Losing South Carolina (GOP throws Mark Sanford under bus)

http://www.redstate.com ^ | April 30, 2013 | Erick Erickson

[NKP_Vet]

It is an amazing testament to how bad the other candidates were that Mark Sanford ran away with the race in South Carolina’s first congressional district.

A deeply flawed man, he was the one guy the primary voters knew wouldn’t go wobbly in Washington. But they, and I, presumed he was over the issues with his ex-wife. Unfortunately, a couple of weeks ago we learned things were not settled.

The NRCC and GOP abandoned Mark Sanford as a result. In a race the GOP could still — even now — win, the GOP decided it would rather lose than win.

Unfortunately for the GOP, losing South Carolina’s Republican first congressional district will give labor unions a massive win.

The unions, which passionately hate Boeing producing the 787 in Charleston, have poured money in to help Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Right now, thanks to the NRCC pulling out of the race, the Democrats are outspending Mark Sanford three to one.

Yesterday, the Sanford campaign discovered Colbert-Bush has gotten a massive pile of money from another ultra-liberal group. But Republicans are doing nothing.

At this time, even with all Sanford’s flaws, it seems ridiculous that the GOP would give labor unions a massive win. The media will herald it as a rejection, even in South Carolina, of Republicans. The unions will herald it as a major win for big labor.

In the process. the first district would get a stooge for Nancy Pelosi and a puppet for labor unions against Boeing.

Mark Sanford can still win. But he’s going to need a lot of help. The chickens at the NRCC ran as quickly as they could. They need to man up and fight like hell.

[Resettozero]

*We must remember politics is the art the possible NOT desirable.*

Pray tell Ringo; what ever do you mean by THAT?

[manc]

my thinking too.

The holier than thou is either looking for the perfect candidate of which there are none and would rather see a socialist in power or they have to be trolls planting the seeds of disgust.

Seen the stay at home never vote a few times , mostly before elections and even on my state board by a certain freeper.

Plant the seeds of discontent and outrage .

What we have here is
1. socialist to win to help Obama
2, imperfect candidate who cheated ON HIS WIFE and stalked, his own live between him and wife or ex wife who can stop socialist

That is their choice, 1 or 2, and if it’s 1 then they’re not conservatives

[353FMG]

“A deeply flawed man....”

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Perfect political candidate.

[manc]

notice most won’t answer question who would you want then

[CatoRenasci]

And Mark Sanford is a hell of an unfaithful cad. He is completely untrustworthy and should be shunned by the Republican party. I don’t care if his record was conservative; I don’t really even care that he had an affair, but the way he humiliated his wife and the people who believed him and supported him was unforgivable. No one who does that can have any regard for anyone or anything but his own ambitions. Sorry, we just don’t need him.

[Resettozero]

nothing specific here. However I wonder how many of these “walk on water” holier than thou” stay at home non-voters are really bubba strategy plants to help democrats. The bubba stategy is to push the meme to “stay home” rather than vote becaus the republican candidate is not perfect enough like bubba is perfect. It is a strategy to depress the votes. So the media matters outfits of podesta go onto sites and say “don’t vote” to take votes off the playing field. Odd how nobody here tries viral efforts with the dummies.

I figure FR is their prime target online. They disguise as themselves as FR wallpaper but not well enough.

[Durus]

Here at FR we comment on elections that we might not be able to vote on in person all of the time. If that bothers you that's unfortunate.

I don't expect perfection from candidates as no one is perfect. I don't expect 100% ideological purity. That being said there are some imperfections I can't over look. I will not vote for anyone that supports infringing upon my rights as explained in the 2nd amendment. I also will not vote for an adulterer though for a very simple reason. If they will break their oath to their spouse for mere sexual gratification, then there is no doubt in my mind that they will betray their oath of office for any number of reasons.

[Resettozero]

Here at FR we comment on elections that we might not be able to vote on in person all of the time. If that bothers you that's unfortunate.

You seem defensive. I thought perhaps you had a summer home in Charleston; something like that. Also, you seem to think I'm new to FR. I'm not. But I am aware that a lot of stinkee has been coming out of New England since Obama was re-elected. A whole, whole lot of stink.

[Resettozero]

I call is stalking, as he was not invited and had no right to be there.

And you got your information from which broadcast outlet? From which online periodical? You KNOW all these accusations against Sanford are FACT? Are you sure?

[cripplecreek]

Unfortunately, most of the posters only ‘know’ him by the democrat controlled media.

That's because most posters are the very low info voters they like to accuse the democrats of being. Sure he did something dumb but aside from that he appears to be in the top 25% of conservatives. (Speaking as an outsider)

[muawiyah]

Do you guys realize the Sanford campaign is begining to tip over like Guam into the Boston Bomber territory ~ crazy people all over the place doing impossible things ~ and somebody is counting money in the background.

This is a question of putting a crazy man in Congress, or a mad dog commie, who's just as crazy in Congress.

Neither of these people should be free to walk the streets yet they are both candidates of major political parties.

I see a couple of problems in this......

[Durus]

I'm pretty sure that answering questions asked of me doesn't technically make me defensive, but you feel free to call it what you wish.

There has been a whole lot of stink in New England for a long time and it's spreading. SC wouldn't be the first victim.

[Resettozero]

You are correct.

[Monorprise]

“*We must remember politics is the art the possible NOT desirable.*

Pray tell Ringo; what ever do you mean by THAT?”

It means we cannot have perfect politics that represent all or even most of our values. We live in a world where most people are different from each-other.(big surprise there) But what that really means is that we will disagree on almost everything and that as individuals we will be in the minority on many if not most aspects of life.

As Government grows to consume those areas of life and impose its uniform policy upon all miss-fortunate enough to live under it, our politicians will inevitably have to be judged on policies that we will disagree with them on.

Short of striping down government we cannot change this fact, we must instead accept that we will find a great many-things about our leaders policies & personality that we disagree with.

If marriage & couture were not issues in which Washington had butt it ugly head in, then Mark Sanford’s placing of romantic love above the commitment of marriage would not be an issue.

[Resettozero]

Thank you for your response. The original statement doesn’t hold sway with me because, primarily, I don’t know what the sentence is. Cannot diagram it on the board. As for the rest of what your posted: We do not agree on several points and I don’t know what you are getting at overall.

[Dr. Sivana]

If Colbert-Bush wins, she will get tossed out in 2014. If the Appalachian Trail Hiker wins, SC may be stuck with him for years to come.

That's a good point. I assume Sanford's opponents were at least serviceable in their positions, and thwarted each other's chances by splitting the vote (stupid enabling stupid).

[Monorprise]

Perhaps I should put it this way:

Be an opportunist not a purist.

[Resettozero]

Perhaps I should put it this way: Be an opportunist not a purist.

No. That's somebody else's philosophy, not mine. But thanks for the elaboration.

[NKP_Vet]

Stay home and elect a LIBERAL Obama rubber stamp, or a man who’s a proven conservative who has personal flaws. Simple choice for any rationale thinking republican. Irrational republicans stayed home and sent Obama back to the White House. Will the same thing happen with Sanford. We’ll see soon. This leftist political novice Colbert is also in the tank with labor unions and SC is a right to work state. All the more reason to vote for Sanford, and not the queer-loving, baby killing Stephen Colbert with long hair.

[NKP_Vet]

“A deeply flawed man....”

I remember the same thing being said about General Patton.