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Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
They shouldn't have turned on Ryan in the first place. He's the first pol ever to go down from a no-sex sex scandal with his own wife. Sure, it was embarassing and good for a laugh, but was it really that bad? It was a divorce allegation, for pete's sake. He'd lose and lose big, but the whole selection process since he withdrew has been a total farce.
They have to put some resources into the race because if they get trounced and demoralized in the top 2 races on the ballot (as it looks like will happen here), their voters could stay home and they could lose even more congressional and state house races than they would otherwise lose as a result.
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That's exactly how I felt. So the guy has strange sexual appetites... so what? Were Nelson Rockefeller, Eisenhower, FDR or Clinton in any way compromised by the fact that they carried on affairs during their terms? Ryan should have said "Look, I had some personal issues, but the important thing is, I was always monogamous. And I've seen a shrink and have worked through my 'appetites.'" Dumping a guy just before the finish line almost guarantees disaster.
