You really misread American politics. If he ran as a Democrat, he would be on a pedestal. Lying to Republicans about your moral righteousness and getting caught lying is your undoing.
In the last election cycle, Democrats held Homos up on a high pedestal (ignoring Bathhouse Barry's hidden history) all the while calling members of the right teabaggers, a homosexual slur. They know no shame. a wife cheater is highly regarded by the left. Hubble lips Chelsea is a visible telltale of Hillary's indiscretion. It won't get the time of day from the propaganda media.
On the Republican side, the Republican electorate viewed Romney as a righteous family man and buried Newt for his indiscretions. In the past few months, the cloak came off of Romney and yet Newt is rallying behind Trump. Newt is an outsider and politically a more righteous man than Mitt.
Not sure I agree that it was an indiscretion. Bubba probably paid Webb to do the deed so he didn't have to.
“If he ran as a Democrat, he would be on a pedestal.”
And there is the problem. We all know that. Ted knows that.
If you want to run as a republican courting the religious right, you don’t do it knowing you have and affair to hide.
Maybe Heidi is canceling all her events because she just found out. I prefer to think it’s that she’s an accomplished enough woman and self confident enough that she kicks his butt to the curb.