[Smokin' Joe]

That goes back to Skull & Bones societies - you tell your sexual secret and then your in the club. This way the power brokers have a sword of Damocles over the politicians heads. So they actively vet flawed people to support. It sounds a little conspiratorial but it is a tried and true method. This was why for a long time gays were denied security clearances.

They had to have some leverage in case people forgot who the real boss was. Step out of line, and you are done.

[Trumpinator]

Yes - this sounds conspiratorial but it’s an open secret of how people are vetted - if not some “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” honest boy scout rube will go to the Senate and ruin their plans.

[Hulka]

“That goes back to Skull & Bones societies - you tell your sexual secret and then your in the club”

And where can I read that from a credible source?

Link please.