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Related: About this forumJohn McCain Hasn't Given Up on Mark Sanford Yet
By Josh Voorhees | Posted Monday, April 22, 2013, at 10:49 AM
Things in South Carolina's 1st congressional district may have finally become too weird for the Republican Party, but not for John McCain. Roll Call:
The Sanford for Congress committee reported [Saturday] afternoon it received $2,500 on 4/18 from Sen. John McCains leadership PAC, Country First PAC. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is running against Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D-S.C.) in the SC-01 May 7 Special General Election to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who was appointed a U.S. Senator.
The date of that check, April 18, is noteworthy becomes it's one day after the the National Republican Congressional Committee confirmed that it was financially abandoning Sanford after news broke that his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford, had accused him of trespassing on her property earlier this year. (For his part, the former governor says he had gone to the house to watch the Super Bowl with his 14-year-old son because "as a father I didnt think he should watch it alone." Here's how Slate's John Dickerson explained the GOP establishment's decision to cut their losses:
Staffers at the National Republican Congressional Committee received word of the news 20 minutes before the Associated Press story hit. Campaign operatives and GOP congressional leaders had a fast powwow, and the way forward was clear. Sanford was a liability. Whatever deep currents propel Sanfords comings and goings, the NRCC no longer wanted to be tied to them like a tin can to a comet. "We thought we were dealing with the devil we knew," says one operative. "But we werent. Do we want to waste precious resources defending a seat that we cant win right now because of these circumstances?
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John McCain Hasn't Given Up on Mark Sanford Yet (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2013
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rdharma
(6,057 posts)1. Shouldn't Grandpa McCain be chasing kids off his lawn? nt
sofa king
(10,857 posts)5. Ha ha ha, he just did!
He pretty much just said, "Here kid, here's a dollar. Why don't you see how far that goes at the five and dime while Elvis spends some quality time with your mother?"
dballance
(5,756 posts)2. Only $2,500. Was that the max? If not - then yes, he's given up. /nt
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)3. Birds of a feather, flock together!
Paulie
(8,462 posts)4. That's the kiss of death for the Sanford campaign