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In reply to the discussion: "Here's Why Folks Were So Desperate to Smear Kamala Harris" [View all]Celerity
(52,517 posts)34. Harris was the first one to go on television and call for Franken to resign, the day a lot of
women Dem Senators came out (far from just Gillibrand) and called for Franken to resign
so I would say not
Like Gillibrand with Franken.
Gillibrand's tweet was the first, by just a few minutes, and a group of mostly female Senators had been planning and meeting for weeks before it all went down on December 6.
All Democratic Senators except 5 called in public or private for him to resign. Gillibrand is only a Jr. Senator from NY. She doesn't have the superpowers being attributed to her. Schumer was well involved, signed off on it, and gave the ultimatum.
Only Joe Manchin said he should not resign. 3 of the other 4 were on the Senate Ethics committee and could not comment, and the 4th, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, was under federal criminal indictment for corruption at the time and chose to say nothing.
Female Democratic senators coordinated a wave of calls for resignation
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/06/politics/senators-al-franken-resignation/index.html
Nearly three weeks after sexual harassment allegations first emerged against Sen. Al Franken, a wave of Democratic senators in coordination and following a flurry of text messages and phone calls called for his resignation in rapid succession Wednesday morning.
Starting around 11:30 a.m. ET, the senators posted statements in a coordinated effort, one after the other, on social media, saying the Minnesota Democrat should step down. Some comments were elaborate, lengthy and loaded with a moral message. Others, like that of Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, were straight to the point. "Al Franken should resign," she simply tweeted.
Within the next 90 minutes, 16 Democrats -- 10 of them women -- and one Republican senator -- Susan Collins of Maine -- had publicly urged their colleague to vacate his seat.
Starting around 11:30 a.m. ET, the senators posted statements in a coordinated effort, one after the other, on social media, saying the Minnesota Democrat should step down. Some comments were elaborate, lengthy and loaded with a moral message. Others, like that of Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, were straight to the point. "Al Franken should resign," she simply tweeted.
Within the next 90 minutes, 16 Democrats -- 10 of them women -- and one Republican senator -- Susan Collins of Maine -- had publicly urged their colleague to vacate his seat.
then, of course, there was this
Harris: 'I believe' Biden accusers
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437107-harris-i-believe-biden-accusers
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that she believes women who say they felt uncomfortable after receiving unwanted touching from former Vice President Joe Biden.
"I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it," Harris said at a presidential campaign event in Nevada.
The California senator added that Biden will need to decide for himself whether to run for president. "He's going to have to make that decision for himself. I wouldnt tell him what to do," Harris said.
In recent days, several women have come forward to allege that Biden has touched them inappropriately.
"I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it," Harris said at a presidential campaign event in Nevada.
The California senator added that Biden will need to decide for himself whether to run for president. "He's going to have to make that decision for himself. I wouldnt tell him what to do," Harris said.
In recent days, several women have come forward to allege that Biden has touched them inappropriately.
so, Gillibrand with Franken is perhaps not the best analogy
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Harris was the first one to go on television and call for Franken to resign, the day a lot of
Celerity
Nov 2021
#34
Every single Dem Senator joined in calling for him to step down, except for the 5 I listed,
Celerity
Nov 2021
#40
Also: Every Repug I've spoken to is CONVINCED Biden will bow out in '24, leaving Harris to run
peppertree
Nov 2021
#3
No he won't. We would lose the incumbent advantage. If he is healthy, he will run. And
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#7
Considering who's been repeating CNN's RW mantra, It Is Clearly About Gaining Access to Black Voters
Budi
Nov 2021
#10
I don't like the way Harris is being treated, but I would also not choose to vote for her
tritsofme
Nov 2021
#13
You would not choose to vote for her in a Democratic primary, not knowing who the other candidates..
George II
Nov 2021
#42
It goes deeper than the color of her skin, I believe it has more to do with the possibility that she
Escurumbele
Nov 2021
#15
Yes it reminds me of Rush Limbaugh's non-stop 35-year tirade against Hillary Clinton
FakeNoose
Nov 2021
#27
I would be shocked if she was not the object of constant, unsubstantiated smears.
hay rick
Nov 2021
#21