The Colbert Bump
Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch head South Carolina field
Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian
Tuesday 19 March 2013 16.58 EDT
The primary election, to select nominees for South Carolina's first district congressional seat, has drawn a crowded field, with two contenders for the Democratic nomination and 16 for the Republican. Colbert's sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, a businesswoman who is on the staff of Clemson University, is favourite to secure the Democratic nomination. She has been boosted by her brother, who is campaigning for her. The Comedy Central host, who rarely abandons his satirical conservative persona in public, told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday: "I'm willing to, you know, break the jewel of my own creation to try to do something for her."
He added: "I'm not worried about what it would do to me or my show to try to help her as myself – not as my character, to help her as myself. And you know, if people think that's not the right thing for me to do, I don't care. It's my sister, and I'm willing to help her."
In a segment on his show last week, Colbert joked: "As a broadcast journalist, I am obligated to maintain objectivity. It doesn't matter that my sister is intelligent, hardworking, compassionate and dedicated to the people of South Carolina."
Because that's what brothers do, you know.
Although there has been little polling, the former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, according to local media, is favourite to top the Republican poll, though he is regarded as unlikely to secure the 50% needed to prevent a run-off on 2 April. Sanford is looking for a political comeback after his troubled time as South Carolina governor. In 2009, he disappeared for almost a week, telling his staff he was hiking the Appalachian trail. He later admitted that he had been in Argentina with his mistress.
He has since divorced, but Sanford asked his former wife to run his campaign. She declined.
Tonight Jon will host
Rachel Maddow from
2/28.
The features are Jason Jones and Maple Syrup and two segments with Rachel Maddow, here and here (and here and here for that matter).
Tomorrow is Steven Brill from 2/21 and Thursday Paul Rudd from 3/4.
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