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Amid Abuse Allegations, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison Considers Stepping Down From Democratic National Committee
Amid allegations that he abused a former girlfriend, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison is considering leaving his position as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee. Ellison has maintained his innocence, claiming the allegations made against him come from jealous former girlfriend, Karen Monahan. During a radio interview with Minneapolis radio station WCCO, Ellison said that…
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Keith Ellison Wins Attorney General Nomination Despite Domestic Violence Claims
Embattled Congressman Keith Ellison overcame claims of domestic abuse to win the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s nomination for Minnesota attorney general, CNN said Tuesday. Ellison was an early favorite for the position when allegations of violence surfaced. The deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee was accused of physically and emotionally abusing his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan. The…
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Rep. Keith Ellison Denies Domestic Violence Claims Made by Former Girlfriend and Her Son
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is a darling of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. He’s the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee. He’s young, charismatic and was the first Muslim to be elected to Congress. He is a frontrunner to become his state’s attorney general, but all of that may come to…
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Keith Ellison, the Man Who Saw Trump’s Presidency Coming, Has Some Bold Predictions for Democrats in 2018
In 2015, when Donald Trump’s presidency was punchline and not reality, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) warned a panel on ABC’s This Week that Trump could very well be president. “All I want to say is that anybody … who’s terrified of the possibility of President Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because…
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Help Me Find the Lie: DNC Leader Keith Ellison Calls GOP ‘the Party of Racism’
In today’s water-is-wet news, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)—arguably one of the realest to ever do it—told guests gathered at Netroots Nation conference on Friday that the “Republican Party today is the party of racism” and former President Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t kick it with these racists. “You hear Republicans say, ‘We’re the party of Lincoln.’ He…
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Election to Lead Democratic Party Was a Bigger Victory for Black Voters Than You Think
Over the weekend, the Democratic Party elected Tom Perez, a Latino civil rights attorney and former labor secretary under President Barack Obama, a man whose only successful campaign was as a county official 15 years ago, to lead the party out of its lowest position in 75 years. Democrats lost 64 house seats in the…
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Congressional Black Caucus Faces Future With President-Elect Trump
The Democratic Party is in its worst shape since 1938 when it comes to seats still held in Congress. Meaning—Dems don’t have many. After losing 63 seats in the House in 2010, Democrats are again dazed and confused, this time over losing the White House to real estate mogul Donald Trump, who shockingly defeated former Secretary…
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Keith Ellison Makes It Official: He Wants to Chair Democratic National Committee
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) made his intention to chair the Democratic National Committee clear on Monday by simultaneously releasing the endorsements of 40 elected officials, state party chairmen and labor leaders. “Democrats win when we harness the power of everyday people and fight for the issues they care about,” Ellison said in a statement. “It…