Women: Sen. Bob Menendez paid us for sex in the Dominican Republic

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It would hurt Romney if it was someone like Orrin Hatch. 

Rubio has had some weird stuff in his background. 

But I think it will be something harmless for some Democrat in a safe Democrat state.

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I wonder if this will have any effect on Latino voters defecting to Republicans like Romney.  Latino voters and Latin women are devout Catholics, and a cheating Latin man will turn off a lot of Latin women. 

This pretty much ruins any chances Menendez had at getting the VP nod in 2016.

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I wonder if this will have any effect on Latino voters defecting to Republicans like Romney.  Latino voters and Latin women are devout Catholics, and a cheating Latin man will turn off a lot of Latin women. 

This pretty much ruins any chances Menendez had at getting the VP nod in 2016.

Menendez was never a serious VP Contender, he wasn't married, and I don't see this story turning into much of anything at all even if its true.

The New Jersey turnout will be terrible because no one has electricity.  But I suspect more Republican voters will make it out than Democrats.  Menendez barely won in 2006, so its conceivable he will lose this time. 

I don't think Booker wants to be a Senator (Dinosaur Retirement Community).  Booker is a man of action, and he'll run for governor some day. 

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If Vitter got away with it, Menendez can too, particularly as he isn't married.

I think Louisiana has gotten strongly Republican, making Vitter safe. 

But NJ still has a strong Republican state party, given Christie's win.  A socially liberal but fiscally conservative Republican can win NJ like Scott Brown in MA.