North Dakota Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is apologizing after a newspaper ad released by her campaign used the names of sexual assault survivors who did not give permission for their information to be used and incorrectly identified others.Heitkamp, who is facing a tough re-election bid in a state President Trump won by 36 points in the 2016 presidential election, said in a statement she recently learned that several women named in the ad hadn’t authorized it or are not survivors of abuse.The open letter was signed by more than 125 people.“That you’re just supposed to believe somebody because they said it happened,” Mr. Cramer said during the New York Times interview, alluding to Christine Blasey Ford — the woman who has accused Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers – and further challenging more broadly the idea of believing sexual assault survivors.
He also referenced the women in his family, claiming "they cannot understand this movement toward victimization."
"They are pioneers of the prairie," he said. "These are tough people whose grandparents were tough and great-grandparents were tough."
Heitkamp’s ad was a direct response to these comments.
He also referenced the women in his family, claiming "they cannot understand this movement toward victimization."
"They are pioneers of the prairie," he said. "These are tough people whose grandparents were tough and great-grandparents were tough."
Heitkamp’s ad was a direct response to these comments.