Mark Sanford Publishes Phone Numbers of Anyone Who Called Him..: Think Progress

[Stuart G]

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/04/25/1924201/mark-sanford-phone-numbers/
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Congressional candidates who are down in the polls often pull unexpected stunts to try to shake up the race — but even the most cunning strategist would have to question the wisdom of publicizing an unredacted list of phone numbers from people who have called the campaign.

This past weekend, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), best known for lying about an affair with an Argentinian woman, ran a full-page ad in the Charleston Post & Courier to support his congressional campaign after it was revealed that he had been charged with trespassing at his ex-wife’s house. In the ad, Sanford included his personal cell phone number and told readers to call him “if you have further questions.”

After Sanford published his own cell phone number, House Majority PAC, a Democratic-aligned super PAC, included his number in a fundraising email sent Wednesday.

Sanford responded Thursday by publishing a list of unredacted phone numbers from anybody who had called his cell phone in an attempt to publicly shame them. See a redacted version of the list below:

[tanyev]

1. What a jerk. C'mon, South Carolina, you deserve better!

Heck, even his Argentinian girlfriend probably deserves better.

[raccoon]

2. Classy, Sanford. :sarcasm:, of course. nt

[Stuart G]

3. According to this story of a couple of days ago, Sanford's opponent, is up by 9 points in a poll

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/elizabeth-colbert-busch-fundraising_n_3157467.html


WASHINGTON -- Elizabeth Colbert Busch raised $874,065 over the past two months in preparation for her special election matchup against former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, according to a report filed on Thursday. Colbert Busch, a Democrat, is running against Sanford, a Republican, in a special election for the House in South Carolina's 1st district, where Sanford formerly served as U.S. representative.

The big fundraising haul shows an improvement over the $300,000 Colbert Busch raised in the lead up to her primary election in February. She has been aided by her famous brother, comedian Stephen Colbert, who has appeared at multiple fundraising events for her campaign.

Nearly 40 percent of Colbert Busch's fundraising came from small donors, while some $96,000 came from PACs and candidate committees. Most of the PAC contributions were from leadership PACs controlled by Democratic members of Congress.

Recent polls show Colbert Busch opening a significant lead over the scandal-plagued Sanford. A Public Policy Polling survey released on Tuesday found the Democrat up by 9 points in what should be a Republican stronghold.