Senators from both parties on Dec. 7 reacted to the announcement by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) that he will resign “in the coming weeks” amid allegations of sexual harassment. Franken’s announced departure Thursday, amid allegations of sexual misconduct, came at another inflection point for Democrats. Post opinion writer Quinta Jurecic says Sen. Al Franken's resignation was warranted, but deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus says it was an undue political death sentence. When a handful of female Democratic senators called on Wednesday for Franken’s resignation, most of their caucus followed suit within a matter of hours. “This is a party which is losing its mind,” former speaker Newt Gingrich said of the Democrats who had turned on Franken.

Source: Washington Post December 07, 2017 22:43 UTC