Classy To The Last

Which major Republican fundraiser and activist demonstrated the tightness with which his thumb is affixed to the nation's pulse thusly?

"Sherwood's seat [in Pennsylvania] would have been overwhelmingly ours, if his mistress hadn't whined about being throttled...." Any lessons from the campaign? [he was asked] "Yes. The lesson should be, don't throttle mistresses."

Answer here. (hat tip to Bradford Plumer)