I loathe the term 'gamechanger' but I guess this counts

This will almost certainly change the dynamics of the DesJarlais-Stewart race.

In 2000, Scott DesJarlais pressured a woman — his patient and mistress — to get an abortion, according to the transcript of a phone call. Relevant parts below, and please bear in mind the congressman did not deny its contents to HuffPo:

"You told me you'd have an abortion, and now we're getting too far along without one," DesJarlais tells the woman at one point in the call while negotiating with her over whether he'll reveal her identity to his wife. They then discuss whether he will accompany her to a procedure to end the sort of life the congressman now describes as "sacred."

"You told me you would have time to go with me and everything," the woman complains.

"I said, if I could, I would, didn't I? And I will try," DesJarlais says. "If I can [find] time, you're saying you still will?"

"Yeah," the woman answers.

The two bicker over when they can meet to hash out a solution, and they make clear the nature of their relationship when DesJarlais says delaying a resolution isn't fair to his wife.

Gamechanger?  Never

Gamechanger?  Never overestimate the intelligence of the sheeples.

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