This has little to do with Franken and everything to do with Moore. Count on it.
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Moore and Trump. No loss for them, the governor will replace him with Ellison, a Muslim.
Exactly! Going into the Alabama special election next Tuesday, they're going to ramp up their messaging of zero-tolerance for anyone ACCUSED of such behavior. They're going to cite Conyers, Franken, the (too-little-too-late) condemnation of Bill Clinton, etc.
To the Dems, these are all necessary pawns that had to be sacrificed to capture the key piece in the game - another Dem seat in the Senate.
If they force out Franken then the pressure will be on the senate leadership to refuse to seat Roy Moore — assuming he wins.