@PeterTwinklage Was Gavin shovong women into rooms and keeping them there against his will? Was he showing up drunk unwanted to his girlfriend's house and scaring her? Did he talk about rape in weird ways?
@alexandrascaggs The violence is a technicality Platner's supporters are hung up on. What matters is that he is seeking office that votes on laws and judges that profoundly affect women's rights. Can we trust him to protect women?
@alexandrascaggs Fetterman shouldnt be in office either. Neither of these people are responsible or trustworthy. And hating women and showing up at their house drunk after you are told not to is absolutely corroborating evidence of an abusive partner what are you talking about
That Matt Stoller longs for the age of Dixiecrats is well-known, that he longs for the age of women being shoved out of public life is another dimension to his reactionary economic and political views.
For those of you who think I should've said something at the time, let me remind you of DC's culture for women — and sadly nothing has changed.
When I sent this tweet 13 years ago about a Republican staffer, the next morning my boss at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pulled me into his office and told me "Congressional affairs" was furious and that I could get fired if I spoke to reporters.
I had tweeted a photo of the staffer's business card (which I *did* agree to delete) but I refused to delete this.
Everyone at Tune Inn was mad at ME for talking about it. Kicking the man out was sufficient, I didn't need to "try to get him fired" they said.
THAT was the culture I was in while I was dating Graham.
And frankly I'm just done. I'm so done. This just cannot keep happening. I will not one day send my daughters to go work in a congressional office if this culture is not radically transformed.
People need to know they can and should speak up when they're abused or when they see abuse—and know there will be no point scoring about what party affiliation they have.
@ijbailey If you go back to when people start thinking about running it is 2025, Trump just re elected and hasn't imploded on Iran/Epstein yet, Susan Collins looks like a lock, governors race looks more attractive
@TVietor08 You guys shouted over her by constantly boosting Platner and making dumb apologies for him. You abd the loud men who line up behind these lefty weirdos are why she didnt get traction and why it is hard for her to be heard
@PanasonicDX4500 No Platner had a lot of influential men in Dem media who shouted down Mills and their supporters while boosting this goofy walrus and doing daily apologies for his tattoo etc. Jfc