Starting to suspect that there are decreasing returns to damaging a person's reputation with scandal when n > 1 and negative when n > 3 Probably especially so when subsequent stories are small beer compared to the original Sort of an "arson, murder, and jaywalking" effect
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Unsure what the exact mechanism is. Some hypotheses: -- Dilution: people evaluate negative claims around a central moment -- Exhaustion: people adjust and move on -- Reaction: people begin to view as deliberate hits --> untrustworthy (reject un-genuine attacks?)
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I don't think this is party-specific; compare Clinton scandals Basically, I think you get one shot at a public figure. After that they're immune, maybe barring dead girls or live boys. (cf Milo) Come at the king . . .
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judge carbunkle is entirely unfit for high office for various reasons but thanks to the incessant choir of "BELIEVE THE VICTIM" a lot of people's kneejerk reaction to that sort of thing is, well, certainly mine is "yeah right"
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and that effect is strengthened by bandwagon accusers!
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