All the talk about the allegations made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the #MeToo era has some people wondering if the Democratic Party employs a double standard when it comes to female accusers.

Christine Blasey Ford’s 11th-hour allegation that Kavanaugh (shown above right) sexually assaulted her during a party in high school when they were both teenagers some 36 years ago earned swift, strong condemnation from Democratic lawmakers and activists alike.

But when a former girlfriend of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) came forward with abuse allegations against him just days before his August 2018 Democratic primary victory in his bid to become Minnesota’s attorney general — the party exhibited no such rush to judgment.

Ellison (above left) became the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Congress in 2007.

The progressive lawmaker was also elected to serve as the deputy chair for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 2017 and was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

During the final days of his Democratic attorney general primary fight in August, the son of ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan accused the lawmaker in a lengthy Facebook post of domestic violence, claiming there was a video of Ellison “dragging my mama off the bed by her feet” and screaming at her.

Monahan came forward publicly shortly after that to corroborate her son’s allegations.

Ellison denied those charges — and it seems that Monahan’s account was largely dismissed by Democrats.

The DNC initially insisted, in a statement to NPR, that it was “reviewing” the allegations against Ellison, although DNC Chairman Tom Perez shifted the responsibility to the Minnesota Democratic Party during an interview with CBS News several days later.

“It doesn’t matter who they are or what position they have. Nobody is above the law, and nobody is above being held accountable.”

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Although Democratic lawmakers such as Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are calling upon Kavanaugh to be withdrawn from consideration for the Supreme Court based on a single allegation dating back 36 years — without any formal testimony from either Ford or Kavanaugh on the matter, at least to date — they’ve been conveniently ignoring Monahan’s allegations.

When a Twitter user asked Monahan this past Monday, “Democrats say believe women, do they believe you,” Monahan replied, “No, they don’t. I’ve been smeared, threatened, isolated from my own party. I provided medical records from 2017, stating on two different [doctor visits], I told them about the abuse and who did it. My therapist released records stating I have been dealing and healing from the abuse.”

“Four people, including my supervisor at the time, stated that I came to them after and shared the exact story I shared publicly, I shared multiple text between me and Keith, where I discuss the abuse with him and much more. As I said before, I knew I wouldn’t be believed,” Monahan added.

Monahan also tweeted a picture of a 2017 doctor’s report on Wednesday discussing her allegations against Ellison by name.

“She states that she was in a very stressful environment for years, emotional and physical abuse by a partner with whom she is now separated,” the doctor’s letter read. “She did not have any physical injuries that required an examination in the past. She identifies the individual she was involved with as Congressman Ellison, and she is worried about retribution if she identifies him publicly.”

Former Ohio Senate Minority Leader Capri Cafaro (D) worried whether a “double standard” existed within her own party during an interview Wednesday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends First.”

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Noting that former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) were ousted from the Senate and the House over sexual misconduct allegations, Cafaro said, “I think, actually, the bigger and more important question for me as a Democrat is do we have a double standard in our own party because Keith Ellison is part of the Democratic National Committee?”

“My question is why is Keith Ellison getting a pass and other Democrats have not, and is that because of his stature within my party?” Cafaro added. “It doesn’t matter who they are or what position they have. Nobody is above the law, and nobody is above being held accountable.”

Republican National Committee (RNC) spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany agreed with Cafaro. “I really applaud Capri for asking the question of whether Keith Ellison’s stature essentially is shielding him from being targeted and serious questions being asked about those domestic violence allegations.”

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