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brooklynite

(95,078 posts)
Fri May 17, 2019, 01:59 PM May 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand Is Struggling. Will Abortion Rights Be Her Rallying Cry?

New York Times

In the two years leading up to her 2020 run, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spent millions of dollars building up a network of online and grass-roots donors who could power her coming presidential campaign.

But after Ms. Gillibrand’s big announcement in January, her expensively laid plans unraveled as those potential contributors all but vanished.

Ms. Gillibrand raised less money from small contributors in her first quarter as a presidential candidate than she had in six of the eight previous quarters when she wasn’t running for president, according to federal campaign records.

The poor showing has left the New York senator short on one of the Democratic National Committee’s key criteria — having at least 65,000 donors — to qualify for the party’s official debates that begin next month.


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Kirsten Gillibrand Is Struggling. Will Abortion Rights Be Her Rallying Cry? (Original Post) brooklynite May 2019 OP
Maybe, had she not f'ed Al Franken over maybe she dewsgirl May 2019 #1
Doesn't seem to have affected Sanders, Harris, Booker, Warren or Klobuchar... brooklynite May 2019 #4
In a Democratic primary BeyondGeography May 2019 #2
LOL W_HAMILTON May 2019 #17
more than a few of us have not forgotten what she did to Al Franken vlyons May 2019 #3
"Warren joins chorus calling for Franken's resignation" -- Boston Globe brooklynite May 2019 #5
But have forgotten that Warren did it too Trumpocalypse May 2019 #8
She will latch onto any issue that seems to have legs... ret5hd May 2019 #6
Except these have her signature issues for years Trumpocalypse May 2019 #9
She never had a chance. BlueTsunami2018 May 2019 #7
Screwed the country??? Trumpocalypse May 2019 #10
Yes. BlueTsunami2018 May 2019 #18
Cult of personality thinking Trumpocalypse May 2019 #19
We have to separate the wheat from the chaff sometime. SergeStorms May 2019 #11
Fair enough, but nobody's applying this principle to the other low-count candidates. brooklynite May 2019 #12
Well, Kirsten... SergeStorms May 2019 #13
No room in that "special place" for Sanders, Warren, Booker, Harris, Klobuchar.....? brooklynite May 2019 #14
Certainly not yet. SergeStorms May 2019 #15
Nope. W_HAMILTON May 2019 #16
 

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
1. Maybe, had she not f'ed Al Franken over maybe she
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:02 PM
May 2019

wouldn't be struggling so hard.

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brooklynite

(95,078 posts)
4. Doesn't seem to have affected Sanders, Harris, Booker, Warren or Klobuchar...
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:09 PM
May 2019

...nor did it hurt her Senate re-elect.

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BeyondGeography

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2. In a Democratic primary
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:02 PM
May 2019

that’s kind of like being the burger chain that offers fries.

Sad.

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vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. more than a few of us have not forgotten what she did to Al Franken
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:07 PM
May 2019

and women's reproductive rights had better be every Dem candidate's rallying cry.

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Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
8. But have forgotten that Warren did it too
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:19 PM
May 2019

Along with Booker, Sanders and Harris. All of whom called for Franken to resign.

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ret5hd

(20,574 posts)
6. She will latch onto any issue that seems to have legs...
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:13 PM
May 2019

Abortion, sexual harassment, deep ocean fishing...whatever has legs, doesn't matter to her.

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Trumpocalypse

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9. Except these have her signature issues for years
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:21 PM
May 2019

It is a shame so many forget that in a dishonest attempt to demonize her.

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BlueTsunami2018

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7. She never had a chance.
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:15 PM
May 2019

Even if she hadn’t screwed the country with the Franken business she still wouldn’t have had a chance. There’s fewer than five people who have a legitimate shot at this, the others are just fooling themselves.

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Trumpocalypse

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10. Screwed the country???
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:21 PM
May 2019

Give me a break.

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BlueTsunami2018

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18. Yes.
Fri May 17, 2019, 08:23 PM
May 2019

The entire country was harmed by the loss of Senator Franken.

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Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
19. Cult of personality thinking
Fri May 17, 2019, 08:36 PM
May 2019

It’s reasonable to say Franken was screwed and even Minnesota was screwed. While Franken was a good Senator, he had an average record of accomplishments. To say the country was screwed is just mindless hero worship of a TV star. Sound familiar?

And remember it was 35 Senators who called for Franken to resign, not just one.

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SergeStorms

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11. We have to separate the wheat from the chaff sometime.
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:34 PM
May 2019

And Kirsten Gillibrand is defintely chaff! She's one of my Senators, and I'll continue to support her there, but she most definitely isn't presidential material. Buh-bye, Kirsten, and thanks for playing.

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brooklynite

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12. Fair enough, but nobody's applying this principle to the other low-count candidates.
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:36 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
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SergeStorms

(19,208 posts)
13. Well, Kirsten...
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:44 PM
May 2019

holds a special place in the hearts of many DUers. A very special place. Someone has to be first, correct?

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brooklynite

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14. No room in that "special place" for Sanders, Warren, Booker, Harris, Klobuchar.....?
Fri May 17, 2019, 02:58 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
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SergeStorms

(19,208 posts)
15. Certainly not yet.
Fri May 17, 2019, 06:26 PM
May 2019

Like I said, we have to separate the wheat from the chaff.

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W_HAMILTON

(7,880 posts)
16. Nope.
Fri May 17, 2019, 06:31 PM
May 2019

When she spearheaded Franken's ouster, that was it for her.

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