Rep. George Santos, who fabricated much of his life story but has defiantly resisted public pressure to leave, embodies a new reality: shame is no longer a powerful force in American politics.
"I still today have people who stop me on the street and say, 'you know what, you probably could have survived that scandal if you just put your head down,'" said Weiner.
Political scientist Lara Brown said short of arrest, there is little to rein in a politician who just doesn't care what people think. Some Republicans called for him to step aside. Some laid low, refusing to defend him. Trump somehow turned it to his advantage saying the media and establishment were out to get him.
Democratic politicians pay attention to bad headlines in the mainstream media because"Democratic voters care and the media environment that Democrats are in lends itself much more to accountability," said Miller, a former Republican.
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