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Just how much of a public figure’s private life should be made … well, public? The eternal debate continues, with the latest pothole in the road to the answer being the deep hole dug by South Carolina’s governor, Mark Sanford.

Sanford seemingly fell of the face of the earth this weekend. When asked about his whereabouts, everyone from his staffers to his wife offered up varying answers from “I don’t know” to “he’s hiking in the mountains” and “he needed some time away to think.” Turns out Sanford flew to Argentina for a rendezvous with his mistress. This wasn’t the first time — some previous trips were made at the expense of taxpayers ­— nor did he appoint a second-in-command or get his story straight with the crew in S.C.

“What he did was a big no-no!” says Predicto Mobile community member “rkkb9127.” Indeed, nearly 71% of voters in this poll think this particular no-no will end with Sanford resigning as early as 7/25.

“I think that anyone that does that kind of thing, [who] is in a political seat, should automatically lose that seat,” says “khzk1981.”

“His personal life is between him and his family, the press needs to back off,” says “chenry1310.”

Whether the media backs off or not remains to be seen, but will the governor, once considered a potential Republican candidate for president, surrender those aspirations in the wake of his public embarrassment?

“Not without a big fuss,” says “dawnxreich.”

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