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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe P has taken down many big names.
Just on the Dem side alone, these major players couldnt control their P and fell out of the national political limelight:
Hart, Edwards, Franken, and now Swalwell.
I think Clinton is the only one able to survive it.
Im trying to think on the GOP side, who there was that had to leave the national scene.
Maybe the House leader that was caught chasing young male pages? Who else?
True Dough
(26,889 posts)the aptly named Anthony Weiner.
Funtatlaguy
(11,883 posts)Something to behold.
Raven123
(7,857 posts)Was suppose to follow Gingrich as Speaker. Resigned instead.
Though the path was longer and involved other issues, I think Matt Gaetz disgusting behavior caught up to him. We will see if he recovers.
2naSalit
(103,192 posts)larry craig, busted soliciting young males in the Minneapolis airport bathroom
matt gaetz
tom reed
patrick meehan
trent franks
blake ferenthold
bob packwood
to name a few.
Funtatlaguy
(11,883 posts)if the Epstein are ever fully unredacted.
2naSalit
(103,192 posts)Those on that list all resigned after accusations, many of them often 'settled' with their accusers in some way.
bottomofthehill
(9,394 posts)Bob Packwood
Mark Foley with House Pages
Crane from Ill. Again with house pages
Newt and his many wives
Bob Barr and his many wives
Mickey Edwards and his many wives
The Senator with the wide stance hitting on guys in the airport stall
The Gov of SC that got lost hiking and ended up in South America with a girlfriend
It seems the biggest sin in Republican sex scandals are when it is a same sex relationship