Most U.S. voters think the recent allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore ought to cost the politicians their jobs, according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday.
Fifty percent of voters say Franken should resign, compared to 22 percent who believe he should stay in office until his term ends in January 2021, the Nov. 16-19 poll found.
Even among Democrats, 49 percent think the comedian-turned-lawmaker should step down.
The Senate Ethics Committee announced last week it would investigate the charges against Franken, but 46 percent think the upper chamber should go ahead and expel him.
On the other side of the aisle, if Roy Moore wins the special election on Dec. 12, 57 percent of national voters believe he should be kicked out of the Senate before he is even allowed to serve. Only 18 percent say the Republican should be permitted to serve on behalf of Alabama voters.
About half of voters say elected officials who have been accused of sexual misconduct should resign, including 59 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of Republicans.
Two decades since former President Bill Clinton admitted he had an extramarital affair with then-intern Monica Lewinsky and other women in the past, more voters say they believe charges of sexual misconduct waged against him than President Trump.
Sixty-five percent of voters say allegations against Clinton are credible, and just 17 percent disagree. Less than half of voters, 49 percent, say claims against Trump are valid versus the 29 percent who disagree.
The online poll was conducted among 2,586 registered voters nationwide and has a 2 percentage point margin of error.
