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Are we French now? Political sex scandals aren't career killers anymore

Eliot Spitzer was caught cavorting with prostitutes. It cost him the New York governorship, and possibly a chance to be president one day.
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 08: Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is mobbed by reporters while attempting to collect signatures to run for comptroller of New York City on July 8, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 08: Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is mobbed by reporters while attempting to collect signatures to run for comptroller of New York...
By Aliyah Frumin
Anthony Weiner center, marches in the 24th Annual Laurelton Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, 2013 in Queens, New York. (AP Photo/ Donald Traill)
Anthony Weiner center, marches in the 24th Annual Laurelton Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, 2013 in Queens, New York.