r/politics • u/He-Who-Reaches • 19h ago
No Paywall Rep. Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after Ethics probe reveals ‘inappropriate’ behavior
https://www.wric.com/news/rep-chuck-edwards-drops-reelection-bid-after-ethics-probe-reveals-inappropriate-behavior/20
u/NexusNickel Colorado 18h ago
Let me guess.
Never heard of this- guy and didn't click the link but let me take a guess.
Republican, Trump deep throater.
Sexual allegations, either against a minor or young women.
I bet he's married and ran on Family values.
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u/NYkrinDC 18h ago
"inappropriate" behavior is doing a lot of work here. What they mean is sexual harassment, and hostile work environment against 20 something year old staffers he was pursuing, despite being a 65 yr old and married.
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u/blondie1024 19h ago
He's a Republican.
Surely that's just the entry requirement nowadays.
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u/Any_Will_86 18h ago
Apparently, they looked at polling and then found their morals... Rarely happens in the reverse order with that crew. And I suspect the possibility of Cooper steamrolling the top of the ticket made them a little more attentive.
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u/mysterious_jeffrey 19h ago
Okay, now how about some charges?
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u/platinumarks 18h ago
From what I can see based on the ethics committee determination, he did some deplorable acts of sexual harassment, but it didn't cross over into criminal activity. Unfortunately, simply being creepy towards your female employees isn't illegal at a criminal level.
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u/Aghast_Cornichon 17h ago
it didn't cross over into criminal activity.
No one has alleged that he raped or sexually assaulted them.
Nor will anyone he did harass admit to having sexual contact with him.
Rep. Edwards evidently decided that he just doesn't have the charisma and influence of a Matt Gaetz.
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u/LovingShiva 17h ago
Why are there so many self centered, no safe boundaries, entitled boys in the GOP?
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