Franken was 'thrown under the bus' by dems.

[triron]

If I were him I would not want to serve along side them any longer anyway.
Not sure if this may backfire on them.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I can't imagine how betrayed he must feel.

His own colleagues wouldn't even give him the benefit of the investigation he, and they, asked for.

[spooky3]

3. Agree. Talk about unprincipled! I believe they did political calculations and thought

it would be best if he resigned, regardless of the merit of the charges or of fairness and justice to him.

I am glad that my two Senators (Kaine and Warner) did not join with the mob, by refusing to join in the public call for him to resign.

[barbtries]

2. what i think:

it's going to backfire on everyone. Dems are weak in these moments. All they had to do was throw their support behind the ethics investigation proposed by Franken. but no.

on twitter i see posts saying now the dems must demand the same from the republicans, to get rid of their perverts. A. Franken is not a pervert B. They WON'T

they'll use this to great effect against the Democrats. this sucks.

[KPN]

7. Yup. GOP: Franken resigned which means he was guilty.

Trump has not, Moore is staying in ... which means they're not.

But we win the moral higher ground!

[barbtries]

13. Not by pushing him out without an investigation.

we just look weak and in fact we are.

i don't believe this will work out well for the democrats. wish i did but i don't.

[njhoneybadger]

4. If several women come forth and accuse Schumer will he also resign?

Republicans are out to cut are throats and don't give a fuck how they do it.

[Bettie]

6. The bar is set

if there are anonymous accusations, he has to resign.

[Bengus81]

8. Remember the TRUTH doesn't matter,only the ALLEGATION.........

That was proven in this Franken dog and pony show by these Dems:

[triron]

10. Sadly both my senators joined in this charade.

I will at least call thei office and express my dismay.
If they are primaried I may indeed vote for their opponent.

[FarCenter]

11. At least Menendez (NJ) didn't chime in. Of course he has teenage Dominican Republic hooker problems

[blueinredohio]

5. Sure it's gonna backfire. Take my Senator Sherrod Brown who I used to like is up for

reelection in 2018. If someone decides to primary him that's what they'll use against him. Turned on his own party. If he wins the primary the republicans will say he doesn't even support his own party so he may be screwed either way

[mn9driver]

9. The consequences of this will extend far beyond Minnesota.

That sound you just heard was the sound of several million wallets slamming shut.

And that sound you didn’t hear was that of several million likely democratic voters not bothering to go to the polls next November.

[lostnfound]

12. Who in the hell is going to be motivated in Minnesota races anymore?? Why vote??