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Both parties have plenty of perverts. I'm of the opinion that someone has to be amoral or immoral to want to be a politician at any level above local government (and even that is questionable). This question has to do if one of the two main parties is more likely to tolerate or defend its perverts.
From my perspective on the right, it seems to me that Republicans have a knee-jerk tendency to toss out any suspected pervert with or without evidence. Larry Craig, Bob Packwood,etc. are shown the door almost immediately. Hell, Larry Craig was engaging in a celebrated Democrat activity. On the other hand, Democrats have tolerated Bill "Riding Dirty" Clinton, Hillary Clinton's personal destruction of women Clinton has abused, Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd's waitress sandwiches, Joe "Handsy" Biden, JFK, RFK, and the list goes on.
Curious how everyone sees it. To be fair, the Republicans do tout themselves as the party of family values, so it would make sense that hey have to be mindful of perverts for that reason. Democrats are the anti-family values party, so it would make sense that they would be a bit more tolerant of perverts.
Democrats are the anti-family values party, so it would make sense that they would be a bit more tolerant of perverts.
Why is the belief in treating everyone equally and not imposing a narrow religious dogma on everyone considered being anti "family values" to so many conservatives? If you want to live like the Cleavers by all means have at it. You just don't get to force everyone else to live that way.
I think Republicans are more tolerant of their perverts. There are exceptions on the left like Bill Clinton, but for the most part it seems like the biggest bombshell sex scandals come from the red side.
I voted both. The dems had a chance to make a real stand for doing the right thing after years of ignoring bill by throwing out Stewart Smalley and didn't. They have no moral high ground and neither do republican.
Last edited by texan2yankee; 11-17-2017 at 04:36 PM..
There are pervs everywhere and in both parties. It is more awkward when a Republican is exposed because they claim the moral "family values" high ground. The Ohio politician (married) was a good example of someone who is vocal opponent to gay marriage and talking about family values etc, and then he was caught having sex with another man.
The democrats defend those of their own party far more than R's do.
The poll question choices are misleading, likely purposefully.
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I think it’s the opposite
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