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Keith Ellison Considering Stepping Down From DNC
WCCO.com ^ | 10/4/18 | WCCO Staff

Posted on 10/04/2018 9:42:00 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Rep. Keith Ellison, who is facing abuse allegations from an ex-girlfriend, says he’s considering stepping down from his position as the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee.

The congressman told WCCO Radio on Wednesday that he’s considering stepping down from his DNC role to focus solely on the race for Minnesota attorney general.

“I need to put 100 percent of my time, energy and resources into the race and my office, so it is something I am considering,” he told the radio station.

Earlier this year, Ellison announced that he was leaving his 5th District seat to pursue the attorney general’s office. In August, he won a crowded Democratic primary and now faces Republican Doug Wardlow in the up-coming November election.

Days before the August primary, Karen Monahan, an ex-girlfriend, accused Ellison of domestic abuse. She said that the congressman dragged her off a bed by her feet while cursing at her.

Monahan has said video of the abuse exists. Ellison says it does not, and has denied all accusations of abuse.

Earlier this week, it was reported that an investigation requested by the DFL found that Monahan’s claims of abuse were unsubstantiated. Now the party is seeking law enforcement to conduct another investigation on the abuse claims.

Minneapolis police declined to do it, citing a conflict of interest since Ellison’s son, Jeremiah Ellison, who is on the city council. As such, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom was asked to review the case. He said he would only do it if a police investigation happened first.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: dnc; ellison; keithellison; sharia
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Well, Bye...
1 posted on 10/04/2018 9:42:00 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Not enough. I want to see your calendars for the past 36 years.


2 posted on 10/04/2018 9:43:18 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“...considering stepping down...”

Hey, dummocraps, get his girlfriend to knock him down. A little justice.


3 posted on 10/04/2018 9:44:11 AM PDT by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Now how can this be? I thought he was found NOT GUILTY by the media and the DNC.


4 posted on 10/04/2018 9:44:21 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

He needs to stay! He needs to be the face of the Democrat Party!!!

HANG TOUGH, KEITH!


5 posted on 10/04/2018 9:44:39 AM PDT by Lazamataz (On future maps, I suggest we remove the word "California" and substitute "Open-Air Asylum".)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Point your fingers, three point back at you.

Reap the Whirlwind, Rats.


6 posted on 10/04/2018 9:44:39 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: mass55th

Minimum next step, drop out of the AG election contest in Minnesota.


7 posted on 10/04/2018 9:45:07 AM PDT by alloysteel (In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
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To: alloysteel

I would rather Ellison stay and go down to a crushing defeat.


8 posted on 10/04/2018 9:46:27 AM PDT by Nothingburger
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

How about stepping down from the country as well


9 posted on 10/04/2018 9:46:33 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I hear the Green Party is recruiting.


10 posted on 10/04/2018 9:46:34 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

that is a distraction to take the heat off. won’t Work!


11 posted on 10/04/2018 9:46:38 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: mass55th
Not enough. I want to see your calendars for the past 36 years.

And his emails, going back to when he first came to Washington.

And his campaign funding sources.

12 posted on 10/04/2018 9:46:54 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

He’s not going away. He will be back, looking to get into public office, to spread the unconstitutional ideology of death and destruction by means of public office.


13 posted on 10/04/2018 9:47:23 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
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To: budj
He must be taking a real beating in the polls!
14 posted on 10/04/2018 9:48:29 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

He should step down to spend more time with other inmates.


15 posted on 10/04/2018 9:48:49 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
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To: I want the USA back

Please don’t go Keith. You are the best thing the GOP has going for it running up to the mid terms. Hang in there buddy.....you can do it!


16 posted on 10/04/2018 9:50:38 AM PDT by blackberry1
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

17 posted on 10/04/2018 9:51:43 AM PDT by yoe (A vote for the Left is a vote against YOUR Constitution.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I guess being a thug who beats up women isn’t the ‘face’ the democrat party needs right now...

Maybe the creepy porn lawyer can step into his spot...


18 posted on 10/04/2018 9:52:14 AM PDT by GOPJ ("Either you are with Brett Kavanaugh or you are with the terrorists." - unknown)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Polls arent looking good. My guess.


19 posted on 10/04/2018 10:08:23 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

An actual woman abuser with credible evidence against him...I say keep him on as their poster boy for hypocrisy.
And I suspect they will, Dems are doing the exact opposite politically favorable things right now as they are so enraged with hate they cannot see the damage it is doing to them.


20 posted on 10/04/2018 10:11:05 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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