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Showing Original Post only (View all)Kirsten Gillibrand on The View made me want to scream! [View all]
Last edited Wed Apr 24, 2019, 02:16 PM - Edit history (1)
Yeah, I watch. No Megan today. But Joy Behar directly challenged her on Al Franken and she had the gall to reply that the big donors and Democratic elites wanted him back but ordinary voters didnt. I almost threw my prodigious coffee mug at the screen.
Thank goodness shes got a snowballs chance in hell.
Thanks. Had to get that off my chest.
Edit for footage. Start at 3:30. I paraphrased but watching it again pisses me off even more.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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"big donors and Democratic elites" wanted him back but ordinary voters didn't."
madaboutharry
Apr 2019
#11
Her denial is simply face-saving, I truly believe. I think she KNOWS better than that.
hlthe2b
Apr 2019
#16
I believe, as you do, that she knows that she did not handle the Al situation well.
pazzyanne
Apr 2019
#70
I can't stand to listen to her. She lacks the ability to project and to speak with the confidence...
NurseJackie
Apr 2019
#18
There are a few in primary who just want a platform. She may be one. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2019
#22
Disagree. I'd put it more at one Franken is worth 50 Gillibrands. There are very few Frankens but
Amaryllis
Apr 2019
#140
And Ill be watching for who you choose...'undecided'. Bc it will say a lot about you.
Chin music
Apr 2019
#98
3 exact same reply's?? Nice try. But she chose to initiate the attack! Glad it is hurting her! nt
USALiberal
Apr 2019
#90
She wanted to be first because she thought it would make her look like a leader. Nope. nt
USALiberal
Apr 2019
#95
Gillibrand is Right-This is a Marathon and the Voters Will Ultimately Decide the Outcome
dlk
Apr 2019
#44
If I Had to Guess, I'm Thinking KG Loses MN If She Were the Nominee Against Trump...
The_Counsel
Apr 2019
#46
We saw it live, and I thought Joy said under her breath, sarcastically, "Democratic elites"....
George II
Apr 2019
#48
When she represented part of NYS in the House she was anti-immigrant and a pro-gun advocate
mtnsnake
Apr 2019
#51
The problem is most of the other senators running for president followed her lead.
deurbano
Apr 2019
#52
Yesterday Meghan was so rude to Joy and interrupted her I bet she was made to take the day off
kimbutgar
Apr 2019
#57
And she had the audacity to say she is a conservative first and can't be a feminist!
kimbutgar
Apr 2019
#80
Yeah, KG prolly has less chance at the nomination than Joe Biden, due to the Al Franken debacle
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#59
She is the one candidate that would cause me to seriously consider not voting in the 2020 election.
Stonepounder
Apr 2019
#115
I agree! She's desperately hanging onto a thread of an excuse for her appalling behavior...
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#119
Franken is Why Gillibrand is Polling at 1% or Less in the Polls. She'll Figure it Out One Day.
Indykatie
Apr 2019
#126
I was just at the point where I thought we might possibly win with a female nominee....
uberblonde
Apr 2019
#146
I won't stay home. I will vote on 2020. I will vote for the Democrat for POTUS
usaf-vet
Apr 2019
#159