WATCH: Mark Sanford debates a cardboard cutout of Nancy Pelosi

[Zorro]

Paging Clint Eastwood

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) has been having a rough few weeks in his campaign to reclaim his old House seat.

His ex-wife sued him for trespassing; national Republicans dropped their support for his campaign; and a poll found him trailing his Democratic challenger by a robust 9-point margin despite the race being in a reliably Republican district.

So how did the Sanford campaign respond to that adversity? By having the candidate debate a cardboard cutout of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a move seemingly ripped from the political playbook of Clint Eastwood, who famously delivered a rambling address at the Republican National Convention to an empty chair meant to represent President Obama.

http://news.yahoo.com/watch-mark-sanford-debates-cardboard-cutout-nancy-pelosi-164800436.html

Sanford was once touted as an up-and-coming Republican star and potential Presidential candidate not too long ago.

[doc03]

1. She won the debate n/t

[Fearless]

2. +1

Hands down.

[LiberalFighter]

3. He's afraid any woman that debates him will put a restraining order out on him?

[Heddi]

4. I hated living in South Carolina under that asshat

Made living in a miserable state even more miserable

[gejohnston]

6. I was stationed there

I volunteered for Korea just to leave.

[Cha]

5. That's exactly who I thought of when I read your caption, Zorro.

recons and their gimmicks always seem to Backfire. So did Elizabeth really refuse to debate him or is it just another GOPLIES?