Editors' Blog ‘They Protected An Abuser’ by David Kurtz 02.08.18 | 4:22 pm You can measure how badly the White House is handling the Rob Porter abuse case by watching the incensed reaction of Amanda Carpenter, a former staffer to Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), just now on CNN. Send Tips David Kurtz is TPM's editor at large.