Following Mark Sanford’s comfortable 9-point victory over Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, the New York Times reports: Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor once so tarnished by a spectacular lie about a love affair that few expected him to recover, is now heading to Congress. Mr. Sanford beat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, a Democrat with no previous political experience, The Associated Press said about 90 minutes after polls closed. Mrs. Colbert Busch had […]

Elizabeth Colbert Busch was arrested in 1988 for contempt for court in what was a bitter divorce battle. Well it all came out a few days ago, clearly surprising the Democrat. Last night she sat down with a local television station for this interview. WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC But none of that matters now. Colbert Busch is likely to fall short, as it appears voters in the […]

Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford took an enormous amount of heat in 2009 for an affair with his Argentine mistress, Maria Belen Chapur, to whom he is currently engaged. The politician famously told his staff he was hiking the Appalachian Trail after inexplicably disappearing for several days; it was later revealed that he was actually in Buenos Aires visiting Chapur. He and his wife Jenny subsequently filed for divorce. But […]

As the special election in South Carolina’s 1st District looms, the once-lopsided race seems to have tightened considerably. Just two weeks ago, a poll had Democratic nominee Elizabeth Colbert-Busch leading former Republican governor Mark Sanford by a comfortable 9-point margin. Now, with two days left in the campaign, the congressional contenders appear to be in a dead heat. Sanford’s surge has taken many by surprise given his penchant for personal […]

At a 2007 press conference, the Governor and Senator get awk. Oh, South Carolina.

Irony, thy name is Mark Sanford. Watch this 2007 video where Sanford argued that politicians need to put the cause ahead of themselves.

Mark Sanford debating a cardboard cut-out of Nancy Pelosi.

The latest poll in South Carolina’s 1st District special election shows Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch expanding her lead over former Governor Republican Mark Sanford. However, Sanford gained popularity among Republicans even after the trespassing charges were made against him earlier this month. A new survey from the Democrat firm Public Policy Polling reveals: PPP’s newest poll on the special election in South Carolina finds Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch expanding her lead […]

As we told you, it was revealed yesterday that former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, who is running to replace Senator Tim Scott in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, is due in court for trespassing at his ex-wife’s house. His campaign released the following statement regarding the claim: It’s an unfortunate reality that divorced couples sometimes have disagreements that spill over into family court. I did indeed watch the second […]

Mark Sanford‘s campaign staff did not get warning that he was in trouble… again. Sources close to the campaign tell ViralRead that the former Governor did not notify key campaign staff ahead of yesterday’s revelation that he must appear in court on charges that he trespassed at his ex-wife’s house. This is the second time a scandal has side-swiped his staff. Flashback: Joel Sawyer, Sanford’s Communications Director, Resigns - Huffington Post It’s […]