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progressoid

(50,747 posts) Wed May 23, 2018, 04:11 PM May 2018

Well I suppose that wraps it up for Boulton.

Three women accuse Iowa governor candidate Nate Boulton of sexual misconduct

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/23/democrat-nate-boulton-accused-sexual-misconduct-iowa-state-senator-governor-candidate-metoo/637373002/

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Well I suppose that wraps it up for Boulton. (Original Post) progressoid May 2018 OP

Had to check tazkcmo May 2018 #1

Ugh. fleabiscuit May 2018 #2

What I don't get is Cairycat May 2018 #3

we were gone for 2 days and BANG! rurallib May 2018 #4

tazkcmo

(7,419 posts)

1. Had to check

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2018, 04:13 PM

May 2018

Yep he's a Democrat. He's done.

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)

2. Ugh.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2018, 04:20 PM

May 2018

Male peeps, if you like to grab women's butts and rub your stiffey on them please don't run for a democratic office.

And STOP IT!

Cairycat

(1,760 posts)

3. What I don't get is

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2018, 04:29 PM

May 2018

why would you run, knowing that something like this could be dug up? Maybe nobody will do the digging if you're running for the state legislature, but thinking that won't happen when you run for governor is dumb.

ETA: I echo, "STOP IT!!!"

rurallib

(63,198 posts)

4. we were gone for 2 days and BANG!

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Thu May 24, 2018, 05:35 PM

May 2018

I'll have to read the story later, but I believe this is quite a blow.

Boulton was probably our best senator.

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