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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Mar 2021

      1. As Andrew Cuomo is enmeshed in multiple scandals, there's an interesting inter-Democratic debate about double standards. Dem elected officials have been good about hold Cuomo to account but, as @michelleinbklyn notes, there's some base complaint about "Frankening"pic.twitter.com/kZZSA1wWVC

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Mar 2021

      2. We've seen in Trump era not just asymmetric polarization but also asymmetric accountability. Trump & other GOP pols & bigwigs get away with outrageous stuff while lesser Dems offenses get punished. "But her emails," in short.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Mar 2021

      3. There are divergent ways to handle asymmetric polarizations. Dems could say double standards means we should also go partisan & defend our miscreants against all evidence (i.e. no standards > double standards).

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Mar 2021

      4. Or Democrats could say double standards is the price for upholding accountability. In other words, better double standards than no standards at all. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cuomo-harassment-double-standard/ …

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        1. Name  🇮🇶‏ @Whoda_Ida 3 Mar 2021
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          It's not like Andrew Cuomo is such a singular talent we need him.

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        2. mcc‏ @mcclure111 3 Mar 2021
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          Literally all of these constructions are broken because in all of these ways of looking at it Democratic women are assumed to not matter. All of your versions assume the reason to hold someone "accountable" is to impress Republicans, or the New York Times maybe.

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        3. mcc‏ @mcclure111 3 Mar 2021
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          Or maybe: Sexual harassment is bad, you should not give power to people who sexually harass because it's bad and is an early sign they'll do other bad things, you should keep them out of power so they don't drive all the female aides out of civic work before they become senators.

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        1. Dave.EJT - Eejitcoin Is The Future‏ @daveabrowne 3 Mar 2021
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          One problem of the double standard is that it makes the Dem accusations appear legit while the GOP ones not. Dems need to hold their own accountable, but they also need to do more to insist the GOP do too. Their hypocrisy must be written tall in neon letters so everyone can see.

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        1. bettybarc0de  🚲‏ @bettybarc0de 3 Mar 2021
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          If you consider that conservatism is gendered as masculine & liberalism as feminine, it becomes clear why Democrats have to do *all* the compromising, the accountability, the reaching out, the understanding, the conciliation, the apologizing.

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        1. Brianthat‏ @iscalledbrian 3 Mar 2021
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          I can understand people who liked Franken as a legislator and were sad that he doomed his career, but I’m certain that whatever people think they like about Cuomo is imaginary. And if they’re old enough those same people absolutely bought into Rudy’s “America’s Mayor” pitch.

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        1. Alice@wonderland‏ @izzyqueenof 3 Mar 2021
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          But when double standards mean that the bad guys always get away and that it is a DISADVANTAGE short term as well as long term and the country will hurt anyway then it IS the SAME as no standards so it would be more of a exercise in futility for Dems that only hurts themselves.

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        1. Arrogantmonkey‏ @ArrogantMonkey 3 Mar 2021
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          Dems should remember that the party paid no price at all for ousting Franken and that individual Dems who did suffered at the hands of other Dems.

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        1. Pat Morrison‏ @PatMorr5188 3 Mar 2021
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          The problem is, Republicans will use the names of those that left in disgrace and use that as proof of guilt. While the Republicans will just say "there's no proof"

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        1. Cock D‏ @rpm40 3 Mar 2021
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          This isn't hard: want the moral high ground, pay the price to win it.

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