I will say, it annoyed me to find out that people criticized and mocked him for that. I can't stand Mike Pence, but I respect that he doesn't put himself in situations where he could be accused of cheating. I think Billy Graham was the same way.
If this were true, it would be automatically disqualifying all by itself. Judges are supposed to put aside their biases. I know, it's absurd, but that's how it's supposed to work.
Hmm...