Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) isn’t the most naturally gifted guy, but he’s come a long way in life by being ambitious and relentless. So, while many Democrats wanted him to fall on his sword as some sort of bankshot ploy to defeat Roy Moore in Tuesday’s Alabama Senate race and also, somehow, set a precedent to bring Trump down, you’ll notice that he hasn’t, technically speaking, actually resigned. He just said he is going to resign, real soon now.

Maybe if Moore wins, Franken will announce that duty requires him to stay on in the Senate to lead the fight against Mooreism.

From the NYT opinion section: