Sanford and his ex-wife are due in court on Thursday. A judge rejected Jenny Sanford’s request to ban television cameras and recording devices in the courtroom, raising the possibility of an embarrassing public spectacle for the former governor just two days after the election. …The Hill
It’s been a long haul — like forever! Will the state finally show its political and cultural maturity and vote for representation we can all respect? Or is Sanford going to slide sideways from self-indulgent governorship into Washington for yet another self-regarding stretch in governent — this time representing a South Carolina district in the House?
Polls put the race against Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) in a dead heat despite an intense focus on Sanford’s personal missteps and a spending barrage by Democrats and their allies.
Strategists in both parties predict a photo finish in the heavily Republican district, which is based in Charleston and went for GOP nominee Mitt Romney by 18 points in 2012. …The Hill
An eighteen point margin for Romney really does give one a good sense of the kind of sticky hot mire of old politics that state represents.
Cross-posted from Prairie Weather
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