Do you mean his gender or the voters' gender?  Evidently there is a double standard at play with Sanford's affair.  He did have an adulterous affair.  I don't know how women in the First District view this. From my perspective, I think if his wife couldn't trust him, how can I as a voter trust him.  I wish Governor Sanford the very best in his bid; however, I won't be voting for him. I wouldn't vote for him even if I lived in the First District.