The fact is Gillibrand executed a well-reasoned power move, which is exactly why she can and should take responsibility for it. Her call for Franken’s resignation was grounded in solid political logic: The Democrats could not credibly ride the #MeToo wave if they remained compromised. Why risk supporting a single colleague only to lose ground with millions of women?
The cost-benefit analysis made a lot of sense, and far from destroying the Democratic party, as her critics contend, it’s paid off brilliantly. Democrats won a sizable majority in the House thanks to a surge of female candidates and the women who voted for them. It also sent a shock wave through the country that women’s well-being and safety are not expendable for the sake of powerful men.
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