Scandals and mistakes influence US political campaigns
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span> - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nominees">nominees</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>.</p><p><span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="Akin">Akin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="down">down</span>,” <span word="Akin">Akin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pounce">pounce</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>; <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>,” <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Akin">Akin</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Allan">Allan</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Lichtman">Lichtman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Galilee">Galilee</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Yoder">Yoder</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="skinny">skinny</span> <span word="dipping">dipping</span>. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="regret">regret</span>,” <span word="Yoder">Yoder</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>.</p>
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