Apparently, John McCain had an intense relationship with an attractive lobbyist thirty years his junior. The affair affected his votes on campaign contribution reform and several other issues.
It was a refreshing departure from the norm taking bribes from men and expecting sex from boys.
The New York Times had the story in December when its disclosure would have ended the Senator’s chances in the primaries. Instead, the Times waited until he was the front runner before they endorsed him. Since the story of the affair would have emerged anyway, there was no reason for the Times to forgo the scoop.
To me, it is a wonderment why the Times endorsed anybody at all.