Andrew Cuomo and Bill Clinton both have a lengthy list of sexual misconduct allegations against them. But as long as they’re politically useful, top Democrats don’t seem to care.

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    Or look at Al Franken who got pushed out over nothing. Your examples are cherry picked. Plus, wasn’t Cuomo forced out?

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      Yeah, it seems like there’s one party actually holding greater than 60% of their bad actors accountable and another one rewarding bad behavior… But, sure, let’s complain about how 60% is not enough instead of dealing with the reality we find ourselves in.

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      Yes, Cuomo was forced out, but he is attempting a comeback by running for Mayor of NYC against Eric Adams. Aren’t there any non-shitty Democrats in the city who want that job?

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        If someone wants to be a politician that’s a disqualifying factor to being a politician. So yes he’s a fucking shitbag. People who want to improve our lives would rather do anything than politics because that’s just theatre for self absorbed sociopaths

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          it’s also theater some of us have to start doing. not me though. i’m far too corruptible and my soul too tainted already. i’d turn into one of the shitbags, i’m sure

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      Al Franken was pushed out overbeing a popular progressive who could have easily won a presidential election.

      Cuomo was protected till the last possible second, to the point his brother had to resign from CNN over it if I’m not mistaken.

      If you’re trying to argue the party hasn’t protected abusive men for the last 30 years…

      Buddy, I know a guy that’s got some oceanfront property out in Arizona you may be interested in

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        Bro, I’m an OG Clinton hater. I didn’t say it didn’t happen, I said they are cherry picked examples.

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          didn’t say it didn’t happen, I said they are cherry picked examples

          You seemed to be trying to have an argument with the author, and I feel it’s a reasonable assumption they won’t see your comment…

          But that’s kind of the point, the two examples is a neoliberal who faced zero consequences while president, and a progressive who literally didn’t lay a finger on anyone, and it was years before he was in office.

          The point is all the abusive men they’re still protecting.