For female Republicans, party loyalty trumps #MeToo

[DonViejo]

GOP women in Congress overwhelmingly side with Brett Kavanaugh.

By RACHAEL BADE 09/28/2018 09:18 PM EDT

Sen. Joni Ernst was rushing through a nearly vacant Senate walkway Thursday morning as Christine Blasey Ford was recounting in gripping detail the assault she said she suffered at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh three decades ago.

Asked if she was planning to watch Ford’s testimony, Ernst said no. “I trust Senator Grassley,” she said, referring to her fellow Republican senator from Iowa, who was presiding over the Judiciary Committee hearing.

But a few hours later, Ernst showed up in the hearing room to watch Grassley and his all-male Republican panel hear Kavanaugh describe the “ordeal” he’d been through in recent weeks.

“I have been a supporter of the MeToo movement,” Ernst told Iowa reporters on a conference call that day. “But these are very difficult situations that happen…. And sometimes they can’t be corroborated.”

It turns out that party loyalty still trumps the #metoo movement, at least for most women in Congress.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/28/gop-women-brett-kavanaugh-853805

[beachbum bob]

1. ernst will be in relection trouble when she runs again, as many GOP'ers will be in 2020 and 2022

[beachbum bob]

2. I want to add, its not about trusting Grassely, its about searching for the facts and truth that

Grassely and the GOP DO NOT WANT TO DO when it comes to those women who have raised allegations. BIG DAMN difference.

We need to emphasized that GOP always want to cover up when its a republican/conservative and hide the facts and truth

[madaboutharry]

3. Joni Ernst is always on the wrong side.

She is vapid and never misses an opportunity to reveal her lack of critical thinking skills. I predict she will have a tough time in 2020.

[ChicagoRonin]

4. For Republican women the answer is simple

#BetterYouThanMe