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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
I'm not positive, but a lot of the men who have publicly been made headlines for behavior that is viewed as improper, I think have been with their wives a long time, long before they were powerful. Perhaps it is the women (and men) who get involved with them to create a scandal who are drawn to their power? Just a random sample, equally D and R.
Elliott Spitzer (D) - met wife while in law school
Larry Craig (R) - married his wife (he is her second husband) a year after allegations of using coke with male teen Congressional pages
John Edwards (D) - met wife while in law school
Bill Clinton (D) - met Hillary while in law school
Mark Sanford (R) - met and married while he worked in New York, before political career
Mark Foley (R) - never married, and is a gay man
Marion Barry (D) - married his fourth wife before he was elected as mayor of DC
David Vitter (R) - met wife while working as a lawyer (she's one too), before politics
Jim McGreevy (D) - married both wives after start of political career, but now an out gay man (also went to law school)
Carl Paladino (1974-2005 D, 2005 - R) - married wife while in law school
WTF, so many lawyers.
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Or maybe the wives saw the drive, determination and potential these guys had and fell for that. They were saying it was more of a "trait" that these politicians and businessmen had that made it "easier" for them to make it in politics and business. A very focused, motivated, if I can't have it I'll take it mentality. I didn't catch the whole segment but it from what I did hear it was quite interesting.