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Think of how galvanized the Republican base was when President Clinton was dragged before the people and treated like trash under the minor pretense of lying under oath about having an extramarital affair. That destroyed for many people all that President Clinton built up, all the successes he had. And it was utter bullshit, of course. Bush won (well, he was actually chosen, but he did get a lot of votes) partially because the Republicans had convinced the people that Democrats, especially those associated with Clinton, were somehow more immoral than Republicans.
Imagine that in 2012. Imagine birth certificate investigations or smoking weed in college and the rest of the circus returning, and then Mitt Romney or some other white-bread Republican running on family values and religious morality in 2012 coming out swinging. President Obama would have a real fight on his hands whereas now he is the clear front runner against all contenders.
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