GOP Candidate: I Had An Affair Two Weeks Ago, Am Quitting My Campaign [View all]

[CTyankee]

New York state Senate candidate Gia Arnold, a 24-year-old Republican, halted her campaign on Wednesday because she said she had engaged in an extramarital affair within the past two weeks.

The New York Daily News reported that Arnold announced the suspension of her campaign with an email sent to supporters and the media early Wednesday morning. She spoke to the Daily News by phone and explained the "personal decision" that prompted the suspension.

"I had an affair on August 1st and four days later I left my husband," Arnold said. "I wanted to go public with the information, just because it was heavy on my conscience and I am strong for honesty and integrity and always telling the truth and I felt it was important as a public figure that the public was aware of what was going on.”

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gia-arnold-suspends-campaign-affair

Sounds to me like she had a one night stand...but sometimes I just don't understand people doing this kind of stupid...