I saw/heard him speak at a tea party during a Tea Party Express Bus Tour last year.
I was impressed.
Afterwards, I tuned into his radio show, I was less impressed.
Apparantly he hasn't been home to see his wife since this latest peccadillo hit the scene.
He said he is going to make a decision before Monday, which IMO means he will make an announcement on that day after talking in person with his wife.
It's a big (probably insurmountable) mistake for a married man to have a close friend that is a woman for 15 years without his wife knowing.
Especially when there is money changing hands.
He sometimes paid her rent and car payment.
Over several years.
It seems like she was depending on his help instead of taking care of her expenses her self.
Helping her IMO just kept her dependent on his generosity.
Because of all this, not to mention his occasionally clumsiness when speaking, I believe he will announce on Monday that he is either dropping out or suspending his campaign.
I'll be sorry to see him go.
He could have been a contender.
I have been around needy women before.
You help, if there are no options, and you care about them.
Normally I would help them help themselves, that’s just common sense, because you don’t want to create self esteem problems or enable bad behavior.
I would never consider supporting anyone unbeknownst to my wife.