It ' s the republicandemocrat double standard . Republicans are always racist , no matter what . Democrats get infinite second chances . Jeff Sessions Allegedly said racist things . The character of the accuser leaves them to not be believed . He claimed a judge overheard it the judge denied hearing it . The same judge in 2015 struck down Alabama ' s ban on samesex marriage . Senator Arlen Specter voted against Sessions ' nomination as a judge in 1986 , the nomination was 99 but withdrawn . Arlen Specter ended up regretting his vote against , and stated that after working with Sessions he is an egalitarian . regretsnovoteonsessions 022131 Jeff Sessions fought against the KKK and desegregated schools . s p a w n o f s a t a n j e f f s e s s i o n s a c t u a l l y t o o k o n t h e k kkanddesegregatedschoolsn 2247704 As U . S . Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama , Jeff Sessions helped prosecute the head of his state ' s KKK . The prosecutor insisted he be sentenced with death for kidnapping , torturing , and murdering a random black teenager . This is the only known execution of a KKK member for killing a black American . The prosecutor was interviewed and said Sessions was key in this , and defended Sessions ' character . m o b i l e d i s t r i c t a t t o r n e y defendsjeffsessionsRobert ByrdWas an actual leader of his local KKK chapter . Democrat senator for 50 years . Senate majority whip . Etc .