Why has Klobuchar not denied the rumors.......

[USALiberal]

Or denied Harry Reid told her to treat staff better in 2015?

Maybe she will discuss it at 1:30 Today when she announces she is running for president.

If she did not throw objects at staff members then say so. Easy solution.

[snowybirdie]

1. Perhaps

She Doesn't want to dignify this with a response?

[USALiberal]

3. Either she has thown objects at staff or not, easy question to answer. Nt

[True Dough]

2. The silence is deafening

I too am hoping the elephant in the room will be addressed today.

[pecosbob]

4. For one thing to answer the accusation gives it undeserved weight

for another, perhaps there is value in the appearance of being very demanding of subordinates' competence.

[USALiberal]

5. Being demanding is fine, throwing stuff not so much! Easy answer. Nt

[spanone]

8. Easier accusation.

[USALiberal]

10. Lets see how not addressing this goes for her! Nt

[INdemo]

6. Right wing researchers have dug deep into every

Potential Democratic candidates past and the scripts are prepared (and the left leaning hosts are reading them)...When and if Biden runs they have about a 40 or 50 year list

[exboyfil]

7. Lots of reasons to exclude Jesus

1. Cursing a tree which didn't have fruit out of season.
2. Ruining the livelihood of a pig herder.
3. A violent assault on money changers who were lawfully operating.

[jberryhill]

32. Stole a horse, too

[DirtEdonE]

9. Democrats keep doing this to ourselves

Our candidates must be perfect as judged by our opponents' standards while they maintain no standards for themselves. How are we supposed to win when it's all just an episode of "Apprentice: White House Edition"?

The trump supporting dumbasses will never demand any member of their party resign no matter what they do. They're just living a reality TV game show while we're left to face reality. Let's put a lid on these "scandals" and deal with the real threats to democracy we're facing.

WIN FIRST. CLEAN HOUSE LATER WHEN WE'RE IN CONTROL.

PS - When we do win, we MUST undo everything the orange shit-stain traitor has done. EVERYTHING. Just like he's doing to all the good President Obama did, we must totally ERASE everything trump and the pubicans have done.

Do we have the strength to stick together long enough to win? There will not likely be another chance and at this point I'm not relying on the "justice" system to solve the problem for us. This is taking too long. It isn't adding up anymore.

[USALiberal]

11. Biden ran in 2008, what stories are you talking about? Nt

[INdemo]

15. The Republicans will turn over every rock

And every leaf to dig up dirt Repukes are even more desperate this time around

[USALiberal]

17. Nice try! Nt

[PatSeg]

31. Yep

Then they put the scripts out there and let Democrats repeat and perpetuate them on cable TV and message boards like DU. Haven't we grown tired of this game by now? We need to stop taking the bait.

[obamanut2012]

12. 1. Streisand Effect 2. I don't give a damn

[USALiberal]

16. No one noticed her house until she whined about, this is already news! Nt

[Empowerer]

13. Oh, please

[USALiberal]

14. So your strategy is not to address it? Hmmm, should work out I guess. Nt

[Empowerer]

18. Why is this such a big deal to you that you felt the need to start a thread about it?

[USALiberal]

21. Ignoring it hurts her. Just say they are making up stuff, problem solved......

I hate bullies. If she threw objects at people, she should be done. Yelling is fine, being grumpy is fine, throwing shit is not.

[uponit7771]

23. No it doesn't, not if its no truth to it and she's not being asked about it.

[Polly Hennessey]

19. Have any former staffers

come forward? Let them reveal themselves and answer questions. Until then, I’ll continue to believe it is another rumor whose origins are right-wing. Why now? Why not when Michigan was voting her in as their senator? Women, too, can be demanding unpleasant bosses. No one singles out men. The only problem I might have is the “throwing things” at staffers. Unacceptable.

[Empowerer]

22. That's my question

I can understand why current staffers would be reluctant to come forward, but unless some of the people who are making these allegations are willing to going to record publicly, this looks like a hit job.

[wishstar]

33. Apparently some former staffers have come forward in her defense:

"Several staffers went on the record to both the Huffington Post and BuzzFeed to defend their boss, saying that while she was demanding, it was because she held the highest standards for her staff. A few suggested she was being held to a different standard due to sexism: “I’ve heard people say she’s tough to work for and I sometimes cringe when I hear it because I rarely hear that said about male bosses in Congress despite the fact that half of Congress is tough to work for,” Tristan Brown, a former legislative aide, told HuffPost, adding that Klobuchar was “probably the most brilliant, hardworking person I’ve had the privilege to work for.”

[Blue_Adept]

20. A lot of the calls for her to explain herself sounds like conservatives saying "debate me"

[uponit7771]

24. +1, if her staff isn't coming forth then there's no need to address RussiaPublican dirt

[USALiberal]

25. Then Reid needs to say he never told her to treat staff better. Nt

[uponit7771]

26. Reid doesn't need to respond to made up nonsense with "anonymous source". A good tell that Russia ..

... like FUD is involved.

[PubliusEnigma]

27. Maybe she learned a lesson from watching Elizabeth Warren get stuck in the mud.

[nycbos]

28. Young Dems from Minnesota or DFL folks as they are know there...

... have been discussing her mistreatment of staff. I have also heard this from other campaign folks I know. This doesn't seem like a right wing smear job.

[workinclasszero]

29. I am of the opinion that if this were a dem male candidate

it wouldn't even be discussed and/or used as proof of strong leadership.

It totally would be no issue for any GOP candidate.

I think this and Virginia is all a part of a republican led attack on dems. They are panicking since the Blue Wave wipe out and Rumps terrible poll numbers.

Their voters are slowly learning how bad the GOP and Trump screwed them on taxes too.

[USALiberal]

30. The throwing objects is a terrible thing, she can easily deny that ever happened. Nt

[MoonRiver]

37. Objects could be anything!

Also, could have been done in jest. Maybe she threw a tissue at a staffer. Maybe she threw something that the staffer was expected to catch. All I'm saying is that these accusers need to come public about their complaints, with details.

[Botany]

34. eating our own

[jcgoldie]

35. ...because addressing such nonsense worked so well for Elizabeth Warren

There are no credible charges, no one willing to give their name, why give it traction?

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

36. Yknow, with 30 + running, you bet Im gonna be picky and bullying behavior is not

something I find acceptable... not with a gazillion other choices.

IF she should become the nominee then yes of course I will vote for her and even find reasons to enthusiastically talk her up as much as I can. Im not one of these people who stay home and pout if I don't get my way. Ive held my nose and voted for less than ideal candidates before and undoubtedly will do so many more times before I die.

IMHO, the admonishments about "eating our own" don't really apply until and unless the person becomes the nominee - that's been the tradition no? Squabble openly first, then rally behind the nominee?

[Charlotte Little]

38. Klobuchar is who I am rooting for

I do not recall a time when a male candidate was put under such scrutiny about the way he treats his staff.

Nor do I recall a time when a woman candidate was put under scrutiny for her looks, the way she laughs, her choice of communications, her health, her husband and decision to stay with him, her....oh, waaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttt a minute. There was that one time. In 2016.

2020 is going to be an awful, awful year.

[USALiberal]

39. I don't think you are really looking.....

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/25/tom-garrett-staff-servants-608665

[Charlotte Little]

40. I meant POTUS Candidates

So, no, I wasn't looking.