[manc]

yet again the elitist establishment refused to help him and just sat there not bothered seeing a socialist win the seat.

Thank goodness SC, I love your state and GA

[tanknetter]

yet again the elitist establishment refused to help him and just sat there not bothered seeing a socialist win the seat.

I think, had I lived there, I would have very reluctantly voted for Sanford.

However, I'm not going to criticize those who decided to sit it out. There's an added benefit that he basically won on a shoestring budget, while the Dems and their auxiliaries (Unions, other activist groups) poured an ENORMOUS amount of $$$ into trying - unsuccessfully - to defeat him.

Even if Colbert-Busch won, the costs involved wouldn't have been worth the return on investment (one House seat that would likely go back to the Republicans in 2014). However in losing (and by close to 10 points) all they really did was flush their money down the drain.