Any Republican would be better than whore-hopping Sen. David Vitter right? Particularly if he’s a former justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, right?

Not so fast.

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This one’s too gothic to condense easily, but the Vitter challenger, Chet Traylor, is said to have broken up another man’s marriage; is in an estate fight with the children of that now-deceased wife, and also dating a stepson’s estranged wife.

Family values, GOP style.

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Maybe there’s hope for Democrat Charlie Melancon yet. But that would depend on good sense among Louisiana voters.

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