Plenty of things aren't illegal that would nonetheless handicap a political career. Marrying a porn star isn't illegal. It's probably going to hurt your chances when you run for Senate though.
You had Jerry Seinfeld dating a 17-year old when he was nearly 40 and nobody was screaming “pedophile
Jerry Seinfeld wasn't running for Senate and people did think it was a little creepy at the time.
His dating habits of nearly 4 decades ago weren’t the issue, though. It was the false allegation that he’d somehow sexually assaulted a 14 year old that did, along with that doctored yearbook slander.
Anyhow, it was as I said earlier in the week that this is a prime example why good men and women don’t run for office, because you can be lied about the moment you decide to jump in (as almost every Republican can attest to). The truly vile (Dems) don’t care, because they have no conscience, and the media is just as likely to give them cover. Every Dem scandal unearthed is merely something they’ve known about and refused to report on.
A married 40 something was doing a 22yo in the WH and we were all told to move on....
Still paying his pension and security though....