The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Hamilton?

OK, not the best example. He might have been a president except for an affair....

Originally Posted by PBS.org

Hamilton might have risen to the presidency if not for a scandal in 1797. A pamphlet published that year revealed Hamilton's affair with a woman named Maria Reynolds and linked him to a scheme by Reynolds' husband to illegally manipulate federal securities. To prove his innocence, Hamilton resorted to publishing love letters he had written to Maria Reynolds. This cleared Hamilton of financial impropriety, but badly damaged his reputation.