Posted on 12/20/2012 5:48:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Richmond, Virginia (CNN) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is launching a political comeback that may begin within days.
Sanford is planning to run for the Congressional seat he held almost a decade ago, a Republican source familiar with his thinking told CNN late Thursday.
“He’s looking all but certain to do it,” said a former top aide to Sanford, who did not want to be identified while prematurely revealing the plans.
A formal announcement will come soon, the source said.
Sanford intends to seek the Republican nomination in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, a seat being vacated by Rep. Tim Scott, who was appointed to the United States Senate earlier this week by Gov. Nikki Haley.
Sanford’s first test, the Republican primary, is likely to happen in late March.
Under South Carolina law, the primary must take place 11 weeks after Scott officially resigns his House seat. He is expected to do so in early January.
A runoff election would take place two weeks after the primary, if no candidate receives a majority of votes, followed by a special election in May, a contest that will strongly favor the Republican nominee given the district’s GOP-friendly map.
Sanford, who resides in the Charleston area, represented the coastal district from 1995 to 2001 and had a conservative, almost libertarian voting record, often taking lonely stands on the House floor alongside Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.
After his three terms in the House, he ran successfully for governor twice and was eyeing a 2012 presidential bid before he notoriously embarked on an extramarital affair that derailed his national ambitions. He is now engaged to his Argentine fiancee.
Given the sprint-like nature of the special election, Sanford would immediately begin his campaign as a frontrunner for the GOP nomination.
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uh . . . no.
His adultery aside, how was he as governor?
His adultery aside, how was he as governor?
Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
***Get A Real Job Alert***
I hope as a Democrat.
South Carolina needs a masochistic representative? It would be fun to run against him but beating on the mentally challenged get boring eventually.
the guy is nuts
OMG,I just realized this is The Hiker.
Yikes !
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Unethical. He misled his aides as to his whereabouts and activities and was absent from duty on personal pursuit of pleasure. That is a termination offense.
Just too sordid and embarrassing.
He would make an excellent Blue Dog Democrat though.
In which country?
Run this pathetic abomination out of the country on a rail- why do jassacks like Sanderson, Spitzer, Weiner, etc., lack a “deep shame” gene?
I guess he can’t find a job in the real world.
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