Why Politicians Are Managing to Stay Put Amid Sexual Harassment Charges

Matt Lauer is the latest public figure to be felled by allegations of sexual misconduct. So, why aren’t politicians falling, too?

It’s a natural question, especially in wake of NBC’s decision to remove Lauer as host of the Today Show. The network seems to have acted preemptively.

No accuser has yet come forward publicly in the Lauer case, and NBC said it fired him based on a single complaint. However, Variety and The New York Times are said to have interviewed multiple woman whom Lauer had hassled.

Variety published its story later in the day on Tuesday. It said it spoke with dozens of women, and that three specifically said they were victims of Lauer’s sexual harassment.

Hours after the Lauer news broke, Minnesota Public Radio said it, too, had fired a famous figure: Garrison Keillor, long-time host of Prairie Home Companion.

Although he stepped down from that show in 2016, Keillor still had a series of production ties with MPR. The network ended its…