Go against him & you are a GONER! NOT even cheating on his Wife could Sanford lose but go against TRUMP = BYE BYE
Posted on 06/12/2018 9:28:08 PM PDT by iowamark
Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) appears to have lost his Tuesday primary, which became a referendum on his criticism of President Trump.
State Rep. Katie Arrington, who hammered Sanford as a traitor to President Trump, is projected to win the GOP primary in a victory that may spell the end of Sanford’s long political career in the state.
The Associated Press called the race at 12:09 a.m., with Arrington leading Sanford by 51-47 percent margin with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Sanford becomes the second incumbent to lose a reelection primary bid this cycle.
Sanford had never lost an election until Tuesday, even after he was caught having an affair in 2009 while governor in a revelation that also threatened his political career. But his willingness to criticize Trump, who is lionized by the GOP primary electorate, proved politically fatal.
The congressman may not have had a difficult primary fight but for his repeated criticisms of Trump both during the election and since the president took office. In 2017, he told Politico that Trump “has fanned the flames of intolerance” and has been one of the few GOP lawmakers to demand Trump release his tax returns.
That criticism became the centerpiece of Arrington’s campaign—she blasted Sanford as a “Never Trumper” on the stump and in campaign ads, arguing that the district would be best served by a Trump ally instead of an antagonist. She also savaged him for his affair, airing an innuendo-laden television ad that told Sanford to “take a hike,” a reference to his initial cover story that he had been hiking the Appalachian Trail when he had really caught a flight to Argentina to see his mistress.
That strategy won Arrington a last minute endorsement of Trump...
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Arrington’s campaign was way ahead of me!
BTW, she seems ready to fight dirty. I like that.
Nice!
I think people just get frustrated and want Trump to be more aggressive opposing republicans like Sanford when there’s another option. I think he should get more involved in republican primaries when there’s a good candidate opposing the establishment. Getting rid of establishment trash like Sanford is as important as getting rid of democrats.
Nice victory though in the election she too was very critical of Trump
She looks Leb
Same as my ex
Freedom Caucus gave us Paul Ryan as speaker.
Bush League Republicans hell bent on making America into North Mexico must become extinct politically before the Republic does.
Well put
Song playing to rally his supporters at his concession speech: “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
This Cherney is a dem. How was he able to run in a Rep primary?
Mark Sanford accompanying Barack Obama, lawmakers to Cuba
Associated Press
Mar 16, 2016
U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford will be among a handful of Republicans traveling to Cuba next week with a delegation led by President Barack Obama.
http://www.goupstate.com/news/20160316/mark-sanford-accompanying-barack-obama-lawmakers-to-cuba
Sanford has his pile of dough ($7.2 million) and his pension. He will probably end up on K Street.
They need to primary Linda out next time.
Go against him & you are a GONER! NOT even cheating on his Wife could Sanford lose but go against TRUMP = BYE BYE
False, she hammered Standford on his Never Trumpism.
Now if SC could only boot Linda Graham.
It’s his wife’s money.
Let that be a warning to the rest of them.
“Is Sanford the one that ran off with some South American prostitute and disappeared for some time?
How is it he has ANY political life if he is not a democrat?”
Yes and I don’t know. After all...it is SC.
I see a new t-shirt in my future.
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