When viewed with that lens, perhaps it makes sense she'd be sick of Sanders by now.

Ever wonder how journalists cover a sex scandal?

Republican Gov. Robert Bentley and his adviser Rebekah Mason (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

We do! But that could just be because we're nerds. Luckily for you, this particular story about 73-year-old Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's (R) alleged affair with his much-younger adviser is pretty interesting. It has palace intrigue, betrayal and a spy-thriller-like quality to it.

Bentley has denied the affair, but few in the state believe him after an audio recording came out of him saying almost-unprintable things to a woman. I spoke with Leada Gore, a reporter with AL.com in Alabama who's been covering the drama to get a handle on all this. Here's a snippet from our conversation:

THE FIX: What's it like to report on a story that requires you to sift through allegations and unsubstantiated claims and people's motives?

GORE: It was very difficult. When the governor's wife filed for divorce last August after 50 years of marriage, it came completely out of the blue -- for not just us, but for him. And so we're automatically hit with his alleged mistress's name, we're hit with everything. So we kept having to go back to what we could prove, and what we could prove was his wife filed for divorce.

We had very good sources telling us that whether there was an affair or not, she believed that something was going on. We had sources who were unimpeachable saying she almost didn't show up for the [2015] inauguration of her husband over this. So we had to rule out some of the rumors, but it got to the point that they were so loud you couldn't ignore them.

THE FIX: Let's take a step back. Two of the state's past five governors were convicted of crimes and the House Speaker is on trial for corruption. Is this just another scandal for Alabama residents, or is it something more?

GORE: Of all the governors you'd ever think would be running around on his wife, you would not have thought he would. And I think that's why this is so interesting. ... Everybody's talking about this. This is an embarrassment to the state. I hear that a lot -- that he's embarrassed us. And that takes a lot. We have a high tolerance.

That's it for today. But before we go, I think I deserve a little credit for not making a corny April Fools Day joke on you, right? Right?! Have a great weekend, all.