How was harding's effort to return to normalcy prevented by political scandals

President Harding's efforts to return to normalcy were prevented by political scandal because there was a lot of scandal during his administration, which distracted from the plan.

Warren Harding's presidency was plagued by scandals, stopping any of his efforts to return to normalcy. The Tea Pot Dome scandal occurred during his administration, which damaged his reputation. It was also leaked that he was keeping a mistress which further damaged his reputation.