Allegations and Democratic resignations

True. Republicans accept sexual abusers with open arms.

He asked for an investigation. The whole thing was orchestrated by trump and Roger Stone. Franken was the strongest against dumps nominees

Al fraken had 8 credible accusers and stepped down while admitting wrongdoing.

Go rage fuck your socks you fucking muppet.

It’s a sad state when we have to even debate how the assault is characterized. He sexually assaulted her; he (at least) digitally raped her. He has not been held to account by his party and supporters. He’s disgusting and they’re disgusting for ignoring it.

I am doing nothing of the sort. I simply asked for proof before judging.

You are against confirming this is not a setup?

Yeah, I did learn a lot from Franken. That is why you can't fall in love with any candidate.

this, as a minnesotan and former franken fan, is the most correctest take.

It's the timing that has me raising an eyebrow. Plus, how can we forget what happened with Al Franken? He resigned, and it came out that he was innocent.

It’s not lost on me that at the center of every one of these scandals is a straight white guy. I’ve said in other contexts that there are some Dems to whom *nothing* is more important than winning the votes of blue-collar white christian men and there’s no price too high for that.

"We remember Al Franken." the guy who willingly resigned because he was caught on camera assaulting women? Also just a profound "fuck you" for your general response here, creep.

Saw folks comparing it to Al Franken as though it was a bad thing we should expel creeps with serious allegations against them because in some future point in time the country will need their vote to, uh, do the same impotent stuff they've been doing?

She's the victim and is a Democratic strategist. Guess what? Republicans work as democratic strategists and vice versa. I believe her. But the timing is also suspect. As it would be if he were accused of embezzlement.

You're smart enough to know that's a really silly thing to say. You're speaking from emotion, friend. We should believe victims. But the timing is suspicious regardless of the scandal. Moreso when WH had the FBI reopen an investigation in the past 2 weeks.

Also Tina Smith was better than Franken and if Peggy Flanagan wins the DFL primary she’ll be better than Franken too.

Yeah I’m not a huge fan, he’s definitely crossed some lines. He was taken down however before those women spoke up - weakened for years. Bc he was the only one fighting Trump. And we just let it happen.

Regarding Al Franken, there was never any proof in a court of law. There was no due process.

not guilty at trial, the last thing a candidate or a party needs is for this to be an issue. And with over a dozen more to choose from....As for his current seat, my view is let the Republicans kick their guy out first.

It's wild how some people just can't accept the idea that Democrats are also capable of being sex offenders.

Stop Even Ken Starr found those accusations to be NOT credible. The Republicans went fishing for anyone willing to take their money. It was ridiculous.

The only person who knew exactly what Al Franken had done was Al Franken and he resigned. It was an admission that what he'd done was wrong. We're Dems because we don't tolerate that shit. I have been fighting with the bros about this for years and it's a hill I will die on.

💯 Whining abt Franken who assaulted Tweeden while she was asleep Thought it was so funny had a pic taken Many victims are assaulted while they sleep or are unconscious EIGHT women came forward as victims of Franken To diminish & dismiss survivors and then paint the accuser as the victim is vile

Its an al franken attack a la roger stone methinks

Every time someone brings him up I feel like I’m going crazy. Who’s cares about Al Franken? He got replaced by a Dem who did just as well electorally, and also the Dems immediately won a Senate seat in Alabama because they could credible talk about the GOP nom being a probable pedo.

It's not odd; women are people and they're reacting in a way that has worked for them in the past. It's conditioned, and even women who are aware of how they react are going to have a difficult time adjusting that. *This is a survival mechanism*, it hasn't been broken yet.

To be clear, if he is guilty, he should fuck right the Hell off and hide in a hole, or even better, a prison cell.

Guessing this person's still fuming about Al Franken's resignation.

Most Cuomo supporters were women. Al Franken’s stans mostly seem to be (older) women. It’s very odd but a real phenomenon.

No clue if the allegations are legit. I can't help but be reminded of similar public figures who have been accused in the past like Al Franken. Maybe they aren't equal in integrity. I could be wrong but this just seems oddly familiar for some reason.

Unspoken by these types is Franken had multiple other allegations. It wasn’t just the photo but of course that’s a convenient narrative

I still have several friends-all 60's/70's-who willfully ignore all the accusations after the initial one, and blame Gillibrand. They like denying Franken's agency in favor of blaming others. Just because they liked him.