Context for those who don't know what OP is talking about:
This is Gary Hart. He was the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 1988 but had to drop out because this picture was released. The woman in the picture is not his wife. Both of them denied any affair, but that's all it took to end his aspirations.
A_Martian_Potato on February 12nd, 2026 at 23:50 UTC »
Context for those who don't know what OP is talking about:
This is Gary Hart. He was the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 1988 but had to drop out because this picture was released. The woman in the picture is not his wife. Both of them denied any affair, but that's all it took to end his aspirations.
RekoHart on February 12nd, 2026 at 23:52 UTC »
I remember when all it took was a weird scream at the end of a fiery speech to be dropped by your supporters
MrsAnthropy on February 12nd, 2026 at 23:53 UTC »
In 2004, Howard Dean yelled "YEAH" excitedly into a microphone that wasn't working and his polls went in the tank.