- Gary Hart's 1988 frontrunner status collapsed after reports of an extramarital affair ignited a media firestorm.
- The scandal abruptly reshaped the early Democratic race and shifted attention away from policy to personal conduct.
- Rival Democrats — Rep. Dick Gephardt, Rev. Jesse Jackson and former DNC chair Robert Strauss — publicly weighed in on Meet the Press, signaling party-wide concern.
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