That's one of the things that makes them examining what happened 30+ years ago under a microscope so bad: The more the media and others pull stunts like this, the smaller the options are going to be because people aren't going to want everything they've ever done brought up in public.
When you go back and read the histories of presidents in office, it's amazing how much more respect the media gave them when reporting WHILE they were in office. The country didn't even realize Roosevelt was in a wheelchair during most of his presidency.
But now, anyone who had ANY skeletons will shy away from running for president, which will end up hurting us in the long run because it so narrows the field
