This article from the Guardian states that, in 2011, Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes had attempted to get General David Petraeus to run for President on the Republican ticket, offering to bankroll his campaign and provide it with favorable coverage in his media outlets. Now, granted, the article has the Grauniad's usual spin, but it got me wondering:
What if Petraeus, instead of becoming CIA director, accepted Murdoch's offer and ran for President, with the full backing of News Corp? What would have happened when news of his affair broke (if it still breaks)?
What if Petraeus, instead of becoming CIA director, accepted Murdoch's offer and ran for President, with the full backing of News Corp? What would have happened when news of his affair broke (if it still breaks)?