Posted on 08/28/2019 2:50:43 PM PDT by Yossarian
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who presented herself in the presidential race as a champion of women and families, said Wednesday that she was withdrawing from the Democratic primary after failing to qualify for a third debate next month — a development she described as fatal to her candidacy.
Ms. Gillibrand said in an interview that she would endorse another candidate in the primary but had not yet picked a favorite. Though she stopped short of saying she would endorse a woman, Ms. Gillibrand, who has made electing women to Congress a personal cause, said the next president had to be capable of uniting the country and suggested that a woman might be best suited for the job.
“I think that women have a unique ability to bring people together and heal this country,” Ms. Gillibrand said, adding, “I think a woman nominee would be inspiring and exciting.”
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Ms. Gillibrand, 52, had anchored her candidacy in issues of women’s equality, with a strong emphasis on abortion rights. She pledged to screen nominees for judgeships based on their support for the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, and held rallies in two Republican-leaning states, Georgia and Missouri, where conservative lawmakers recently passed new restrictions on the procedure.
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She will now drop back into Ted Kennedy mode as senator for life.
FYI from my email from Albanyupdate.com:
“,,Earlier this year, Cohoes, N.Y. City Court Judge Tom Marcelle was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Marcelle is a graduate of Cornell Law School who has a wide range of experience, including stints as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice; as counsel to the Republican members of the Albany County Legislature; as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom; and as Albany County Attorney.
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On August 29, 2019, the Albany Times Union reported that Marcelle 19;s nomination had been blocked by Sen. Gillibrand due to his opposition to abortion. This information was confirmed by Sen. Gillibrand 19;s office. (A longstanding Senate tradition allows U.S. senators to block judicial nominations from their respective home states by refusing to issue a 1c;blue slip. 1d;) After Sen. Gillibrand single-handedly derailed his nomination, Marcelle withdrew his name from consideration for the judgeship.
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms is outraged and disgusted at Sen. Gillibrand 19;s treatment of Tom Marcelle. The Senator 19;s action should prompt Sen. Mitch McConnell to give serious consideration to ending the 1c;blue slip 1d; tradition once and for all. ..”
So why doesn’t Mitch McConnell end this crazy rule????
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