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However the republican party obviously does think they are corrupt.
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Sure the republican party thinks they're corrupt. Just as the democrats do of democrats in scandals. This has nothing to do with why politicians step down. If all the corrupt politicians suddenly stepped down, there would hardly any left.
The repulican party wants its politicians who've gotten caught to step down because it is the correct thing to do politically. It has nothing to do with ethics or morality except as perceived by the public. To some degree they can distance themselves from people like Craig by having them resign. That way they can keep up the charade of their integrity a little longer. If they did not ask people in Craig's shoes to step down, they would stand to lose seats in Congress as a result of it.
It is not in the nature of politicians to step down because it's the right thing to do.