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Him. there are questions about what republicans would do after that. and while clearly there are differences between the nature of the allegations and what's been alleged between franken and alleged against roy moore, the democratic message today is that none of it is okay regardless of degree or nuance. so that potentially sets up a difficult position for republicans who would potentially be faced with mcconnell again saying he would immediately launch an ethics investigation into moore but trying to continue that process could be very difficult for the republican party. >> kasie hunt on capi...

It? >> i think it's safe to say that that is a big piece of what is animating the democratic senator's response to senator franken and allegations against him. that is not to deminnish their concern or response in any way. but it's also true that two things are true. first of all, the allegations against senator franken are absolutely troubling and the fact -- >> hey, ruth, sorry to interrupt. i've been told senator tammy duckworth has come out and senator ron wyden as well so the list continues to grow. go ahead. >> one senator that we haven't heard from as far as i know of is amy klobuchar w...

Which is accusations that have been made. the access hollywood tape occurred. people came forward. over a dozen women came forward. republicans then said oh, we should take a step back. revoked endorsements then the rnc said step down. trump said no. the republican party got behind hooind him again. republican haves to reckon with this issue. >> can i jump in? >> really quickly. >> but if there were not a democratic governor in minnesota who would be able to name al franken's replacement if he were to leave, i don't believe this would be happening so there's politics on both sides. >> ruth, th...

Forward in congress to say enough is enough. so, i think i will expect to see more of this occur as other allegations might surface. i think it has been building. we're in a cultural moment and ruth, by our account and it's been hard to keep up with over the last hour or two, but u it would seem as if all but four of the women in the upper chamber have called for franken to step aside. you contrast that with again, you've got texas congressman, it was revealed he was $84,000 from this secret slush fund of sorts to pay off a sexual harassment claim. roy moore poised to become senator from alaba...

Would have graded it well, even if it was a disastrous policy. >> would we love to get rid of chemical weapons, yes? but i'm skeptical this is a game plan that would lead to an outcome. and it looks more like, frankly, an effort to guarantee that assad stays in power. and as i recall, two years ago, the policy of this administration was regime change. >> with some angst on the left and the right about what the president said in that interview with george stephanopoulos. in fact, traditionally, administration-friendly columnist ruth markis wrote this. quote, style, as the president would have i...