{"id":2626879,"date":"2026-07-08T17:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:34:36","slug":"democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Keep Suffering For Their Destructive #MeToo Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626879&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing political controversy surrounding<\/a> the #MeToo movement and its application to Democratic and Republican figures. It highlights that Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner from Maine faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, which he denies. Despite these accusations, some Democrats have withdrawn support, contrasting with Republicans\u2019 continued backing of Donald Trump despite similar allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-completely-ignores-the-fentanyl-problem\/\" title=\"Biden Completely Ignores The Fentanyl Problem\">piece criticizes<\/a> the perceived moral superiority claimed by Democrats, arguing that their stance on #MeToo is hypocritical, as they have defended Trump against accusations that they once used to attack opponents. It suggests that Democrats attempted to leverage #MeToo as a political weapon but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-was-furious-when-she-didnt-get-her-way-in-white-house-cocaine-incident-report\/\" title=\"Ex-Secret Service Boss Kimberly Cheatle Was Furious When She Didn&#039;t Get Her Way in White House Cocaine Incident: Report\">faced public skepticism<\/a> as key figures like Trump were not held accountable in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>Author eddie Scarry criticizes democrats for abandoning their own standards and questions the sincerity of their moral assertions, emphasizing that allegations alone do not constitute guilt and that Americans have the right to presumption of innocence. The article concludes that Democrats\u2019 claims of moral high ground are flawed, and their stance on #MeToo reflects political expediency rather than genuine principles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pi9Ha-EzJag\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Platner\/Forbes\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/08\/democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats Created The Destructive #MeToo Standard. 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They Continue Suffering For It&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/08\/democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">                     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\">                     <span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>                     <\/a>                 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have once again been forced to confront their least favorite dilemma: Either live by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/14\/democrats-turned-on-eric-swalwell-because-he-was-in-the-way-not-because-they-have-morals\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/14\/democrats-turned-on-eric-swalwell-because-he-was-in-the-way-not-because-they-have-morals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their own standards<\/a> or admit they never took them seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine appears <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/07\/democrats-have-alienated-normal-men-now-theyre-stuck-with-graham-platners\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/07\/democrats-have-alienated-normal-men-now-theyre-stuck-with-graham-platners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">likely<\/a> to abandon his campaign after leaders of the party have withdrawn their support and called for him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/07\/platner-senate-democrats-drop-out-tracker-00988633\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/07\/platner-senate-democrats-drop-out-tracker-00988633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to step aside<\/a> for a new candidate. Multiple women have accused him of sexual misconduct, including rape, though Platner has denied criminal wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2271675767\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Longwell \u2014 a woman who pretended to be a Republican right up until Republicans started doing some things their voters demanded \u2014 thought she made a searing point this week, observing that while Democrat leaders just dumped their nominee in Maine over such allegations, Republicans continue defending President Trump from similar accusations. \u201cGraham Platner was accused of rape and every Democrat tossed him overboard,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SarahLongwell25\/status\/2074809479275651317\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SarahLongwell25\/status\/2074809479275651317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for ...\">social media<\/a>. \u201cDonald Trump was accused of rape multiple times and sexual assault and harassment many more times. \u2026 Republicans nominated him a second time.\u201d (Trump was nominated for president three times, but who\u2019s counting?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Longwell is suggesting that Democrats are morally superior, to an electoral fault, because the party doesn\u2019t abide by alleged rapists. How honorable. But like most things out of her mouth with regard to politics, it\u2019s bull.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats keep trying to claim the moral high ground on this issue, and they keep failing because Trump and his supporters have long since rejected the play <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/08\/10\/andrew-cuomo-is-the-difference-between-real-metoo-and-fake-metoo\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/08\/10\/andrew-cuomo-is-the-difference-between-real-metoo-and-fake-metoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as a scam<\/a>. It is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats had hoped that the #MeToo movement was their magic spell to bring down anyone at their convenience. \u201cBelieve all women\u201d was the incantation. But starting with Trump and then Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the public rejected it as a pseudoscience. More importantly, as anti-American. An allegation isn\u2019t a conviction, as much as McCarthy-like Democrats might want it to be (so long as they get to be the accusers). Americans have the right to defend themselves and are presumed innocent until proven otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that\u2019s the standard Democrats created. Why wouldn\u2019t they be expected to live by it? That their political opponents don\u2019t shouldn\u2019t be a reason for them to abandon it, assuming they were ever sincere in supporting it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s an inconvenient position they\u2019ve placed themselves in. That\u2019s too bad, but no one else is required to adopt it.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party\u2019s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" 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