"Gotcha" politics has long been part of the no-holds-barred theater of all major campaigns, but most dramatic at the presidential level. Operatives searching for that one embarrassing moment or fabricated truth doggedly chase "gotchas" as far back in time as candidates' kindergarten essays.
Twenty years ago, long before the barrage of paparazzi and lens-in-your face journalism, Gary Hart virtually dared the press to prove he was having an illicit affair. They did exactly that. The National Enquirer featured a now infamous...
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