Sanford gave himself problems. Again, the best republicans have to offer?
This is who Republican primary voters cast ballots for. There were plenty of other options, yet supposedly conservative values voters from the 1st congressional (R+11) district in South Carolina voted to nominate Mark Sanford. And then they went and voted for him again in the runoff. There is no excuse. People can't keep blaming the party for rotten candidates. At some point the actual voters are to blame - even ones that claim to be traditional conservatives.