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It's complicated. When a 40-something man dates an 18-year old girl, people just shrug and say it won't last/it's a mid-life crisis/whatever, but they don't call it a scandal.

I don't care who our politicians sleep with, as long as both are consenting adults. On one hand, he should not have lied. But on the other, I feel like it's not something he should have been asked about to begin with. I'd rather hear him talk about his political position than former love interests.

posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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