Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford won the GOP primary run-off for his old House seat tonight.
That was expected. The surprise of the night was that his mistress/fiancee, Maria Belen Chapur shared the stage with him at his victory celebration.
Sanford will face Stephen Colbert’s sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, in the general.
A new South Carolina PPP poll shows Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert in the lead to replace GOP Sen. Jim DeMint, who is moving his Tea Parties to the Heritage Foundation.
Colbert has 20%, GOP Congressman Tim Scott has 15%, GOP Congressman Trey Gowdy has 14%, and former first lady — and spurned spouse of former Gov. Mark Sanford — Jenny Sanford has 11%.
Gov. Nikki Haley will choose someone to fill the seat until the 2014 election.
ABC’s This Week will have both Rick Perry and Stephen Colbert as guests this Sunday.
I’m viewing Perry as the entertainment, and Colbert as the one who will make me think. How weird and sad is that? And what does that say about you, GOP?
Embattled Farmers 