He didn’t HAVE to resign in disgrace. But we republicans are more concerened about propriety and the law than democrats are, so by nature our candidates have a higher standard to meet.
We also expect our candidates to be sensible and conservative, something democrats don’t.
That’s true.
That’s why Republicans are open to charges of hypocrisy and Democrats aren’t.
Democrats have no standards, so they can’t be accused of failing to live up to them.