Clearing the path for Al Franken to return to Senate.

Quote:Minnesota Democrats are standing behind U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison and his bid for state attorney general, with the state party giving him an endorsement Saturday amid an allegation of domestic abuse from an ex-girlfriend.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement that Ellison “will be a champion for families and fight to hold powerful interests accountable.”

Ellison received 326 votes, or 82 percent of delegates on hand at the party’s state executive committee meeting Saturday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

The endorsement comes after Ellison won the Democratic primary just days after Karen Monahan said Ellison had once dragged her off a bed by her feet while screaming obscenities.

Ellison has denied the allegation.[…]

In a speech to a packed auditorium of delegates Saturday, Ellison again denied abusing Monahan.

“Despite everything, I still care about her as a person and I don’t want anybody to say anything insulting to her at all,” Ellison said.

Ellison insisted that he wants to “recognize” women who have been abused.

“I want you know that I am committed to listening to all of the voices of every victim of abuse. I recognize and hear those voices of so many women who were silenced when they needed to be heard.”

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In reality this is how it should be - that you get the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. I get that this standard is not equally applied to all people regardless of their stated political views.

Well Al Franken resigned for a picture showing him pretending to touch a woman's breast 20 years ago, so unsure I throw him in with a guy who beat a woman, allegedly

or not.

What did you think the left would do?

This guy is a minority and a Muslim.

He'd have to be a serial killer before the left would even think about condemning him.

Identity politics and being true to the ideology matter more to leftists than their disciples actions.