Former Gov. Sanford to face runoff for #SC1 GOP nomination
He had multiple opponents in the primary, but because he didn’t make it to 50%, Sanford will face a runoff next month:
Sanford appears to escape impeachment, likely faces censure instead
The philandering, derelict governor of South Carolina is breathing a sigh of relief today as an SC House panel voted against impeachment proceedings. The State reports (via Memeorandum):
The State: Sanford’s second term did not focus much on SC
South Carolina’s “The State” newspaper details how disgraced SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s second term was much different than his first in terms of the focus on his state’s needs – or lack thereof. It’s an interesting story on Sanford’s evolving priorities, and it centers around what appears to be a combination of things – growing frustration with the state legislature, his role as chair of the National Republican Governors Association, his alleged presidential ambitions, various state and national fundraising activities, and, the article implies, his affair with his Argentinian lover. All of these were things that kept his focus less on his role as Governor of the state of South Carolina and more on his national role as a spokesman for the GOP, and his private life – where he admittedly engaged in extramarital activities over the course of the last couple of years.
Informal poll: Should Mark Sanford resign?
The “lovestruck” Governor Mark Sanford, in the midst of embarassing himself even further – as if that were humanly possible after his affair confession a couple of weeks ago, is resisting calls from GOP bigwigs in his state to resign.