This is why he needs to come clean on his personal life, so that he cannot be blackmailed.
Gays are the only congresscritters that cannot be blackmailed on the basis of sexuality. It is not considered sporting by the MSM to make an issue out of someone being gay. No one in the media has ever made an issue out of our Presidents strange life.
However, look in contrast how the media treated Herman Cain. He is many times more qualified than Obama ever was, having run a company, graduated with a technical degree and lived harmoniously in the corporate world instead of stoked grievances for a living. The media beatified a bimbo and treated her like some poor innocent girl that Cain ruined for life based upon an encounter or two.
Just my opinion.