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Johnny Asia
May 8, 2013, 6:39:54 PM5/8/13
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DemoCRETIN Colbert CRUSHED In SC Special Election; Not Even Close;
'RATs Piss Away More Than A Million Bucks! (snicker)
Mark Sanford defeats Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Republican Mark Sanford has defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch
in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District special election. The
victory caps a dramatic comeback by the scandal-tinged former
governor, whose political career was left for dead four years ago when
he was caught lying about an extramarital affair.
With three quarters of precincts reporting, Sanford led 54 percent to
45 percent for Colbert Busch, and The Associated Press called the
race.
Sanford, waging a bid for political redemption three years after his
fall from grace, went into Election Day with a head of steam. Polls
showed the former governor closing on and then eclipsing Colbert
Busch, a Clemson University administrator and the sister of comedian
Stephen Colbert, who just a couple of weeks ago looked poised for a
major upset.
The former governor, who in 2009 admitted an affair after infamously
claiming to be hiking on the Appalachian Trail, spent the final day in
a frenzied dash across South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Once regarded as a
viable potential presidential contender, Sanford had said the race
would be his last if he fell short.
The race was triggered in December, when Gov. Nikki Haley appointed
GOP Rep. Tim Scott to fill Republican Jim DeMint’s vacant Senate seat.
It drew a cast worthy of Hollywood: Sanford, Colbert Busch, and
Republican Teddy Turner Jr., the son of liberal media mogul Ted
Turner, among other candidates.
Sanford cast himself as a changed man seeking a second shot. He easily
prevailed in the primary over a crowded field of Republican opponents
who struggled to match his fundraising power and universal name ID.
Then, in the general election, he managed to turn the race into a
referendum on Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic establishment instead of
himself. That was the winning play in the deep red district.
Sanford and Colbert Busch cut starkly different political profiles.
Sanford, a political animal, packed his schedule with campaign events
in an effort to win over voters who had misgivings. Colbert Busch, a
newcomer to the political stage, kept a lower profile and presented
herself as a pragmatic-minded, palatable alternative to the former
governor. Helping fill her fundraising coffers was her famous brother,
who traveled to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Charleston, S.C.,
to host donor events for her.
Sanford entered the general election as the favorite: The deep-red
district has been in Republican hands for more than three decades and
broke for Mitt Romney by 18 percentage points. But in April, he was
dealt a serious blow when the AP reported that his popular ex-wife,
Jenny Sanford, was suing him for trespassing at her Sullivan’s Island
home.
The next day, the National Republican Congressional Committee
announced that it would cease spending money on the race. The decision
left Sanford alone to fight it out against Democratic groups who,
eyeing an opportunity to steal a Republican seat, were pummeling him
on the airwaves.
With polls showing him in free fall, Sanford battled back by casting
Colbert Busch as a tool of House Minority Leader Pelosi and labor
unions. He challenged Colbert Busch to say how she’d be independent of
party leaders who were helping to fund her campaign.
At one point, Sanford debated a cardboard Pelosi cutout. The theatrics
drew ridicule, but Sanford aides — and some Democrats — say the
publicity the theatric generated helped drive attention to his
message.
Colbert Busch insisted that she would be an independent voice in
Congress, and her Democratic allies said Sanford couldn’t be trusted.
The NRCC, which pulled the plug on Sanford’s bid, issued a statement
congratulating him after his win.
“Democrats spent more than $1 million trying to elect a candidate who
was backed by the Democrat machine,” NRCC Chairman Greg Walden said,
“but at the end of the day, running on the Obama-Pelosi ticket was
just too toxic for Elizabeth Colbert Busch.”
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=18F18B92-B1AD-4E65-BA6F-8E8F0C058B1D
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'RATs Piss Away More Than A Million Bucks! (snicker)
Mark Sanford defeats Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Republican Mark Sanford has defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch
in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District special election. The
victory caps a dramatic comeback by the scandal-tinged former
governor, whose political career was left for dead four years ago when
he was caught lying about an extramarital affair.
With three quarters of precincts reporting, Sanford led 54 percent to
45 percent for Colbert Busch, and The Associated Press called the
race.
Sanford, waging a bid for political redemption three years after his
fall from grace, went into Election Day with a head of steam. Polls
showed the former governor closing on and then eclipsing Colbert
Busch, a Clemson University administrator and the sister of comedian
Stephen Colbert, who just a couple of weeks ago looked poised for a
major upset.
The former governor, who in 2009 admitted an affair after infamously
claiming to be hiking on the Appalachian Trail, spent the final day in
a frenzied dash across South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Once regarded as a
viable potential presidential contender, Sanford had said the race
would be his last if he fell short.
The race was triggered in December, when Gov. Nikki Haley appointed
GOP Rep. Tim Scott to fill Republican Jim DeMint’s vacant Senate seat.
It drew a cast worthy of Hollywood: Sanford, Colbert Busch, and
Republican Teddy Turner Jr., the son of liberal media mogul Ted
Turner, among other candidates.
Sanford cast himself as a changed man seeking a second shot. He easily
prevailed in the primary over a crowded field of Republican opponents
who struggled to match his fundraising power and universal name ID.
Then, in the general election, he managed to turn the race into a
referendum on Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic establishment instead of
himself. That was the winning play in the deep red district.
Sanford and Colbert Busch cut starkly different political profiles.
Sanford, a political animal, packed his schedule with campaign events
in an effort to win over voters who had misgivings. Colbert Busch, a
newcomer to the political stage, kept a lower profile and presented
herself as a pragmatic-minded, palatable alternative to the former
governor. Helping fill her fundraising coffers was her famous brother,
who traveled to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Charleston, S.C.,
to host donor events for her.
Sanford entered the general election as the favorite: The deep-red
district has been in Republican hands for more than three decades and
broke for Mitt Romney by 18 percentage points. But in April, he was
dealt a serious blow when the AP reported that his popular ex-wife,
Jenny Sanford, was suing him for trespassing at her Sullivan’s Island
home.
The next day, the National Republican Congressional Committee
announced that it would cease spending money on the race. The decision
left Sanford alone to fight it out against Democratic groups who,
eyeing an opportunity to steal a Republican seat, were pummeling him
on the airwaves.
With polls showing him in free fall, Sanford battled back by casting
Colbert Busch as a tool of House Minority Leader Pelosi and labor
unions. He challenged Colbert Busch to say how she’d be independent of
party leaders who were helping to fund her campaign.
At one point, Sanford debated a cardboard Pelosi cutout. The theatrics
drew ridicule, but Sanford aides — and some Democrats — say the
publicity the theatric generated helped drive attention to his
message.
Colbert Busch insisted that she would be an independent voice in
Congress, and her Democratic allies said Sanford couldn’t be trusted.
The NRCC, which pulled the plug on Sanford’s bid, issued a statement
congratulating him after his win.
“Democrats spent more than $1 million trying to elect a candidate who
was backed by the Democrat machine,” NRCC Chairman Greg Walden said,
“but at the end of the day, running on the Obama-Pelosi ticket was
just too toxic for Elizabeth Colbert Busch.”
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=18F18B92-B1AD-4E65-BA6F-8E8F0C058B1D
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http://johnnyasia.com/
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