Democrats Ignored Menendez Corruption Until He Wasn't Useful
Christopher Bedford
“Will Senate Dems turn on Bob Menendez?” That question served as the title of Tuesday morning’s edition of Politico Playbook. The question mark wasn’t long for this world: the headline for Playbook’s afternoon newsletter simply stated, “The Senate Dam Breaks For Menendez.”
In the less than eight hours between the two updates, embattled Sen. Bob Menendez’s enemy list had grown substantially. His New Jersey colleague, Sen. Cory Booker, had joined 13 other Senate Democrats to call for his resignation. Other Senate Democrats followed shortly after.
A truth about Washington politics is Republicans are quick to turn on their own (a reporter need merely hand Sen. Mitt Romney a microphone, for example, to hear him condemn a fellow Republican). Democrats, on the other hand, typically exercise greater party discipline. The same holds true today, even with Booker joining his colleagues in twisting the knife on their ailing colleague.
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