I didn't say I thought they would.
I said it's been done before, hence my respect to history, and no one can predict at this time how they'll react at the polls this year.
The sum of my response is that it is too flippant to dismiss it will not occur, and too fatlistic to assume it will. There is not enough information to draw a conclusion either way as this is still settling distastefully around the country.
Though the Dems aren't helping themselves by evidencing more blood lust for Hastert then for Foley and his affect on those pages. That isn't going to play well either.
Honestly, I just see further alienation of the public from both parties over this in the end.
Though I will say I disagree with your assumption this is over by next week. The Dems have never stopped attacks based on polling. They just keep going until they wear people down. The only thing that could temp cause this to cease is a Republican win at the polls. Furthermore, they have been leaking info slowly. Expect more damaging leaks to come to keep it playing in the media.
BTW, I didn't state I thought the DUI was a non-event. I stated I voted for him anyway, but I was NOT pleased he hadn't mentioned it himself. The DUI was forgiveable absent any fatalities. So long as lesson was learned. It was the lack of honesty that killed him in 2000 with Est. of four million sitting home.