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| Republicans pull plug on Mark Sanford |
| 2013-04-18 |
| [POLITICO] National Republicans are pulling the plug on Mark Sanford's suddenly besieged congressional campaign, POLITICO has learned -- a potentially fatal blow to the former South Carolina governor's dramatic comeback bid. Blindsided by news that Sanford's ex-wife has accused him of trespassing and concluding he has no plausible path to victory, the National Republican Congressional Committee has decided not to spend more money on Sanford's behalf ahead of the May 7 special election. "Mark Sanford has proven he knows what it takes to win elections. At this time, the NRCC will not be engaged in this special election," said Andrea Bozek, an NRCC spokeswoman. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Er, huh, ....there is the unsightly Security Clearance Periodic Re-investigation, and the question of foreign travel and contact with foreign nationals. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-18 09:55 |
| #3 I am amazed that none of the other 13-odd candidates who ran in the primary were thought to be better. Perhaps several of them were, and split the vote. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-04-18 09:40 |
| #2 Apparently his opponent in the primary run-off had problems. The voters decided the devil they knew was better. I am amazed that none of the other 13-odd candidates who ran in the primary were thought to be better. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-04-18 08:31 |
| #1 What I can't understand is why the hell anyone from SC would have voted for the guy in the primary to begin with. Is SC an open primary state with Democrats voting for him, or something? |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2013-04-18 04:25 |