THIS And here's why...
Years ago, my sister went through a very difficult episode. Conlin was very visible at the time and as such, offered to help her. My sister was of limited means and power compared to her "adversary". Conlin lead her to believe she had an advocate and friend, and that Conlin would champion her case.
(she had clearly been wronged)
But Conlin bailed shortly after realizing that the political payoff wasn't going to match the effort needed...leaving my sister high and dry. As such, my sister took it on the chin...big time. And that's putting it nicely.
In my book, Conlin is the worst of the worst...those that pretend to advocate for "the little guy" ...but only to the degree that it moves their political career. I'll leave party out of it, some things are self-evident.