Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Mark Sanford In Tight Race: Poll

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Huffington Post

By Ariel Edwards-Levy

Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is running just ahead of Republican former governor Mark Sanford in the race to represent South Carolina's 1st District in Congress, according to an internal poll taken for the Colbert Busch campaign.

The poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners, finds Colbert Busch, the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, leading Sanford within the margin of error, 47 percent to 44 percent.

She had a larger, 9-point lead against Curtis Bostic, another possible Republican rival.

The district leans significantly Republican, and hasn't had a Democratic representative since 1981. But Sanford, who's likely to win the runoff against Bostic, has something of an image problem among voters. Colbert Busch was viewed favorably by 48 percent of voters there, with just 24 percent viewing her unfavorably. While the campaign didn't release favorability numbers for Colbert Bush's contenders, a South Carolina Democrat with knowledge of the poll told The Washington Post that Sanford's favorability was 43 percent, with 49 percent viewing him unfavorably

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[southernyankeebelle]

1. She use to be a republican. I wonder why she changed parties. If she win she'll be a blue dog

dem anyway. So really I don't think it would make that much of a difference really.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. If it gave the Dems control of the House

that would make a huge difference.

[southernyankeebelle]

6. Maybe but if she votes with the republicans, then I don't see a difference. We had one here in TN.

[grantcart]

8. The most important difference is we control the Speakership and the committees.

The result is we decide what gets voted on.


There is a lot of legislation that we want passed that would pass if the Speaker would put it to a vote.


The other thing is it would stop the Republicans from launching all kinds of silly PR legislative attempts like stopping abortion, repealing Obamacare, etc.

[jaysunb]

3. It's about the numbers...to me

majorities able to move legislation, committee chairs and such.

Blug dogs, yellow, purple or green dogs. We need a D behind the House members name.

[southernyankeebelle]

5. But not if the keep voting with republicans. I am wondering why she changed parties?

[sofa king]

10. Because Republicans are evil, and she is not.

[southernyankeebelle]

11. yep, guess your right.

[daybranch]

4. Where is Bill?

Is he not trying to talk her out of it? OhI forgot she is likely to be a BlueDog.

[judesedit]

7. Please God. No more hateful right wing lobbyist ass kissers. Vote for the democrat if you care

[olddad56]

9. I hope they are not racing on the Appalachian trail.