The cynical exploitation of real sex abuse victims by Democrats for political purposes became apparent when Democrat Senator [[Heidi Heitkamp]], who voted against [[Justice Brett Kavanaugh]]'s confirmation, in turn published the names of real abuse victims without their consent, thus victimizing them all over again, alleging real victims "supported" her re-election. Heitkamp was defeated days later in the [[2018 Midterm elections]] and faced potential [[lawsuit]]s from real victims.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/17/heidi-heitkamp-sexual-assault-survivors-open-letter-legal-action</ref> | The cynical exploitation of real sex abuse victims by Democrats for political purposes became apparent when Democrat Senator [[Heidi Heitkamp]], who voted against [[Justice Brett Kavanaugh]]'s confirmation, in turn published the names of real abuse victims without their consent, thus victimizing them all over again, alleging real victims "supported" her re-election. Heitkamp was defeated days later in the [[2018 Midterm elections]] and faced potential [[lawsuit]]s from real victims.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/17/heidi-heitkamp-sexual-assault-survivors-open-letter-legal-action</ref> |