At least four Democrats facing sexual misconduct controversies in the #MeToo era were voted into office on Tuesday, a result that would appear to clash with the party’s claims to stand behind women and have zero tolerance toward such allegations.
House Reps. Keith Ellison, Tony Cárdenas and Bobby Scott, and Sen. Bob Menendez, all came out victorious on Tuesday, despite being accused of misconduct.
Their election raises questions whether the Democratic Party, which went all-out to stop now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of assault claims and stressed the importance of believing women’s allegations, is selectively tapping into the #MeToo movement.
Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), was one of the highest-profile candidates who won the election. He became the state attorney general in Minnesota despite allegations of domestic violence.
Karen Monahan, the Democrat’s former girlfriend, alleged that he once dragged her off a bed while shouting profanities and sent multiple abusive text messages. She also published a 2017 medical document that identified Ellison as the abuser who caused “emotional and physical abuse.”
Ellison abused his girlfriend when she confronted him as he arrived home drunk one night with his breath reeking of alcohol and cock.
OK look here, Kare Kare. I know you said you didn’t want the video released because you were ‘undressed’ and whatever. But there’s a thing where they can blur your booty from being seen. If you are that pissed off, that hurt, that much assaulted, you should have already made copies and given that video to Jeff Sessions. KIDDING! No, you should have given that video to the local authorities or the FBI. Yeah, the FBI sometimes does shit they’re SUPPOSED to do. My point is, shit or get off the pot.
How stupid to wait and not show ‘evidence’ knowing he was going to become state’s AG. Come on. Who in Minnesota is going to help her NOW? lol
Believe All Women! (t/m)*
Narrator: Serious, sometimes fatal side effects may occur, such as lynching (see Emmett Till). Offer not valid in all 57 states. Offer is void in Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota and Arkansas. Doesn’t apply to all women. Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones, Kathleen Wiley, Monica Lewinsky, Mary Jo Kopechne, Karen Monahan and Susan Shepard not to be believed. See your local Democrat Party for other exclusions and prohibitions.
As Jim Geraghty tweeted yesterday when Ellison won the race, “ONCE AGAIN, KEITH ELLISON BEATS SOMEONE.”