His cousin, Terry Sanford, was a Democrat presidential candidate in 1972, along with John Lindsay et al.
Reposting from another thread:
>> For ME — the MORE Conservative, the better — rock on Sanford.
But looking at this SHORT list:
Republican politicians that have had extra-marital affairs:
- Newt Gingrich
- John McCain (first wife)
- Rudy Giuliani
- David Vitter
- Larry Craig
- Henry Hyde
- etc.
Democrat politician that have had extra-marital affairs:
- Kennedy (take your pick)
- Bill Clinton
- James McGreevey
- Jon Corzine
- Eliot Spitzer
- John Edwards
- etc. <<
Maybe the Ancient Chinese were on to something when they made their rulers eunuchs. I would bet that any politician willing to loose their manhood to serve the public good would have enough “cajones” to actually make the right decisions.