I'm much more interested in what the party infrastructure (the state party, the DCCC, and the DLCC) knew about the allegations against Jevin Hodge than I am what his "Democratic colleagues" knew. I'm not sure how the Members themselves could have been expected to know anything. Has his mother, the Tempe city councilmember, commented?
Someone please explain to me slowly - in small words - and short sentences - the proclivity of Democrats to skewer and eat their own progeny.
The Republican candidate for MCC Board, caught Vaseline-Lubed-Red-Handed masturbating in the parking lot of a community college (while watching kiddos play at the neighboring daycare center), not only survived the calls for him to stand down, but captured 36% of the vote.
JFK, Bobby K, Ted K, and Wicked Willy Clinton come to mind quickly when I think of old-school Dems who did some despicable things but held their office.
How times have changed. Today's Democrat candidates wither and run away over the mention of any possible prior offense, while today's Republican candidates adopt the old Kennedy clan excuse of "boys being boys". Hodge had a great future - certainly damaged by the reports of whatever happened a decade ago. But had he chosen to fight through this issue, he could have prevailed.
Our State is not a better State by applying the Cancel-Culture to Devin. There will be lots more Dems like Hodge who come forward in the future. People with great futures and great minds - but also humans who failed at some time in their past. At some point those future stars of the Dem party need to power through their past, prove their future value and stop walking off in shame with their heads bowed.
I disagree with those who think that we Democrats should power through such allegations simply because it has often worked for the GOP. We must have a single standard for personal behavior by our leaders: sexual assault is, and ought to be, absolutely disqualifying for leadership in any public capacity, but especially within the Democratic Party.
We frequently demand the disqualification of leaders for similar allegations on the other side of the aisle, so if we hold our own to any lesser standard we cede the moral high ground and can rightly be dismissed as hypocrites. There is no shortage of potential brilliant leaders and we should not hesitate to discard those who have fallen short of this very reasonable and basic requirement. We ask only that leaders respect others enough to not try to force sexual activity upon others - it's a matter of simply human dignity, and it is certainly a reasonable minimum level of interpersonal behavior to ask of people aspiring to have legal and social power over others.
By enforcing such a requirement we stand behind our values and reinforce a culture of respect for the rights of others - such a standard is really just a bare minimum for leadership in a democratic society. Nor does it matter what age one was when a transgression occurred. We must teach our future leaders - especially, but not exclusively, the male ones - that youth is not an excuse, and there will be consequences for reprehensible sexual behavior.
I do admire Jevin as a person, but he should resign immediately. If he wants to serve the public in the future, he should run for office and face the electorate with any justifications or excuses for his actions and let the people decide. The Democratic Party should certainly not try to ignore this matter by remaining silent and hoping it goes away. We alone - not the voters of his district - put Jevin in this position of public trust, and now it is up to us to rectify the situation.
I'm much more interested in what the party infrastructure (the state party, the DCCC, and the DLCC) knew about the allegations against Jevin Hodge than I am what his "Democratic colleagues" knew. I'm not sure how the Members themselves could have been expected to know anything. Has his mother, the Tempe city councilmember, commented?
OMG i didn't realize they were related! Time to make some calls!
Someone please explain to me slowly - in small words - and short sentences - the proclivity of Democrats to skewer and eat their own progeny.
The Republican candidate for MCC Board, caught Vaseline-Lubed-Red-Handed masturbating in the parking lot of a community college (while watching kiddos play at the neighboring daycare center), not only survived the calls for him to stand down, but captured 36% of the vote.
JFK, Bobby K, Ted K, and Wicked Willy Clinton come to mind quickly when I think of old-school Dems who did some despicable things but held their office.
How times have changed. Today's Democrat candidates wither and run away over the mention of any possible prior offense, while today's Republican candidates adopt the old Kennedy clan excuse of "boys being boys". Hodge had a great future - certainly damaged by the reports of whatever happened a decade ago. But had he chosen to fight through this issue, he could have prevailed.
Our State is not a better State by applying the Cancel-Culture to Devin. There will be lots more Dems like Hodge who come forward in the future. People with great futures and great minds - but also humans who failed at some time in their past. At some point those future stars of the Dem party need to power through their past, prove their future value and stop walking off in shame with their heads bowed.
I disagree with those who think that we Democrats should power through such allegations simply because it has often worked for the GOP. We must have a single standard for personal behavior by our leaders: sexual assault is, and ought to be, absolutely disqualifying for leadership in any public capacity, but especially within the Democratic Party.
We frequently demand the disqualification of leaders for similar allegations on the other side of the aisle, so if we hold our own to any lesser standard we cede the moral high ground and can rightly be dismissed as hypocrites. There is no shortage of potential brilliant leaders and we should not hesitate to discard those who have fallen short of this very reasonable and basic requirement. We ask only that leaders respect others enough to not try to force sexual activity upon others - it's a matter of simply human dignity, and it is certainly a reasonable minimum level of interpersonal behavior to ask of people aspiring to have legal and social power over others.
By enforcing such a requirement we stand behind our values and reinforce a culture of respect for the rights of others - such a standard is really just a bare minimum for leadership in a democratic society. Nor does it matter what age one was when a transgression occurred. We must teach our future leaders - especially, but not exclusively, the male ones - that youth is not an excuse, and there will be consequences for reprehensible sexual behavior.
I do admire Jevin as a person, but he should resign immediately. If he wants to serve the public in the future, he should run for office and face the electorate with any justifications or excuses for his actions and let the people decide. The Democratic Party should certainly not try to ignore this matter by remaining silent and hoping it goes away. We alone - not the voters of his district - put Jevin in this position of public trust, and now it is up to us to rectify the situation.
The story behind the resignation of Laura Terech needs to be told.
Ooh I’ve heard a few versions. Which one have you heard? Feel free to call/text 602 434-0434
That Dems in the legislature would be better off without the ADLCC's schemes.
They wanted her to run not as a singleshot but with a running mate? That’s one of the ones I heard. Idk if it’s correct fwiw.