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The senator shocked even some of her close allies when she told a New York Times reporter in November that President Bill Clinton — her longtime supporter — should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
No prominent elected Democrats backed Gillibrand up on this, but many agree it was a smart political move, winning her points with the party's antiestablishment base. Gillibrand's principled stance now differentiates her from her Democratic colleagues and has made clear that she will not be caught equivocating or apologizing even on behalf of her allies on her signature issue.
"Gillibrand is trying to capitalize on the current political moment — kill your idols," the FiveThirtyEight political reporter Clare Malone wrote in November. "This is smart, in my book, because frankly: (i) a lot of people hate the Clintons, (ii) it makes Gillibrand seem woke to the moment, (iii) it's a way to make her seem like a more appealing anti-establishment liberal to the younger folks."
An outspoken voice for the "resistance," Gillibrand has the most anti-Trump voting record in the Senate, and a recent analysis published in The Washington Post found that she was also voting to the left of her constituents.
Democrats are torn over whether Kirsten Gillibrand can be their 2020 savior from Trump
It appears she is for sale. There is some gushing.
No prominent elected Democrats backed Gillibrand up on this, but many agree it was a smart political move, winning her points with the party's antiestablishment base. Gillibrand's principled stance now differentiates her from her Democratic colleagues and has made clear that she will not be caught equivocating or apologizing even on behalf of her allies on her signature issue.
"Gillibrand is trying to capitalize on the current political moment — kill your idols," the FiveThirtyEight political reporter Clare Malone wrote in November. "This is smart, in my book, because frankly: (i) a lot of people hate the Clintons, (ii) it makes Gillibrand seem woke to the moment, (iii) it's a way to make her seem like a more appealing anti-establishment liberal to the younger folks."
An outspoken voice for the "resistance," Gillibrand has the most anti-Trump voting record in the Senate, and a recent analysis published in The Washington Post found that she was also voting to the left of her constituents.
Democrats are torn over whether Kirsten Gillibrand can be their 2020 savior from Trump
It appears she is for sale. There is some gushing.
