bigamist) wife. Then again, she's a nut job who assaulted him and then claimed that he tried to assault her.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. And another "Florida Liberal" bites the dust.

It's painful, but necessary.

[think]

15. Yet his children prefer to live with him & his older daughter made statements backing him

by claiming he hadn't done anything wrong during the marriage.

Lolita Grayson's most recent claim in 2014 was completely refuted by video evidence and the daughter's sworn statement.

The couple's oldest daughter issued a statement to POLITICO, saying her father had done nothing wrong throughout the marriage. Skye Grayson, 21, said she and her siblings did not want to be “pawns in a game of power” with an unnamed “political opponent.”

“My mother has always struggled with emotional issues,” said Skye Grayson, who noted that several of the older children chose to live with their dad. “She physically lashed out at me, my siblings and our father, and then blamed us for it, victimizing us. This resulted in a considerably troubled childhood home.”

Skye Grayson herself was accused at one point of domestic abuse by her mother. In November 2013, Lolita Grayson told the Orange County Sheriff's Office that her daughter slapped the phone out of her hand as she dialed 911 after an argument erupted over Skye Grayson smoking in her car. No arrests were made.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/alan-grayson-wife-florida-226090#ixzz4FXnQqWKF

[Festivito]

19. Actual truth does not matter if you repeat a lie FOUR times.

At least to dumb-asses it doesn't matter.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

30. This is really sad. :(

[Skittles]

21. sorry, that gal sounds like she is off her rocker

[7962]

22. "todays revelations"??? We've talked about this scumbag months ago.

Screw him. He's the worst example of a politician

[Scuba]

27. There's no room for a guy like Grayson in our Party. Not only has he been accused of violence ....

... but it's well-known that he holds progressive viewpoints. His daughter didn't deny that, did she?



Under the bus with him.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

28. Good for them! He needs to drop out!