Gillibrand pushes back on criticism that she was too quick to demand resignation of Sen. Al Franken

[Soph0571]

Gillibrand also pushed back on criticism that she was too quick to demand the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) in 2017, after eight women accused him of sexual harassment. Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call on Franken to resign, and she was soon joined by two dozen other senators from the party.

“Senator Franken was entitled to whatever type of review or process he wanted,” Gillibrand said. “He could’ve stuck it out, stayed in the Senate, gone through [the] Ethics Committee’s investigation. Those were his choices, but I had to make my choice.”

[link:https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/18/kirsten-gillibrand-sexual-harassment-1226466|

I have a feeling this is not going to go away.....

[qazplm135]

1. I'm not a fan of hers

I think she's someone whose principles swing depending on the electorate she's trying to woo...but she's exactly right here...he could have stuck it out and gone through an investigation.

[BlueStater]

2. And your choice sucked and made you look foolish.

If an investigation discovered more unflattering information with actual strong evidence supporting it, you would have been completely justified in telling him to resign. Demanding he do so before all the facts were out made you look extremely unprofessional and too quick in making rash decisions.

[MineralMan]

3. Yes, and now we have to make our choices.

Sometimes things connect to one another. Think about that, Senator.

[Sherman A1]

4. She can push back all she wants

I don't see me supporting her in any situation. If she is the nominee she will get my vote, but nothing more than that.

[BlueStater]

5. She won't be the nominee.

Her numbers are terrible. She's barely eking out 1% in all the polls I've seen and she already has quite a bit of name recognition so there's not really any new people left to attract.

At this rate, she won't even qualify for the debates.

[Sherman A1]

7. Not qualifying for the debates

would in my opinion be absolutely perfect and more than fitting.

[oasis]

6. Will "Hindsight is 20/20" ever be a useful campaign slogan?

[LiberalFighter]

8. She lost any possibility for me when she railroaded Franken.

Her accusations were baseless as well as political.

[Shrek]

9. She didn't do it by herself

Other Senators reacted the same way, including Harris, Brown, Warren, Sanders, and Booker.