Yep, Mark Sanford not only won by 9 points, he A) won with 25% turnout, very high for a special election (which should have favored his opponent), B) he won despite having craploads of baggage (which definitely should have favored Elizabeth Colbert Busch), and C) he won despite the NRCC pulling campaign backing and money from the race.
I've got a lot of crow to eat.
The only explanation I've got is that the trespassing charge that Jenny Sanford made public last month, which should have cost him the race, instead was a massive, massive backfire.
Also, let's remember that this district is R+11. "Because screw the Democrats" is always a viable campaign slogan, and tonight, the voters of SC-1 proved that you can pretty much be the most awful Republican ever, but Republicans will still vote for you to piss off liberals.
On the other hand, the first thing the newly elected Congressman Sanford has to do is go to court to deal with that trespassing charge as a sitting member of Congress. Good luck with that, Mark. I may have been wrong about this election -- staggeringly so, I admit -- but now things get interesting.
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If there's a loser in this race besides Colbert-Busch it has to be the remaining credibility of biased liberal polling outfits like PPP. Maybe you should stop believing in them.
Good freaking grief. If I ever visit South Carolina, I'll be sure to keep in close touch with the U.S. embassy.
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