The Foley scandal has caused a rash of scheduling conflicts, it appears. The two figures most tainted by the scandal, Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-NY), had been scheduled to come campaign for Rep. Don Sherwood (R-PA), who’s been having a tough campaign this year, in part because he allegedly tried to strangle his ex-mistress (he’s admitted the affair, denied the strangling).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=182270