ND-SEN: But you are, Blanche, you are

[Progressive Pessimist]

This is Akinesque

God, I hope so! It's what we need to keep this seat...assuming people care about it, that is. It's a little different since this is about a specific woman rather than women in general. Though both types of gaffes are equivalently repugnant.

[Virginiá]

Many thanks to Cramer for giving us a long-lost taste of his foot-in-mouth syndrome made him so undesirable to Turtle & Co in the first place!

[libertpaulian]

C'mon, Mike Braun, say something dumb too please...

[IceSpear]

Kind of off topic, but I had a dream last night that a poll was released that had Heitkamp leading 24-14 with 62% undecided, and everyone on Atlas took it seriously and acted like she was heavily favored because she now had a double digit lead.

[libertpaulian]

Kind of off topic, but I had a dream last night that a poll was released that had Heitkamp leading 24-14 with 62% undecided, and everyone on Atlas took it seriously and acted like she was heavily favored because she now had a double digit lead.

Nah, that's Atlas on a day that ends in a -y.

[pppolitics]

Cramer apparently doesn't think that attempted rape is a crime because there was no penetration.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Kind of off topic, but I had a dream last night that a poll was released that had Heitkamp leading 24-14 with 62% undecided, and everyone on Atlas took it seriously and acted like she was heavily favored because she now had a double digit lead.

ayy lmao

[pppolitics]

How long until this rape gaffe ends up in an ad?

[MycroftCZ]

wow, I hope this gets some traction... Go, Heidi!

[pppolitics]

wow, I hope this gets some traction... Go, Heidi!

Heitkamp needs to hammer this home

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

wow, I hope this gets some traction... Go, Heidi!

Heitkamp needs to hammer this home

Anyways please let this be the Akin or Mourdock moment of the 2018 cycle.

[pppolitics]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

[Tender Branson]

"Attempted rape is not real rape."

Did Cramer just Akin himself ?

[pppolitics]

I doubt this will move many votes in ND

It doesn't need to.

Just moving the needle slightly can make a huge difference.

[Brittain33]

I doubt this will move many votes in ND

It doesn't need to.

Just moving the needle slightly can make a huge difference.

Yeah. If Heitkamp ekes out a narrow win this November, how incredible would it be that the Kavanaugh nomination took away a critical senate seat from the Republicans?

[ON Progressive]

I doubt this will move many votes in ND

It doesn't need to.

Just moving the needle slightly can make a huge difference.

Yeah. If Heitkamp ekes out a narrow win this November, how incredible would it be that the Kavanaugh nomination took away a critical senate seat from the Republicans?

If nothing else, it would hopefully stop the myth that SCOTUS vacancies help Republicans.

[libertpaulian]

Hopefully Team Heitkamp Mourdocks him before this is buried in the news cycle...

[new_patomic]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

Yeah I wouldn't even reference this specifically in regards to Kavanaug, but issues of sexual assault in general.

[libertpaulian]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

Yeah I wouldn't even reference this specifically in regards to Kavanaug, but issues of sexual assault in general.

If she votes YEA on Kavanaugh, though, she loses the moral ground to attack Cramer on this issue.

[TarHeelDem]

Ffs, none of the red state Dems are voting to confirm Kavanaugh. They'd demoralize their base and sink their chances for reelection. If Heitkamp wins it's going to be because female voters put her over the top. And Heitkamp knows this.

[adrac]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

Yeah I wouldn't even reference this specifically in regards to Kavanaug, but issues of sexual assault in general.

If she votes YEA on Kavanaugh, though, she loses the moral ground to attack Cramer on this issue.

Not a chance at this point.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Ffs, none of the red state Dems are voting to confirm Kavanaugh. They'd demoralize their base and sink their chances for reelection. If Heitkamp wins it's going to be because female voters put her over the top. And Heitkamp knows this.

I hope to God that you're right.

[pppolitics]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

Yeah I wouldn't even reference this specifically in regards to Kavanaug, but issues of sexual assault in general.

If she votes YEA on Kavanaugh, though, she loses the moral ground to attack Cramer on this issue.

Exactly, which is why she has to vote NO.

[GeorgiaModerate]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

Yeah I wouldn't even reference this specifically in regards to Kavanaug, but issues of sexual assault in general.

If she votes YEA on Kavanaugh, though, she loses the moral ground to attack Cramer on this issue.

Exactly, which is why she has to vote NO.

The accusations against Kavanaugh give the red-state Democrats all the cover they need to vote no.  If he even gets to a vote, which I think is less than an even bet at this point.

[TarHeelDem]

If someone is working on Heitkamp's campaign, please make an ad like this:

_____________________________________________________________

Female voice:

Kevin Cramer don't think that attempted rape is a crime because "they were drunk and nothing evidently happened".

Tell Kevin Cramer that attempted rape is rape.

_____________________________________________________________

Just hammer those two lines for the rest of the election.

Yeah I wouldn't even reference this specifically in regards to Kavanaug, but issues of sexual assault in general.

If she votes YEA on Kavanaugh, though, she loses the moral ground to attack Cramer on this issue.

Exactly, which is why she has to vote NO.

The accusations against Kavanaugh give the red-state Democrats all the cover they need to vote no.  If he even gets to a vote, which I think is less than an even bet at this point.