I'm not supporting Trek or Trump but IMO the constant reply to every question about Trump about him being a "rapist" is a little off base and isn't the strongest argument.
Are you okay with overlooking Trump's sexual assault/rape? Any moral qualms about voting for a man with that kind of record?
Trump wasn't convicted of "rape". If what he did would be called "rape" in some other jurisdiction, that's kind of beside the point as well. Maybe an unwanted kiss is called "rape" somewhere but so what? Trump was convicted of doing more than that but he wasn't convicted of putting his "member" in her.
Just so you know...
In many jurisdictions, the definition of "rape" requires the insertion of an object or part of one person's body into an orifice in another person's body. So, insertion of a finger into a vagina is rape. So is inserting a penis into a mouth. So is inserting a pencil into an anus. And so on. (It is not rape if somebody freely gives informed consent to a specific act of this nature.)
By the most commonly used legal definition of "rape", Trump was found in a court of law to have raped E. Jean Carroll, on a balance of probabilities.
The Manhattan law did not use the most common definition of "rape", which is why Trump's conduct was not characterised in that way there.
To put it in perspective, Clinton was in similar hot water and he still got elected ...
Who did Clinton rape?
If you're thinking of Monica Lewinski, Clinton certainly took advantage of a vulnerable young woman and abused his position of power. But Lewinski, at the relevant times, consented to the sexual activity. Hence, not rape.
In the days of Jack Kennedy we just wouldn't have the graphic details.
Rape was still rape in the 1960s. Rapists who raped in the 1960s don't get a free pass. I am
not, however, aware of JFK raping anybody, either. Are you?
When you have people who know each other, are probably drunk and heavy handed "groping" goes on, it is the crime of inappropriate sexual conduct or whatever the specific wording is.
The key elements of rape are insertion of an object or body part and a lack of relevant consent.
Being drunk is not an excuse for raping somebody. Being drunk does not mean your rapist gets exonerated.
It's not really accurate or appropriate or even a strong argument to keep labeling him as a rapist in every argument as to why he wasn't a good choice, IMO.
Does stating a fact about a man raping a woman make you uncomfortable, Seattle? Why?
You seem bizarrely protective of Trump. Why would you look to excuse his sexual crimes?