Half of U.S. voters think that Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) should step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday.
Fifty percent said that the allegations that Franken forcibly kissed and groped a woman and inappropriately touched another warrant his resignation from the Senate, the poll found. Twenty-two percent said he should not step down.
Support for an ethics investigation into Franken’s behavior is even higher, with 66 percent of respondents saying the senator’s actions should be looked into by the Senate Ethics Committee. Only 15 percent said the panel should not investigate.
The partisan split on Franken is narrow. Forty-nine percent of Democrats believe he should resign, while 56 of Republicans say the same. Forty-four percent of independents believe he should step down.
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