Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Scandal-ridden former Congressman announces he's running for mayor of New York,
Early Wednesday morning scandal-ridden former Congressman Anthony Weiner confirmed he would be the latest politician to attempt a comeback. Weiner, who resigned from office in June 2011 after a "sexting" scandal, is running for Mayor of New York City. Weiner sent provocative pictures of himself to women via his Twitter account. The Democrat was married at the time and remains so. Now that Weiner has returned, comparisons with former South Carolina governor and current House member Mark Sanford are inevitable. So, putting aside their ideologies, if you voted for Sanford could you also vote for Weiner? There are a few differences. Sanford did not resign his office, whereas Weiner did. Sanford's wife divorced him, but Weiner's did not. But …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Mount Pleasant man advocates for a more "transparent" system for voting with a paper trail. What do you think? Tell us in the comments!
A Lowcountry man is seeking to rewind technology for voting and return to paper ballots, the Charleston City Paper reported. Frank Heindel of Mount Pleasant spoke to Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration May 15 about his concerns. "I believe every citizen in Charleston County deserves an election process that is transparent, conforms to existing laws, and can produce an audit paper trail," Heindel said. City Paper reported: Heindel's full proposal was that the county conduct some, if not all, local elections this November without using its iVotronic touchscreen voting machines, which the election-integrity hellraiser says are flawed due to problems like vulnerability to virus attacks and a lack of hard-copy …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Governor is guest at East Cooper GOP Club meeting.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will visit Mount Pleasant on Monday to speak to East Cooper Republicans. The lunchtime meeting is set for the Holiday Inn at 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 11:30 a.m. Gov. Haley speaks at noon. The meeting is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Haley faces re-election in 2014. Her Democratic opponent from 2010, state Sen. Vincent Shaheen, has already declared his intentions to run again. Haley, a Republican who represented Lexington County in the S.C. House before being elected Governor, has struggled in the polls, but her re-election prospects have risen lately. The latest Winthrop University poll found Haley's approval rating at 45 percent. The state's improving …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Congressman-elect won't appear in court Thursday on trespass allegation.
Congressman-elect Mark Sanford won't appear in Charleston County Family Court Thursday on a trespassing allegation. A Family Court clerk confirmed the contempt of court hearing had been cancelled, and the judge is withholding sentencing. See the latest court filing. Mark Sanford in court papers admitted to trespassing at Jenny Sanford's beachfront Sullivan's Island home when he visited his son on Feb. 3 to watch the Super Bowl. He has agreed to pay his ex-wife's attorney's fees. Jenny Sanford had alleged that the former Republican governor repeatedly entered her beachfront Sullivan's Island home without her consent. She caught him leaving the house following the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, according to a court filing. See the court filings. …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Green Party candidate Eugene Platt saw several positive outcomes from his First Congressional District race despite finishing a distant third
No one can claim Eugene Platt and the Green Party played the spoiler role in the First Congressional District race won by former Gov. Mark Sanford Tuesday. "I want to congratulate Gov. Sanford on his win, and [Elizabeth Colbert] Busch on her run," Platt said. "I'm happy with what we did, giving people a third choice. So many times in South Carolina we only have two choices on the ballot, and a lot of times it's only one choice." With less than 1,000 votes, according to unofficial results, Platt didn't manage to break 1 percent of the vote, but he isn't disheartened. "I'm so relieved, but it was all worth it," Platt said. "The better part of 1,000 people voted for me, that's more people than I know." His main goal during the election was to…
Voters may have not forgiven the former governor but they kept the First District seat in Republican hands Tuesday.
To become one of the most spectacular political stories of a Comeback Kid, Mark Sanford didn't need forgiveness — and didn't receive much from voters who admitted to personally disliking the former governor — but needed to take advantage of the South Carolina First Congressional District's dislike of national Democrats like House Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama. The Republican nominee for S.C. First Congressional District won 54 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election triggered by the appointment of former Congressman and now-Sen. Tim Scott to the U.S. Senate. While the district has remained in GOP control for more than 30 years, Sanford was outspent and, at times, lagging behind his Democratic rival …
Longtime Republican district stays that way after special election.
Elizabeth Colbert Busch came up short in her bid to become the first Democrat to represent the First Congressional District in more than 30 years. Colbert Busch was defeated by Republican Mark Sanford 54-45 percent. Turnout was estimated to be 31 percent, very high for a special election and one of the many factors working in Sanford's favor. Colbert Busch spoke briefly to her supporters once the race was called, thanking them for their support and acknowledging that, given the staunch Republican majority in the district, the race was an uphill climb from the start. Sanford’s win caps one of the most remarkable comebacks in political history and returns him to the office he held from 1995-2001. Colbert Busch was not able to capitalize on …
The formerly disgraced Republican governor returns to Congress with a victory.
Mark Sanford, whose political career was left for dead with dozens of ethics violations and an extramarital affair made very public, will return to Congress. With 100 precinct of precincts reporting, Sanford collected 54 percent of the votes against Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina's First Congressional District special election. Turnout was very high for a special election at 31 percent, which helped the former governor in the highly conservative district. In the end, Sanford didn't win on forgiveness — which is good, because he didn't get it. See how Sanford was able to win the election here. On Wednesday, Sanford got more good news when he settled a Charleston County Family Court case against his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford. See …
Lowcountry voters head to the polls to select a new Congressman.
There were no shortage of opinions Tuesday as Lowcountry voters headed to the polls to select a new Congressman. The race for South Carolina's First District seat in the U.S. House pits Elizabeth Colbert Busch, a Democrat and political newcomer, against former Gov. Mark Sanford, the Republican who held the Congressional seat in the 1990s.
Former governor and congressman makes final push for votes.
Mark Sanford was a busy man on Monday. He criss-crossed the First Congressional District on the last full day of his race against Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a manner that was enthusiastic without being desperate. The former governor was happy to talk politics with anyone who crossed his path and was more accessible than usual—at one point driving a reporter around Charleston County—which is saying something. With his political life on the line on Tuesday, Sanford maintained a breezy confidence resulting from a belief he had done all he could do to win what is expected to be close race. At an end-of-day dinner with volunteers, Sanford thanked them for their support before saying, "It's up to the voters and the Lord." The supporters were …
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