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In reply to the discussion: If Gillibrand is automatically disqualified because she called on Franken to resign... [View all]NanceGreggs
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because she thought it was a political winner. She thought there would be widespread support for her position, and having her name on it would serve her political future well.
She miscalculated. The backlash was immediate, and not what she was counting on.
She gambled she lost. It happens. Whether you think shes being treated unfairly or not, the fact is that her name is forever associated with our having lost one of the most effective and committed senators our party had and at a juncture where true warriors like Franken are sorely needed to stand up to Trump and the GOP.
Had her position on Franken been overwhelmingly well-received, she would have basked in the glory. Unfortunately, she now has to own the failure and there are many, many Democrats (as you can see from the posts here on DU) who are happy to remind her of that failure.
As I said, whether her being tarred-and-feathered over this is fair or not, it is what it is. And no minds are going to be changed by saying, whatabout these other guys.
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