Even though Gary Hart was and is probably still a sleezebag, had he come around a decade or so later, he could have been a Democrat hero like Bill Clinton.
Bill would never have become president if it were not for Gary Hart.
Hart was suppose to be the Democratic savior, but was derailed over a sex scandal. Democrats were ticked about that and vowed to never let it happen again, and thus Bill Clinton was elected.
Agree: Far more a traditional Dem/lib than what we have today.