Two GOP senators have come under fire for suspiciously timed stock trades that came right as the market plunged in February. What are the odds this might actually harm Republican chances of holding on to the Senate in November? FiveThirtyEight explores:
, half of the respondents said Burr should resign while only about a quarter said he shouldn’t.
However, even if some Republicans might want him gone, it seems unlikely Burr would leave office soon enough to necessitate a special election this November, as Republicans really don’t want another swing seat in play this year. But if Burr’s position were to become untenable and he was forced to resign before Sept. 4, a Republican would still be appointed in his place even though North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is a Democrat.
As for Loeffler, she was already up for election in Georgia this November, so a stock trading scandal could hit her hard. Loeffler
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