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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn MSNBC, 4 Dem Senators call for Franken to resign
Ugh, this is very bad. We're going to lose a Senate seat it looks like. Franken gets railroaded by suspicious allegations, while Trump and Moore get no consequences.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)Our Dem governor will appoint a Dem replacement, possibly Keith Ellison. But it's absurd, and I hate it when Democrats stab other Democrats in the back.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)and your Governor.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)Let the women tell their story and let Franken respond. Then make a decision.
Bengus81
(6,936 posts)Just to prove her allegations against Franken aren't BS.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Then include his sorry ass or its a no-go
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)Bengus81
(6,936 posts)Or just take it all at face value?
"It's my right as an entertainer" Such BS............
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)They are just trying to take pot shots at a progressive Democrat.
Does anyone have transcripts for those four Senators to see what kind of fight they put up in the Senate?
FarPoint
(12,466 posts)I'm done battling when they sit pretty and the surrender....
CrispyQ
(36,540 posts)Where are the dem voices demanding that Trump step down? This is a GOP plot to unseat one of our bulldog senators & we have party members helping them. And we're the smart party? Not sure I believe that anymore.
madaboutharry
(40,234 posts)Gov. Mark Dayton (D) would appoint his replacement. He could choose Rep. Keith Ellison as his replacement, whose name has been mentioned.
I'm not saying that I agree with this statement, but it is difficult to see how Sen. Franken survives this.
BannonsLiver
(16,508 posts)There would be a special election. Minn is trending Repub. Odds are the seat will eventually flip.
BannonsLiver
(16,508 posts)OkieLib41
(39 posts)Im not condoning anything Al Franken has done allegedly. However, theres a difference between groping and the shit with Moore and Trump are accused of doing. Im trying to figure out the end game these senators are trying to do? Have a blanket policy that if a person feels that made them uncomfortable, then you need to resign? This deal that the Democratic party feels that they should always take the high road on EVERYTHING is why the Repubs are running the country into the ground! Sometimes you have to fight bully and not turn the other cheek.
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)brooklynite
(94,792 posts)(all women)
moondust
(20,017 posts)That's how it works, right?
Demsrule86
(68,715 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)Demsrule86
(68,715 posts)I have few posters on ignore..but you made a very small list...I love to argue and discuss but don't care for needless snark.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)"Name them."
Seemed like a rude order. You could have politely mentioned you didn't see their names mentioned.
Demsrule86
(68,715 posts)for any of them now in a primary.
hexola
(4,835 posts)This seems sort of abrupt, considering ongoing drip...
nini
(16,672 posts)I'd bet that investigation exposes some right wing interference. He deserves his day ' in court' here.
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peggysue2
(10,844 posts)I don't see how this resignation call makes any sense. Not all sexual harassment claims are equal. Al Franken does not = Roy Moore or the Trumpster, for that matter. What Franken did (groping/acting like a frat boy) the man owned up to and apologized without excuses. Women currently working for Franken--his aides and others--have said they've received nothing but respect and support from the Senator.
So what am I missing, other than a pointless purge?
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)Going along with the wave of McCarthyism and committing suicide just like the lying trolls wanted. Shit like this is why so many hate on the "spineless liberal" - Stand up and call this fake shit what it is - FAKE.
We get what we fucking deserve if they railroad him out. He is one of the few who actually has the guts to speak out.
What utter garbage.