The Redder They Are, The Harder They Fall - Republicans More Damaged by Scandals

From The Washington Post:

Sex scandals involving politicians are as old as Thomas Jefferson, but the outcome seems to depend on which party you represent. In recent years, for the most part, Democrats have been able to survive their sordid escapades while Republicans have paid with their political lives.

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A double standard? And if so, by whom?

"The reality is that Democrats seem to get away with more," says Chuck Todd, editor in chief of the Hotline, a daily political journal. "They can have an affair and bail [themselves] out. There's a lower threshold for Republicans. I guess it's more of a hypocrisy thing," he adds, because such scandals put Republicans at odds with the party's socially conservative image.

Todd thinks he knows who's to blame for this: "It's the media, to be honest. What is the standard 'gotcha' story in the media? It's hypocrisy. If we can prove hypocrisy, we have a story. . . . So in a sex scandal, the bar for Republicans is lower."

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My Comments:
Cut the crap, Washington Post. It ain't about Republican "hypocrisy". In fact, it's just the opposite. Republicans and/or conservatives, and especially those who elect them, expect elected representatives to live up to a high standard, and they hold them accountable when they do not.

On the other hand, deviant behavior is not only tolerated by Democrats and liberals, but liberal policies actually promote such behavior.