Mark Sanford is running for Congress
Source: Washington Post
Its official (or will be tomorrow): Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford (R) is running in the special election for the states 1st district.
Officially were going to announce tomorrow, and then its off to the races, he told the National Review.
The House seat was left vacant earlier this month, when Rep. Tim Scott (R) was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by former senator Jim DeMint (R). A special election primary will be held March 19 with a general election on May 7.
Sanford told the conservative magazine that he had thought his political career was over but that miraculous events had brought him back. Sanford held the 1st House seat from 1995 to 2001.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/15/mark-sanford-is-running-for-congress/?wprss=rss_election-2012
But is he running for Congress? Or is he "hiking" for Congress?
Suich
(10,642 posts)Like Vitter? I'd be mortified. What ever happened to Sanford's girlfriend?
DemoTex
(25,396 posts)I hope Sanford is shown how little he is liked in SC, especially by women.
SDjack
(1,448 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)preserving the Appalachian Trail in its pristine state.
Oh, right, it was his pristine state.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)Response to UrbScotty (Original post)
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hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Response to hobbit709 (Reply #6)
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Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,527 posts)lied to absolutely everyone about where he was, was completely out of reach, on government time, attending to an illicit relationship thousands of miles from his responsibilities?
Why should anyone imagine he has grown a conscience and would serve his constituents better as a senator?
They've already SEEN how well he respects their votes.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)harmonicon
(12,008 posts)Because the "other side" are Democrats, and you know who they are, right? Oh, sure, something about taking away your guns, but the real reason is... oh, what's it called? Oh, that's right: black.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)Oh wait - he never went to the other one.
Even South Carolina voters aren't stupid enough to put him back in office. I think.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Arizona and So. Carolina seem to be racing for the National Dodo trophy of the year.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)alp227
(32,021 posts)(and that state has a Dem senator Mary Landrieu) then you never know how South Carolinians will vote! I wonder how many SC evangelicals have "forgiven" Sanford.
(On edit) However I notice at the NationalReview.com comments section (and some threads from december on Free Republic) that the consensus on those sites = no Sanford. But do they necessarily represent the way South Carolina Republicans think?
trof
(54,256 posts)The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)This is going to be grand.
tanyev
(42,554 posts)tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)Mojo Hunters!! This Fall on Discovery Channel
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)Godot51
(239 posts)... the attention span of the average South Carolinian conservative is less than that of a goldfish. (Don't cry for me, Argentina, I mean Appalachia...)
Nanjing to Seoul
(2,088 posts)and hornier than ever to fuck you and the country.
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)The cons in SC would crucify a Dem for this but Sanford in their eyes only make a mistake or they would created another excuse.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)So, why NOT Mark Sanford?
That's the GOP.
gateley
(62,683 posts)koiwoman53
(22 posts)These two douche bags get re-elected every year in S.C.
47of74
(18,470 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)He's an idiot.
harmonicon
(12,008 posts)None of us want to see that. Oh, shit... what do you think "Running for Congress" might be a euphemism for?! Maybe he means that he's going to get a job as a skyscraper window-washer and combine it with naked puppetry or something.