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Sanford affair front and center in closing week of high-profile race
April 30th, 2013
11:47 AM ET
24 days ago

Sanford affair front and center in closing week of high-profile race

(CNN) – Call it a one, two punch.

Elizabeth Colbert Busch brought up former South Carolina's Gov. Mark Sanford's affair in their one and only debate Monday night in the race to fill a vacant congressional seat in the Palmetto State.
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Filed under: Mark Sanford • South Carolina
April 29th, 2013
10:11 PM ET
23 days ago

Sharp exchanges take center stage in S.C. debate

(CNN) - As the debate between Elizabeth Colbert Busch and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford got under way Monday, there was an elephant in the room: Would Colbert Busch mention Sanford’s infamous extramarital affair?

About halfway into the showdown, the Democratic candidate vying to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District took a swipe at the Republican and his secret 2009 trip to see his mistress in Argentina.
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Filed under: House • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
First on CNN: Paul laying 2016 groundwork in South Carolina
April 29th, 2013
04:56 PM ET
24 days ago

First on CNN: Paul laying 2016 groundwork in South Carolina

(CNN) – To say Rand Paul is testing the 2016 waters would be an amusing understatement. With trips to Iowa and New Hampshire lined up in May, the Kentucky senator is diving in head first.

Next up on his early state roadshow: South Carolina.
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Filed under: 2016 • Mark Sanford • Rand Paul • South Carolina
Crucial face-off between Sanford and Colbert Busch
April 29th, 2013
02:27 PM ET
25 days ago

Crucial face-off between Sanford and Colbert Busch

(CNN) – They've been going after each other from a distance. Now they get to do it in person.

Monday evening former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch debate for the first time in their battle for the Palmetto State's vacant congressional seat, in an entertaining race that's grabbed national attention.
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Filed under: House • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
Sanford's tale about the trail in ad on campaign trail
April 26th, 2013
09:09 AM ET
23 days ago

Sanford's tale about the trail in ad on campaign trail

(CNN) – Former Gov. Mark Sanford is getting hit with another TV ad in the South Carolina special congressional election, less than two weeks before voters head to the polls.

The latest spot again goes after the Republican’s infamous secret trip in 2009. While his staff told reporters at the time he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail, it was discovered that the then-governor actually went to Argentina to see his mistress.
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Filed under: Ads • House • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
April 24th, 2013
02:08 PM ET
30 days ago

Mark Sanford debates poster

(CNN) - With just under two weeks to go until election day, an entertaining special election to fill a vacant House seat in South Carolina's first congressional district remains just that, entertaining.

The latest episode: GOP candidate and former Gov. Mark Sanford Wednesday debated a cardboard cutout poster of Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and current minority leader, in an attempt to call out his Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch for not debating him in the 1st Congressional District race.
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Filed under: Mark Sanford • South Carolina
In final stretch, Sanford fights to stay afloat in S.C.
April 23rd, 2013
09:12 AM ET
31 days ago

In final stretch, Sanford fights to stay afloat in S.C.

(CNN) – Republican Mark Sanford's bruised campaign is fighting to bounce back in the South Carolina special congressional race after having a few rough days last week.

The campaign released a new television ad Tuesday attacking Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch for accepting contributions from labor unions. The six-figure spot will run on broadcast and cable in the Savannah and Charleston markets, according to the campaign.
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Filed under: House • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
Sanford massively outspent on TV in South Carolina
April 18th, 2013
08:31 PM ET
35 days ago

Sanford massively outspent on TV in South Carolina

(CNN) - Mark Sanford's besieged congressional campaign is being outspent almost 3-1 on the television airwaves by his Democratic foes, a media-buying source tracking the South Carolina House campaign told CNN.

Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch and allied groups have spent well over half a million dollars to date on broadcast and cable ads in the Charleston and Savannah media markets, which blanket South Carolina's First Congressional District.
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Filed under: Ads • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
National Democrats to get aggressive in South Carolina race
April 18th, 2013
02:15 PM ET
36 days ago

National Democrats to get aggressive in South Carolina race

(CNN) – One day after a national Republican campaign group pulled out of the South Carolina special congressional race, the group's Democratic counterpart announced it's stepping in.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says it will begin running an attack ad Friday against Republican candidate Mark Sanford, the former governor of the state who's attempting a political comeback after his career was derailed following his now-famous extramarital affair with a woman in Argentina.
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Filed under: Ads • DCCC • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
First on CNN: Sanford warned about trespassing in 2011
April 17th, 2013
01:27 PM ET
37 days ago

First on CNN: Sanford warned about trespassing in 2011

(CNN) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has engaged in a "pattern" of trespassing on his ex-wife's property since their divorce and was even issued a warning about the matter by her attorney two years ago, according to court documents related to the incident.

The Associated Press reported late Tuesday that Sanford, who is currently the Republican nominee for Congress in South Carolina's First District, has been ordered to appear in court on May 9 after his ex-wife Jenny complained that he trespassed on her Sullivan's Island property. Under the terms of their 2010 divorce, neither party can enter the other's home without permission.
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Filed under: Jenny Sanford • Mark Sanford • South Carolina
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