Did he run?
No.
Not because of any republicans choice, they wanted him to run and they purposely kept quiet on ALL of the indiscretions of Foley's with these young pages so that he could run for the Congressional position in Florida.
The whole thing was shameful.
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And Studds had an affair with a 17 year old in DC, so he too did NOT break the law....(though absolutely shameful and an abuse of power imo) this relationship with this page continued for almost a decade, they lived with eachother I believe....this page continued to support Studds and said that Studds did NOT seduce him....that they "loved" eachother.
And though Gerry Studds abused his power imho, I still see what Foley did as worse....he prayed on MANY YOUNG BOYS, he was not pursuing any kind of permanent relationship, but only persuing getting his rocks off and using these young men to do it....
I could be wrong, but that is how it appears to me.
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