Conservatives are complaining the Ellison sexual misconduct story has been buried…
Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation against Brett Kavanaugh is ricocheting back on a Democrat who has faced his own allegations but, ostensibly, has nothing to do with the Supreme Court fight: Rep. Keith Ellison, the candidate for Minnesota attorney general and deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Led by opinion hosts on Fox News, conservative figures looking to call out liberal hypocrisy have seized on accusations by Ellison’s former girlfriend Karen Monahan that he emotionally abused her and, during a 2016 argument, yelled profanities at her and dragged her off a bed.
They claim that the national press, while giving ‘round the clock coverage to an allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when they were both in high school, has ignored Monahan’s more recent claims about Ellison — and so, they argue, has the Democratic Party.
“Guess what? Prominent Democrats line up in support, believe Kavanaugh’s accuser,” Fox News’ Sean Hannity said on his show Thursday night. “You’re hard-pressed to find any Democrats standing behind Ellison’s ex-girlfriend. That proves it’s politics.”
The allegations have gotten ample coverage in local media, including this week, when Monahan posted a medical document on social media showing she told a doctor in 2017 about alleged emotional and physical abuse. Ellison has denied the accusations against him….
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Ellison is leading in the Minnesota AG race …..41% to 36% with 18% undecided in a recent
MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.
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The charges should be thoroughly investigated and, if substantiated, Ellison should step aside.
I don’t care much for Ellison anyway.
At first glance I thought your post was about Kavanaugh Jack.
In any event I agree, both Ellison and Kavanaugh should be thoroughly investigated.
The difference is, of course, Ellison goes before the voters (his name cannot be removed from the ballot) and Kavanaugh only has to keep the support of eleven old white men (three of whom that voted against the Violence Against Women Act when it went before the Senate).
There is plenty of time to do both investigations.
Do Republican adhere to the same standard’s as Democrats?
Local Minnesota law enforcement cannot initiate an investigation into a claim of domestic abuse levied against Rep. Keith Ellison until his accuser and former girlfriend, Karen Monahan, files a report, officials made clear Tuesday…..
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I wouldn’t vore for Ellison if I lived in Minnesota.
Another worry for Democrats as election day looms…
Minnesota Democrats are worried that allegations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend of Rep. Keith Ellison (D) could be a drag on his chances of winning the state’s Attorney General’s office, a post Democrats have held for almost half a century.
The Minneapolis Democrat has denied the charges, and an investigation paid for by the state Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party could not corroborate the woman’s claims.
But the allegations have taken a toll, and the race between Ellison and former state Rep. Doug Wardlow (R) is neck and neck…
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