He could them gracefully say that he wanted to do something else and have time to let this settle down.
If he had to resign in disgrace, I sense that he would feel that he needed to go home. It is the natural thing to do when defeated.
The Gov. of Mississippi is a dem and you know the rest of the story. To have the Senate under new leadership now is just not worth that price.
How, precisely, will his resignation help our country? By showing the world that the DemonRats set the sleazy moral tone in this country's political arena?
Now if Star Parker were only as SMART as she is good-looking!