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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNow I'm really puzzled. He raped me but I'm not telling people not to vote for him.
Jake Tapper : "When people hear this from you, are you saying you should not vote for him because of what happened?"
Jenny Racicot : "I'm not going to go as far as to say that. I'm just here to tell my story, to give a clearer picture of who he is and the type of past that he has and I just think it's fair to the democratic process to let people know who they're voting for."
meadowlander
(5,212 posts)johnp3907
(4,397 posts)OGBuzz
(1,014 posts)say 'don't vote for him'.
LisaL
(48,269 posts)I don't think she wants to be accused of making up a story because she is a republican (like his other ex was being accused of). I mean, she is not a republican, but if she told people not to vote for him, people would accuse her of being a Collins supporter.
EdmondDantes_
(2,380 posts)She's been accused of being a Roger Stone and AIPAC plant by people who refuse to believe victims.
W_HAMILTON
(10,527 posts)wcmagumba
(7,141 posts)Or perhaps she's afraid of getting threats in the future. I'm not saying the perp will necessarily do this, but there are lots of crazy people out there.
Baitball Blogger
(52,997 posts)and then replace him with a recall?
Boo1
(766 posts)Baitball Blogger
(52,997 posts)Platner can step down after the election.
Boo1
(766 posts)Fuck him. Withdrawl now and we will run somebody deserving of the seat
LisaL
(48,269 posts)NT
Baitball Blogger
(52,997 posts)Essentially, Trump has pretty much destroyed our morality base, and voters no longer feel anchored to morality, if it means continuing the present power structure. The key is to correct the situation once we have the upper hand. As in, recall planter after the election.
MorbidButterflyTat
(5,081 posts)Her comment seems straight forward.
OGBuzz
(1,014 posts)MorbidButterflyTat
(5,081 posts)She thinks voters should decide. What's wrong with that?
Apparently Maine Democrats are calling for him to step down.
OGBuzz
(1,014 posts)credible accusations from 27 women.
dave99
(815 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(27,489 posts)MorbidButterflyTat
(5,081 posts)"Well....she didn't say what I think she probably should have said so...."
JEEZ!
-misanthroptimist
(2,120 posts)duckworth969
(1,480 posts)Hang tough Platner
EdmondDantes_
(2,380 posts)She has to deal with him being a rapist and supporting a bunch of things that she supports. That a man she liked enough to be in a relationship with could attack her. Lots of victims struggle with
People are often complicated. My biological dad is an abusive ass who's also a rapist, but he's a Democrat and did legitimately good work as a nurse with people suffering from HIV/AIDS. Not everyone is Trump who is a cartoon villain in his devotion to being a universally shitty human.
sarisataka
(23,248 posts)Her words will not change the minds of people who will vote for a rapist