The heightened media scrutiny of a modern campaign can be brutal—but some politicians manage to emerge unscathed. From Vito Lopez to Marion Barry, seven officials who survived public shaming and reclaimed electoral success.
Mark Sanford & More Political Scandal Survivors of 2012 (PHOTOS)
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