April 16, 2022
BOY, THE rIGHT SURE DOES HATE WOMEN:
As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully (Jonathan Weisman, April 15, 2022, NY Times)
When fresh allegations of domestic violence were lodged against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens last month, one of his Republican rivals for the state's open Senate seat, Representative Vicky Hartzler, stepped up and called for him to end his campaign.Then she moved on to an issue perhaps more resonant with Republican primary voters: transgender women in sports."Eric Greitens is a toxic candidate unfit to hold office," Michael Hafner, a spokesman for Ms. Hartzler's Senate campaign, said, before declaring the central message of her campaign: "Missouri family values, freedom, and taking back our country."In Missouri, Georgia, Ohio and now Nebraska, Republican men running for high office face significant allegations of domestic violence, stalking, even sexual assault -- accusations that once would have derailed any run for office.
Posted by Orrin Judd at April 16, 2022 12:00 AM
