How Democrats and Republicans react to sexual misconduct allegations [updated]

UPDATE (@ 5:20 PM ET): It’s just now breaking that Al Franken will officially resign tomorrow. Meanwhile, the number of Democratic senators calling for him to step down had grown to over 30; I’ve updated the relevant excerpt below.

I see a lot of Right-wingers trying to pin the sexual misconduct shitstorm on Democrats and “SJWs” and whatnot, claiming that all these powerful predators are enabled by the (liberal) mainstream media.

As a result, I want to play a game. Let’s call it “spot the differences”.

In the blue corner:

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)

Democratic senators to Al Franken: Resign:

Embattled Sen. Al Franken will make an announcement Thursday, his office told reporters, as calls for the Minnesota Democrat's resignation rapidly gained momentum Wednesday in dramatic fashion.

Thirty-one Democratic senators -- 13 female and 18 male including the second-ranking Democrat in chamber -- called on Franken to resign as allegations of sexual harassment against him continue to mount.

Franken has previously confessed to misconduct, has repeatedly apologized, and says he’ll cooperate with an ethics investigation. Not that any of this excuses his actions, of course, but it’s worth pointing out for context.

Also:

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)

Rep. John Conyers Jr. resigns over sexual harassment allegations after a half-century in Congress:

Facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) resigned as Congress’s longest-serving member Tuesday, becoming the first lawmaker to step down as Capitol Hill grapples with allegations of inappropriate behavior by lawmakers.

Conyers, who represented the Detroit area for 52 years, yielded to mounting pressure from Democratic leaders to step aside as a growing number of female former aides accused him of unwanted advances and mistreatment.

And in the red corner:

Roy Moore

RNC restarts support for Roy Moore after Trump's hearty endorsement:

President Donald Trump led an aggressive charge Monday on behalf of embattled Senate nominee Roy Moore, with the Republican National Committee rejoining Moore's side in Alabama weeks after cutting ties with him following allegations of sexual misconduct.

Before dawn, Trump took to Twitter to declare his strongest support yet for Moore. By day's end, the RNC was back in his corner and America First Action, a pro-Trump group, said it would spend $1.1 million to try to push Moore across the finish line.

[…]

Trump and Senate Republicans have already started pondering Moore's place in the party if he gets past Democrat Doug Jones in a contest that recent polling shows is neck and neck. The president wrote on Twitter on Monday that the united Democratic opposition to the GOP's sweeping tax plan showed "why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama."

"We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!" Trump wrote.

In case you may have missed it, Moore has been credibly accused by at least nine different women of misbehavior ranging from sexual advances to genital groping when many of them were 14–17 years old. He was so infamous for hounding teen girls for dates that he was reportedly banned from a mall.

And of course, it’s no surprise Trump would heartily endorse a(n accused) sexual predator, considering …

Donald Trump

The sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump – the full list:

A growing list of powerful men have faced serious consequences for sexual misconduct allegations but the most powerful one of all has faced none. Instead Donald Trump's official position, as his spokeswoman Sarah Sanders recently clarified in a White House press briefing, is that the 20 women accusing him of assault and harassment are lying. Trump has also suggested some were not attractive enough for him to want to sexually assault.

You know, I just can’t tell the two parties apart.