Ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wins old House seat back after scandal

FoxNews.com ^ | 5-7-2013 | Associated Press

[servo1969]

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford revived a scandal-scarred political career by winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday in a district that hasn't elected a Democrat in three decades.

The comeback was complete when he defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of political satirist Stephen Colbert. With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, Sanford had 54 percent of the vote.

Sanford, who turns 53 later this month, has never lost a race in three runs for Congress and two for governor. And he said before the votes were counted Tuesday that if he lost this race, he wouldn't run for office again.

"I think you can go back in and you can ask for a second chance in a political sense once," he said Tuesday after voting in the special election.

[KC_Conspirator]

I am glad he won too. Hahahahahahaha. The whole slew of MSM stories about how this is a benchmark/leading indicator election have to be thrown out and rewritten.

[muawiyah]

There are folks who get identified as 'single issue voters' ~ but that's not all they're interested in, but if you get caught cross-in their path in regard to that one issue you can't get their vote even if you have all the networks with you and a personal recommend from Jesus!

Sanford's opponent appears to have done nothing other than throw a hissy fit in a child custody case ~ not at all unusual BTW ~ but she was wrong on ALL the issues that count in South Carolina. No way to overcome that problem.

[ZULU]

Thank God he won. One less seat for that bastard Obama,damn him.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Exactly my thoughts. This man is a “winning loser”... In moral and human terms, a loser, as a candidate, a winner. I often wished I had a graphic to post of me pulling a voting lever with a clothes pin on my nose...with “Republican” written on it. The “alternative” to voting for this loser was a union cheering Democrat. I’m so tired of voting AGAINST someone instead of FOR someone. I didn’t vote “for” Sanford, I voted against the Democrat.

[justiceseeker93]

With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, Sanford had 54 percent of the vote.

Anyone know how that 54% of the vote (assuming that's the same % after all the votes are counted) compares to Tim Scott's percentage in that district last November?

What this election shows is that there are still some races in some locations which aren't close enough for the 'Rats fraud and cheating efforts to steal.

[iowamark]

Tim Scott won 62% last November.

http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/42513/116143/en/summary.html

[Impy]

Scott got over 62% against a nobody, the race was not seriously contested.

The more important # is what Romney got, that’s 58%.

[justiceseeker93]

Still, the ‘Rats can boast that they made inroads, and the MSM will probably play up as if that’s a reflection of Zero’s “soaring” popularity.

[Liz]

OBOMBA WET DREAMS OF HOUSE TAKEOVER DASHED News reports say Sanford leveraged voter disgust at the possibility of Pelosi gaining more power. Sanford targeted his campaign against Pelosi---and even debated a poster of her.

No, not this one.

Too bad Candidate Sanford didnt put up this pic to debate---Miss Lube Rack 1955 (cackle).

Mmmmmmm....the guys look mighty (ahem) satisfied.
How many of those car jockeys did Nancy personally "lube?"

She's moved on........sort of.

NANCY SUCKS-UP: $$$DEALS FOR VOTES
L-R--Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ); dual citizen Salomon Melgen, VOXXI Chman; Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-CAL) (all dolled up in the latest fashion); Francisco J. Sanchez, US Under Secy of Commerce for Intl Trade, Emilio Sanchez, Pres/CEO of VOXXI at the Ntl Assoc of Latino Elected and Appt Officials Gala in DC. (Photo/ Voxxi---Melgen's ethnic solidarity web site)

Nancy recently told Chris Wallace on Fox News, "It is almost a false argument (made by Repubs) to say that we have a spending problem (WRT sequestration)." (TRANSLATION "And besides, we need trillions to subsidize all our "new citizens" who will vote---and make me Majority Leader, again---not to mention the billions in foreign aid we plan to give to all the countries on the other side of the border.")

[Mr. Lucky]

Why is that?

[freekitty]

I am tired of settling for the lessor of the two evils.

[Impy]

Only %4 less than Mitt got is great result given the ire against Sanford, it was all because of that, this wasn’t close enough for them to boast. The strongest possible candidate for the seat, Thurmond’s son, would have won by 20 points in this turnout, he didn’t run though.

Despite the smaller overall % than Mitt Sanford actually took every country in the district, Mitt lost 2 including Charleston.

[Impy]

Of course I realize after writing that Romney lost the whole of Charleston county, the Black portion is not in this district of course, so naturally Romney won the portion that is in it.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Liz, that picture is not of a young Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi: http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/luberack.asp

[justiceseeker93]

Only %4 less than Mitt got is great result given the ire against Sanford, it was all because of that, this wasn’t close enough for them to boast.

Was the ire against Sanford only because of the well-publicized extra-marital affair or were there other reasons as well?

[justiceseeker93]

(TRANSLATION "And besides, we need trillions to subsidize all our "new citizens" who will vote---and make me Majority Leader, again---not to mention the billions in foreign aid we plan to give to all the countries on the other side of the border.")

Nah, she wants to be Speaker (or in her case, Speakerette) again. Majority Leader isn't good enough for her tastes.

[Impy]

The affair, the lying about hiking, the use of public money to go visit his mistress (he had to pay out an ethics settlement), and late in the campaign a leak that the ex-wife accused of him of trespassing in her home where he went to watch the Super Bowl with his 14 year old son when she apparently left him there alone while out of town. That is what lead the NRCC to pull financial support for him, he’s due in court soon.

If you ask me she is a horrible person for calling the cops because of that, Colbert Busch supporting freepers refereed to it as a “break in”. I say give me a break.

[BillyBoy]

>> Colbert Busch supporting freepers refereed to it as a “break in”. I say give me a break <<

Hmmm. In hidesight, the Colbert-Busch supporters on FR should have been purged like the freepers who were gung-ho for Rudy and Romney in the GOP primary.

[DallasSun]

Why? Because he is sleazy. He was unfaithful to his wife. He hurt his sons. He lied. There is no high road for us. We cannot claim to be morally superior...though we never were. But there were some in our party who tried to claim we were. I am sure it would have taken little effort to find someone decent to run for this office.

[DallasSun]

Though I should say I have never looked to politicians for moral guidance. Ever. For good reason.