SC-1 results: Sanford 54%, Busch 46% @ 52% in....

[brooklynite]

Right now, Busch is leading in Charleston (41% in) and Dorchester (19% in). I think the turnout in Charleston is going to decide matters.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/mark-sanford-vs-elizabeth-colbert-busch-sc1

[elleng]

1. Yes. Her plurality in Charleston has declined,

and down in Dorchester.

[PennsylvaniaMatt]

2. Oh, Christ....

Sanford is leading in Charleston County.....

[Politicalboi]

3. I hope she wins

Did she ever get her Colbert Bump?

[brooklynite]

6. Why did you imagine Stephen Colbert would flip votes in South Carolina?

A fake conservative appeals to liberals who weren't going to vote for Sanford anyway.

[backscatter712]

11. We're talking about voters who think Stephen Colbert is serious... n/t

[brooklynite]

13. Do you really believe they exist?

[backscatter712]

15. Look at the election results...

Actually, there are some stories & studies on this topic...

http://www.motherjones.com/riff/2009/04/conservatives-think-colbert-serious

[brooklynite]

16. And you know these are Colbert watchers because.....

[backscatter712]

17. I just edited my previous post.

Yes, some conservatives genuinely think Stephen Colbert is one of them.

[Politicalboi]

19. I was just being a smart ass

He's her brother, so she shouldn't need much more than that. I never even thought about the idiot conservatives who think Stephen is on their side. The same idiots who thought Obama told them they didn't build their own business. You know, Fox viewers.

[onehandle]

4. She's already behind in Charleston. SC has sent a wife cheating tax fraud to DC.

Way to go, idiots.

[Warpy]

5. I doubt it. She'll be shellacked in the more rural areas

and the little towns away from the tourist centers along the coast.

I hope the vote in Charleston is enough to overcome that, but at this moment, Sanford is leading there, too.

SC is a weird state. The last thing they will ever consider doing is voting in their own best interest. Were Fort Sumter still in business, they'd fire on it all over again.

[zbdent]

7. Sanford wins, it's forgiveness. Busch wins, it's illegal ballot stuffing and voter fraud

in the "urban" (heavy emphasis on the euphemism) uneducated "racist" voters.

[RBInMaine]

8. The GOP is again showing its Christian Family Values.

[krawhitham]

9. PPP had Busch up 9 points 2 weeks ago, and now it looks like she will lose by 9

Bad polling or did something cause the 18 point swing?

[pangaia]

10. What kind of sick, demented human beings

vote for monster like him?

[IDemo]

14. See: US Presidential Election 2004

[pangaia]

18. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

YOU RAT FINK !!
WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN ME !!!

[backscatter712]

20. Like I said, the kind of people who think Stephen Colbert isn't being satirical.

Never underestimate the power of stupid!

[Ellipsis]

12. South Carolina Election Results 2013: Mark Sanford Wins First District Race

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/south-carolina-election-results-2013_n_3232922.html

Crap.

[kaiserhog]

21. Democrats need to focus on SC, NC, and GA.

Those states are in reach they just require our attention. Don't let this set back deter us.

[brooklynite]

22. ...as long sa you don't apply the "Republicans are stupid" approach

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2807681

[kaiserhog]

23. We are close in those states. I should add Virginia as well

Obama is not helping by proposing to cut social security. These Red States rely on government transfers. We need to put the resources in these state elections. We neglect that at our own peril.