That’s simply not true... A free pass? Guys like Al Franken actually resigned and for relatively minor shit. I’ve rarely seen republicans step down for the same sort of stuff. It takes a full blown, major scandal.
However, the democrats decided to play this dumbass identity politics game, so they made their own bed there and deserve to take such hits when they come.
Regardless of Democrat jackassery, Trump is a career conman, a scumbag, and a pig who is clearly not fit for office. But it’s all good, when someone like AOC ends up in office because of the eventual backlash against the excesses of the administration, I’ll find it rather amusing. Sad, but amusing.