Unfortunately I think Richard Burr has little incentive to resign.
He's already retiring in 2022. There will never be enough votes in the Senate to expel him. And he could rightly reason that the coronavirus news cycle is so chaotic people will forget about it by next week.
He's already retiring in 2022. There will never be enough votes in the Senate to expel him. And he could rightly reason that the coronavirus news cycle is so chaotic people will forget about it by next week.
At the very least, Burr has a strong incentive to wait until July, when it's too late to schedule a special election, and see if things have cooled off by then.
If not, THEN he can resign, and his appointed GOP replacement can stay on until the regularly scheduled race in 2022.
If not, THEN he can resign, and his appointed GOP replacement can stay on until the regularly scheduled race in 2022.
(Help me out here #ElectionTwitter ... I think that's right but I'm not 100% versed in how special election scheduling law in NC works.)
