Character matters
Haley won because of Sarah Palin’s endorsement and not because of Mark Sanford's, though his ex wife's endorsement probably also helped.
Yes, he is. He’ll never be able to run away from that bumbling and embarrassing apology he delivered after getting exposed as a liar and adulterer.
In this age of Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, et. al., such personal and political scandals can be used to garner public sympathy. However, it’s important to hold a press conference, confess to moral turpitude, cry, express regret, and, if possible, have one’s betrayed spouse at one’s side. Such shamelss behavior is now so commonplace that even Rasputin could appear worthy of continued public service. As Yogi would say, these continual televised soap opera scenes have now beome “deja vu all over again.”
He’s still a joke in my house.
He basically did what any fighter should do tell the opponent to FOff. If you can’t have a Saint at least elect a fighter that is conservative.
Maybe as a Democrat...