The Deepening Partisan Split Over Sexual Misconduct

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The Deepening Partisan Split Over Sexual Misconduct

In the GOP, the people taking the harshest line against Moore are congressional leaders like Mitch McConnell. They want Moore to withdraw from his Senate race largely because they fear Democrats will use him to tar other Republican candidates as sexist, as they did in 2012 when Todd Akin, the GOP’s Senate candidate in Missouri, said it was impossible for women to get pregnant from  “legitimate rape.” But McConnell and company have been stymied by local Alabama Republicans—and Donald Trump-supporting media personalities like Steve Bannon and Sean Hannity—who won’t abandon Moore. In the GOP, it’s the Washington establishment that wants Moore gone. Grassroots activists and the right-wing media want him to stay.          

In the Democratic Party—so far—it’s largely the reverse. As of Thursday night, not a single Democratic senator had called on Franken to resign. While decrying his behavior, they’ve mostly called for an investigation by the congressional Ethics Committee, which isn’t all that punitive given that the committee—as The Atlantic’s Elaine Godfrey has noted—has “not issued disciplinary sanctions against anyone in nine years.”

 

So here is the gist:

Republican: National Leadership wants Moore gone, Alabama Rank and File want him to stay. Save a seat, but hurt the Party.

Democrat: Locals are demanding that Franken Resign. Nationals want to keep the seat and want Franken to stay.

 

The Question, which is more important?

Possible Temp. Power of one more vote, OR The Longterm Health & Character of the Party?

I think that Character Matters. If someone's decision-making abilities are that poor, then they will be making many more poor decisions as well.

[alexava 6,973]

Moore has been making s*** decisions for decades using religion to swindle the brilliance in our great state. He wins while we lose. I’ll always feel sorry for those stupid enough to vote against themselves.