rr, I am not the democrat or republican spokesperson. If Jefferson is guilty of selling votes, as many republicans have been, he should be punished by the one of the two ways that are available:
the ethics committee
or
the constituents in his district.
The District of Columbia elected Marion Barry after his little embarrassing episodes. I disagree with them too. I do see a trend with opressed people who vote in people they think represent them even if they are a skunk. It happens all the time in third world coutries. It isn't right and they end up suffering more.
If you have a bogeyman out there, expose them and try to work them through the processes we have available in this country.
If the democrats who obtain leadership do not clean their own house, they should be punished by the methods available just as the republicans have been in this last election. It is the way we deal with skunks in this counry if we are not blinded by partisonship and loyalty to the party over ethics.