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Private lives, public obsession? Interest in politicians' personal lives has long history COLUMBIA, S.C. (MCT) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wishes it weren't so, but American fascination with the private lives of public fig- ures is as old as the nation. What has changed is that, with camera phones, the Internet, cable TV, Facebook and Twitter, Americans don't have to read between the lines of some purloined letter to get their juicy tidbits, political observers say. Technology has changed politics, and today's public wants to know as much about the personal lives of politi- cians as they do their favorite Hollywood celebrities, those observers say. That might be just what American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson said when rumors popped up about him and female slaves in the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the decades since, how- ever, the public's interest has not waned. In fact it may have increased because politics and technology both have changed. If a politician is out there living life out loud, somebody is out there blogging about it. Whatever line that once encircled a politician's private life has long been blurred — often by the politician who either pontificates about fami- ly values or uses warm, fuzzy family pictures to present a solid, trustworthy image. "The line's been blown up," said Jeri Cabot, an assistant professor of media, govern- ment and politics at the Col- lege of Charleston. When he took a three-day vacation to the Florida Keys to meet his Argentine lover, Maria Belen Chapur, Sanford may have thought he was being discreet. But last week, the two-term Republican found himself again answering questions about his erstwhile soul mate. Sanford went to the Keys to spend time with Chapur and was seen — by someone who e-mailed the Web site Gawker, which was picked up by a mainstream newspaper and followed up by other mainstream media. The now-divorced Sanford, who escorted South Carolina through an odd Summer of Love last year, admitting to an extramarital affair with Cha- pur and openly pining for her, said he is trying to restart something with Chapur. He said he does not want a cheering section. "This obsession with one's personal life at some point has got to end," Sanford said. Candidates once practiced retail campaigning, trying to court voters in face-to-face conversation. They also truly debated and, often, relied on political machines, with well- known — if not always altru- istic — values. Today, politicians rely on 30-second TV ads and sound bites. At the end of the modern political process, voters know whether a candidate is photo- genic and clever, or at least capable of applying makeup and memorizing a timely three-to-five-word put-down. ("Where's the beef?" Or "There you go again." Or "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.") But voters may know little else. So they look for infor- mation — even gossip — to fill in the rest of the picture. Cabot said she is not among those who think politi- cians can run for public office and then shield themselves from scrutiny and interest. "You are asking voters to trust you on all sorts of lev- els," she said. Susan McManus, a politi- cal scientist at the University of South Florida, said the public appetite for personal information about politicians is strong. "Our politics have become tabloidlike, just like with celebrities," McManus said. "Technology has changed everything. People want to know everything." In that environment, main- stream media and politicians are both guaranteed to lose. Mainstream media face a choice — and a loud chorus of critics no matter the deci- sion — between covering per- sonal details or ignoring them. Politicians must grapple Former NASCAR racer gets jail time following pursuit SAN CLEMENTE (AP) — A former NASCAR driver pleaded guilty Tuesday to leading sheriff’s deputies on a freeway chase that reached 140 mph in his Corvette. James Neal, 56, of San Clemente was sentenced to a month in jail and probation after entering his plea to felony evasion while driving recklessly. Orange County sheriff’s deputies tried to pull over Neal at 3 a.m. Monday in San Clemente for not having a front license plate on his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette, a minor infraction that he could have settled without a fine, sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino said. Neal refused to stop and sped onto Interstate 5, where the California Highway Patrol took over the chase, Amormino said. Neal raced south at speeds of up to 140 mph and quickly pulled away from CHP officers. ‘‘He was going so fast that they lost sight of him,’’ Amormino said. Because the infraction wasn’t serious enough and Neal was endan- gering other drivers, officers decided to stop pursuing him, he said. Neal finally pulled over after his engine blew up near La Jolla. Neal was a NASCAR track racer at the old Ascot Park track in Gardena. with the reality that their pub- lic positions may make seem- ingly ordinary personal behavior — like, say, a newly single, 50-year-old man see- ing a woman he cares about — newsworthy. Being unmarried seems to add to the curiosity and to the rumors, which sometimes endure no matter what. In Florida, for example, rumors about Gov. Charlie Crist's sexuality have persist- ed for years — despite the fact that he has been married, divorced and married again. "Even after his marriage, people still speculated about his sexuality," McManus said. "You just can't win." McManus said single, male political figures are not alone in wrestling with rumors about their personal behavior and preferences. "It may be worse for women," she said. "Look at what's happening with (Supreme Court nominee) Elena Kagan and speculation about her sexuality." Governors are almost always married, reducing interest in their personal lives. Not so Sanford. He is now one of only three governors in the country who is single. A fourth governor, Jim Gibbons of Nevada, awaits a judge's ruling on his divorce agreement. Cabot said Sanford should get used to interest in his per- sonal life, given last year's scandal. In that context, inter- est in who he was with in Florida was understandable, she said. "The question of who it was and was it her, we can't help ourselves," Cabot said. "It's part of a soap opera. It's part of an ongoing story. We can't resist." Beyond mere curiosity, Cabot said there is a broader reason for interest in a politi- cian's personal life, particu- larly as it relates to a figure who has been less than honest and still is in a position to influence public policy. 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