Larry Flynt exposed Henry Hyde's long-ago extra-marital affair when Hyde wouldn't back off pursuing the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Should Hyde have dropped out of politics after the affair?
At least if Sanford regains his seat in Congress, he can't be subjected to attempted blackmail, since his Argentinian fling is already public knowledge.
I guess you guys don't read closely. When Sanford committed a crime (trespassing)
while he was running for office, his people said there is more damaging info to come out. If this guy gets elected, he's going to make Larry Craig/Mark Foley look like Boy Scouts, and he's going to be a huge embarrassment. It's going to damage the Republican Party far more than 1 congressional district.
Plus, since he has to come back from an embarrassment, he's going to take the Joe Scarborough approach and believe in the MSNBC-approved issues.