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Former Digitial Director for Kamala Harris goes after Klobuchar (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2020 OP
why is Klobuchar being demanding an issue NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #1
'demanding' and 'abusive' are not synonymous. nt redqueen Jan 2020 #2
Unfortunately less true of Female bosses judeling Jan 2020 #3
 

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
1. why is Klobuchar being demanding an issue
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:46 PM
Jan 2020

I'm sure plenty of male candidates have been as demanding or worse.

(I'm not a Klobuchar supporter or a Harris supporter - just thought it was strange that I'd never heard that about any previous candidate before Klobuchar...)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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redqueen

(115,103 posts)
2. 'demanding' and 'abusive' are not synonymous. nt
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 04:24 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

judeling

(1,086 posts)
3. Unfortunately less true of Female bosses
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jan 2020

Has there been any accusations of singling out a staffer for abuse or even playing favorites?
Even the famous Comb/Fork scene happened in private and was as much a joke to bring home the point to think ahead. As body person it was their job to do so. Heck the candidate herself didn't have a problem talking about it.

Throwing a binder onto a desk even if in temper is not throwing a book at a staffer. Having the staff wash the dishes after her constituent Thursday brunches is not abuse. Calling a Senator to ask them to stop poaching staff is not trying to block a staffers career.

It is very recently as more women have become Senators that 6 or 7 Women are not in the top 10 of Staff turn over. Tell me there isn't a gender component in that.

One other thing. We hear no stories about that kind of "abuse" from her time as a prosecutor and Even more telling we have had no stories about like that about her campaign and you can be sure every reporter is looking for them now.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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