Nobody gets a higher profile for finishing 12th or 15th in a crowd of 20.

Thank Goddess.

...Goddess’ ears.

The sooner she drops out, the better.

Your point?

Glad I won't be there.

Franken didn't come up.

that canary just died. Are you sure you still want to go into that mine?

“No, I do not have any regrets” is not really gonna' help your campaign..........

Own it, then get over it, cause until you do no one else is going to.

her failed campaign for the presidency.

What is so surprising is that she didn’t anticipate the grudge Democrats were holding over her role in Franken’s exile from the Senate.

judgment hasn't gotten any better than when she fell so quickly for the repug hit job on Franken.

And now her doubling down publicly saying she has no regrets just further amplifies how poor her judgment is.

Bye, Felicia.

to drop out of the presidential race and go back to the senate and keep your mouth closed.

It's not behind a paywall unless you've already read 3 this month. Looks like all the stuff that's been posted here repeatedly. Looking forward to reading it later:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken

Hope she's asked about this.

“Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining, Senator.”

That I have to watch you interrupting everyone in the debates.

She can go back to New York with no regrets.

Because if she had a scintilla of conscience, it would probably bother her.

Funny how only the female politicians are on the receiving end of the backstabbing vitriol around here in regards to Franken, and not the male ones who called for his resignation. Wonder why that is....

Warren, Harris, and Booker were part of the railroading. They just weren't betting it would help their chances in 2020.

She made a bet. The bet didn't pay off. She can return to the senate weaker from having run.

Fully!

I'll wait.

Too bad she isn't.

and now seems to be stuck between doubling-down and backpedalling.

Gotcha.

You hurl around alot of accusations.

Seriously? Playing that card is tired.

Joe Biden 2020.

I have no regrets about not supporting her solely for that reason.

first rule of politics, be loyal to your party. silence is better than infighting.

second rule of politics, your party is your tribe, follow rule number one.

All the senators running, except Klobuchar joined Gillibrand. Do they have any regrets?

At least she sticks by her stand. And in a climate that demand that everyone apologize:

Hillary and Biden for voting for the Iraq War

Biden for doing what a representative should do - form ties

and more.

Sometimes I think that we are in a revival meeting:

Repent! Repent!

Having the humility to apologize is a hallmark of a good leader. Barack never hesitated to apologize when he felt he was in the wrong, for example. Hillary never apologized for her IWR vote and it hurt her in 2008.

How many times does this need to be said? She's attacked because she demanded Franken resign before there was ANY sort of investigation into the allegations. That is the only reason why people have soured on her. Nothing else. She set a shitty precedent where accusations alone can end careers and ruin reputations.

But she keeps lying and claiming that people are lambasting her for supporting sexual assault victims. Pardon my French, but that's fucking bullshit. My respect for her is in the toilet and I'm glad her presidential campaign has gone nowhere.

Until one of her own gets accused:

Former Gillibrand aide resigned in protest over handling of sex harassment claims

On Edit: Gillibrand responded that she "fully investigated" the sexual harassment claim against her aide. Seriously, she should fuck off forever.

Gillibrand defends handling of harassment complaints

Many Democrats will not forgive or forget

If only!

By the time 2024 rolls around, nobody will remember this issue. Of course, nobody remembered it in 2018, when she won 67-33.

But enjoy the fantasy.

Complete with gloating tweets. From the piece:

At 1 a.m. on November 16th, Roger Stone, the notorious right-wing operative, announced, on Twitter, “It’s Al Franken’s ‘time in the barrel.’ Franken next in long list of Democrats to be accused of ‘grabby’ behavior.”



After Tweeden’s story was posted, Alex Jones, the extremist radio host, boasted on his show that Stone had told him, in advance, “Get ready. Franken’s next.” Stone told me that an executive at Fox who was friendly with Tweeden had tipped him off.