Posted on 03/30/2026 8:10:40 PM PDT by buckalfa
t today Texas school shooting Charlie Kirk highway vetoed Mary Beth Hurt dies at 79 Politics Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress — again — in South Carolina Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a news conference in front of the Statehouse, Nov. 12, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a news conference in front of the Statehouse, Nov. 12, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Updated 5:14 PM EDT, March 30, 2026 Comments 11
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina congressman and governor whose political ascendency was stalled by a 2009 affair, wants to return to Congress — again.
An outsider with almost no name recognition when he launched his first congressional campaign for the 1994 contest, Sanford — a real estate investor — navigated a primary for the open seat, finishing second before winning the runoff. He served for six years before his outside run at governor, again pushing his way through a crowded primary, then knocking off the last Democrat to hold the office.
Just hours ahead of the deadline to do so, Sanford filed candidacy paperwork with state officials on Monday to run in the June 9 GOP primary for South Carolina’s 1st District seat, which he has held twice before.
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He had his defenders here for some reason.
He announced his candidacy from high atop the AT. 😏
is he still boinking the latina chick he gave up his lovely wife for?
“The Love Gov” is back!
Rep. Mark Sanford (R) Appalachian Trail
Well, redemption is possible. I don’t know enough to judge whether he has yet earned that. It’s I high bar.
Why don’t people like him just check out and enjoy their millions, pork their secretary, or whatever.
WHY are they always determined to get into public office and get some kinda power?
I had forgotten Mark is a republican. You would think his ex-wife and his four sons have already suffered enough embarrassment. That story was everywhere for weeks and weeks.
His press conference announcement that he had met his soulmate was one of the most embarrassing displays of a love sick man I have ever seen in my lifetime.
He did recover and went on to bang bat-s***-crazy Olivia Nuzzi, the one that had the recent affair with Robert Kennedy Jr.
“Well, redemption is possible. I don’t know enough to judge whether he has yet earned that. “
once a lying scumbag politician, ALWAYS a lying scumbag politician ... there’s no such thing as political redemption for scumbags like that ... period ...
There's plenty of ignoramuses out there who will vote for him.
I had high hopes for him once. Same with Kasich.
But then they go and show people what asshats they really are.
“South Carolina’s 1st District”
That’s where I live. First crazy Nancy Mace and now Sanford. He certainly has name recognition though. There’s a very bizarre energy just below the sugary sweet coating in SC. Sigh.
Youse can’t keep a good man down.
Why don’t people like him just check out and enjoy their millions, pork their secretary, or whatever.
WHY are they always determined to get into public office and get some kinda power?
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They and wives love the social scene. Non stop kissing their asses. Getting treated like king n queen at restaurants, golf clubs, cocktail parties.
Their staffers do the heavy lifting and crucial work anyway. This is how dummy AOC survives in DC, along with many other dumbass Democrat hacks.
You don’t have to be smart, you just need tremendous drive n self confidence. In fact it helps if you are not smart.
Political roles are the American version of aristocracy. Imagine all that power and kowtowing and you get to be called president, ambassador, honorable, senator for the rest of your life.
And like other aristocracies you can buy your way in!
Duke Duke Duke
With Mace and Norman running for governor, you basically have two open House seats in South Carolina. Do you see any chance of a Democrat pick up in either of those seats? With growth, both Charleston and the Charlotte spill over into Rock Hill have a purple hue.
US Senators are the DC super royalty. They are in DC for decades. You are just a Rep ... most are below a ranking member of The Cabinet. Such as Marco Rubio.
Reps who endure for decades, who control crucial House spending committees, get max kiss-ass. The top lobbyists swarm them (and their chief of staff) due the big mega bucks involved.
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