“In the bizarre series of events that followed this, McInnis basically pleaded guilty to the plagiarism, but was later exhonerated.”
If this guy was this weak, he deserved to loose. Just when are we going to get dozens of Donald Trumps to run for office. Virtually none of our candidates have any fortitude.
The problem is where to find dozens of billionaires who can self-fund their campaigns, are geniuses at strategy & persuasion, and can withstand withering fire from all political parties (including their own) and nearly all the media (including most of the "conservatives").
It is never the politician that suffers but the people.