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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKirsten Gillibrand on the Kavanaugh Fallout, What She Expects in the Midterms, and Her 2020 Plans
Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York senator who may run for president, does not sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Late last month, however, she grabbed a seat in the room for Christine Blasey Fords testimony against Brett Kavanaugh, to get a personal view of the proceedings.
That searing morning didnt change her view of the midterms, but it did further confirm her view that todays Republican Party simply doesnt value women, says Gillibrand, a longtime advocate for women including those running for office whos been dubbed The #MeToo Senator by 60 Minutes and the Senator from the State of #MeToo by GQ.
Shes been busy since then. Gillibrand hasnt been the highest-profile campaigner for other Democrats (that distinction goes to Barack Obama and Joe Biden), and shes stayed away from states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, where the presidential primary process will begin, just as some of the other potential White House contenders Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris have inched closer. But Gillibrands political group, Off the Sidelines, has backed more than 90 women candidates running for office in 2018, and in recent days shes swung through four states that voted for Trump, but where Democrats now have clear shots at electing statewide candidates.
In the last two weeks, she visited Arizona (for Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat running for Jeff Flakes vacant Senate seat), Tennessee (where Democrats are trying to pick up another GOP-vacated Senate seat), Michigan (with Gretchen Whitmer, whos favored to reclaim the states governors mansion for the party), and Georgia (with Stacey Abrams, whos looking to become the first African American woman elected governor of any state, and congressional candidate Lucy McBath). Shes headed to Pennsylvania on Friday for her colleague Senator Bob Casey and four women candidates running for House seats.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/kirsten-gillibrand-on-kavanaugh-fallout-and-her-2020-plans.html
That searing morning didnt change her view of the midterms, but it did further confirm her view that todays Republican Party simply doesnt value women, says Gillibrand, a longtime advocate for women including those running for office whos been dubbed The #MeToo Senator by 60 Minutes and the Senator from the State of #MeToo by GQ.
Shes been busy since then. Gillibrand hasnt been the highest-profile campaigner for other Democrats (that distinction goes to Barack Obama and Joe Biden), and shes stayed away from states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, where the presidential primary process will begin, just as some of the other potential White House contenders Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris have inched closer. But Gillibrands political group, Off the Sidelines, has backed more than 90 women candidates running for office in 2018, and in recent days shes swung through four states that voted for Trump, but where Democrats now have clear shots at electing statewide candidates.
In the last two weeks, she visited Arizona (for Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat running for Jeff Flakes vacant Senate seat), Tennessee (where Democrats are trying to pick up another GOP-vacated Senate seat), Michigan (with Gretchen Whitmer, whos favored to reclaim the states governors mansion for the party), and Georgia (with Stacey Abrams, whos looking to become the first African American woman elected governor of any state, and congressional candidate Lucy McBath). Shes headed to Pennsylvania on Friday for her colleague Senator Bob Casey and four women candidates running for House seats.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/kirsten-gillibrand-on-kavanaugh-fallout-and-her-2020-plans.html
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Kirsten Gillibrand on the Kavanaugh Fallout, What She Expects in the Midterms, and Her 2020 Plans (Original Post)
oberliner
Oct 2018
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Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)1. More division before the midterms...I guess.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)2. What part of the interview did you find divisive?
The piece highlights all of the campaigning that she has been doing for Democrats across the country for the midterms.
Her comments seemed to be all about unity, not division.
enough
(13,262 posts)3. Interesting that the comments on this story at NY Mag are overwhelmingly about
Al Franken. And overwhelmingly negative on Gillibrand.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)4. That is strange considering what a strong Democrat she is
One would think there would be broad support for her campaigning for Democrats across the country.