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When a politician is involved in a scandal around their personal life, rather than their professional life, there's a reason that it's different for conservatives than it is for liberals.

Note that I'm not referring to anyone who has actually committed a crime, or sexual harrassment. I'm talking about adultery, or something like that.

For liberals, family and religious values are not part of our party platform. For conservatives, family and religious values are part of your party platform.

Do you understand why, when a liberal politician is involved in a "sex scandal", many liberals don't care? And why it doesn't necessarily affect our perception of whether they can do their job effectively?

When a conservative, who supports religious and family values, and uses their image in that regard, to win elections, is involved in a "sex scandal", of course they're going to be perceived as hypocrites.

Can you comprehend why I don't care what John Edwards did, and think it's between him and his wife, and whomever he did it with?

I don't care what conservatives do in that regard either, unless it involves people who work for them, or children. But I imagine the people who voted for them care, a lot.

I would never vote for Newt Gingrich, but it's not because he cheated on his wife.

Of course, any kind of public scandal can effect any politician's electability, regardless of party. But if it's a personal scandal, it doesn't usually effect my vote.