Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Gillibrand

I was surprised that she never gained traction. The prevailing wisdom is that certain segments of the Democratic coalition never forgave her for her (greatly exaggerated) role in forcing Al Franken to retire.  If so, that suggests that the energy surrounding #MeToo has either dissipated or was never that powerful a political (as opposed to cultural) force in the first place.

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