Democrats, not Republicans, are responsible for a controversial “push poll” in the increasingly competitive special election for South Carolina’s first congressional district … at least that’s what multiple GOP sources are telling FITS.
In fact one prominent Republican strategist went so far as to tell FITS they don’t believe the poll – which falsely accused Democratic congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert-Busch of having had an abortion – ever happened.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the (poll) never took place, and Elizabeth Colbert-Busch manufactured it to continue casting Mark Sanford in a negative light as she has for months,” the strategist claimed.
“Push polling” is a common negative campaign tactic in which voters are fed unflattering information about a candidate by a caller pretending to be conducting a legitimate research survey.
Fueling speculation about the validity of the calls? The fact that the story first broke on a prominent liberal website, Think Progress, which typically accompanies such allegations with audio and video evidence.
“It just seems pretty fishy that Think Progress would be the first to report on something like this, and a group like Think Progress usually always has audio or video,” the strategist added. “How would no one have a recording of something like this, and the only outlet it is reported on is Think Progress?”
“Sounds like progressives are just trying to further discourage turnout by manufacturing this story, and then trying can blame Mark Sanford’s campaign for it,” the strategist said.
Another strategist said it would be “ludicrous” for Sanford or any of his allies to launch such a poll given the governor’s existing difficulties with female voters.
“(Sanford) cannot afford to alienate one more single white female voter,” the strategist said, adding that “it makes no sense for him or any organization acting on his behalf to engage such a tactic.
On the other hand the strategist said it “makes perfect sense for Colbert-Busch’s campaign or one of the national Democratic organizations acting on behalf of her campaign to generate such an attack – anticipating the backlash would be beneficial to their candidate.”
According to several real polls, Sanford has regained some of the ground he lost two weeks ago when lawyers for his ex-wife, former S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford, accused him of habitually trespassing on her property. Jenny Sanford appears to have permitted the trespassing allegations to become public knowledge after her husband permitted his ex-lover (now-fiancée) Maria Belen Chapur to appear alongside the Sanfords’ children at a victory party last month.
UPDATE: Think Progress has posted an update to its original reporting on this subject here. The website notes that “Survey Sampling International, a Connecticut-based market research firm, confirmed that they have been involved in placing calls to voters in South Carolina.” The site goes on to state that “phone calls containing similar content – including questions about Colbert Busch’s divorce and possible credit card debt – have been placed into the district within the last few weeks on behalf of a third party.” No word yet on who that third party might be ...
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Known Democratic activist told me several wks ago after MS trespassing episode revealed was that they feared the allegation of Ms. Busch having had an abortion.
Name plz?
Still waiting on that name.
I think you’re giving the Republicans too much credit: they’re not smart enough to initiate this story.
Your comment is so lame,I’m embarrassed for you.
bogart your comments interests me. You aren’t by any chance be ECB or be her spokesperson?
You’re too smart for me Carrie….I’d write more but I have to meet my brother Stephen for lunch,and I’m sure you’re busy composing your next forgive Sanford comment.
Known Democratic activist told me several wks ago after MS trespassing episode revealed was that they feared the allegation of Ms. Busch having had an abortion.
Name plz?
Still waiting on that name.
I think you’re giving the Republicans too much credit: they’re not smart enough to initiate this story.
Your comment is so lame,I’m embarrassed for you.
bogart your comments interests me. You aren’t by any chance be ECB or be her spokesperson?
You’re too smart for me Carrie….I’d write more but I have to meet my brother Stephen for lunch,and I’m sure you’re busy composing your next forgive Sanford comment.
It was Colonel Mustard, in the parlor, with the Candlestick.
Could it be the ‘gang of 6′ that ECB trotted out as Republican Women for Elizabeth Colbert Busch @ that bizzare event @ her headquarters that came up with this idea?Pass the dough’nutz’.
It was Colonel Mustard, in the parlor, with the Candlestick.
Could it be the ‘gang of 6′ that ECB trotted out as Republican Women for Elizabeth Colbert Busch @ that bizzare event @ her headquarters that came up with this idea?Pass the dough’nutz’.
The way Sanford keeps stepping in it every other day, I don’t think ECB needs any help.
The way Sanford keeps stepping in it every other day, I don’t think ECB needs any help.
This website is hilarious. “Several real polls” – you mean two alleged polls that give no actual numbers or even who took said polls. Then you follow with a story that the Democrats are running push polls against their own candidate. This is getting embarrassing.
….. what are you implying?
But he’s not endorsing the adulterer.
This website is hilarious. “Several real polls” – you mean two alleged polls that give no actual numbers or even who took said polls. Then you follow with a story that the Democrats are running push polls against their own candidate. This is getting embarrassing.
….. what are you implying?
But he’s not endorsing the adulterer.
Who is “the strategist?” Let me guess, someone who works on Sanford’s campaign? Wes? Is that you?
Who is “the strategist?” Let me guess, someone who works on Sanford’s campaign? Wes? Is that you?
Similar to how Wesley had “no idea” how the Jake Knotts video got out
Similar to how Wesley had “no idea” how the Jake Knotts video got out
If the Democrats are doing this, does this mean ECB is getting desperate?
If the Democrats are doing this, does this mean ECB is getting desperate?
Multiple sources, none of which will speak on the record. Riiight
Multiple sources, none of which will speak on the record. Riiight
I call bullshit on all the horseshit that is being flung around to cover up the goatshit. And for some reason, the spellchecker only flagged goatshit. What, goats don’t shit?
I call bullshit on all the horseshit that is being flung around to cover up the goatshit. And for some reason, the spellchecker only flagged goatshit. What, goats don’t shit?
“A prominent republican strategist” aka a professional liar is feeding Fits more propaganda. Without real evidence, this post isn’t worth coon shit!
“A prominent republican strategist” aka a professional liar is feeding Fits more propaganda. Without real evidence, this post isn’t worth coon shit!
The Chicago style political tactics from Pelosi and Obama are a sure sign they’re getting desperate!
They’re worried about losing this race because it’s still Republican and even with a flawed candidate most people are not ready to vote for a radical, pro-choice liberal Democrat who wants to ship Boeing’s jobs from Charleston to Seattle!
If they weren’t so worried then they wouldn’t be using these Chicago style political dirty tactics.
is this Wes, Mark or Sic Willie? Hard to tell the difference.
What does Pelosi have anything to do with this? Or even Obama? You think they really give a rat’s ass if ECB wins? I doubt the GOP even cares if Sanford wins. It won’t change the tides of Congress.
Wait, Sanford gives enough of a shit about Pelosi to awkwardly debate a paper printout of her. Hmm… You and Hoss, the guy who constantly calls everyone else a ECB campaign worker… Come on, you trolls came out of nowhere around the time Sanford won the primary and suddenly started being nothing but pro-Sanford. How coincidental!
I guess yard signs isn’t the only thing Sanford pinches pennies on, huh?
Sure Obama and Pelosi care who wins. The White House came out today in support of the FDA ruling allowing 15 year-olds to purchase the ‘abortion pill’ over the counter without parental consent. Obama supports infanticde(he voted 3x as a state legislature in Illinois NOT to criminalize infanticide/partial birth abortion). Colbert-Busch is their kinda gal, a social radical and an extremist on the issue of abortion.They need her vote in congress.
Oh bullshit. Congress doesn’t pass much of any fucking laws at this point because of the divisiveness between the two parties. Reid passes his bullshit (when it doesn’t get filibustered at least) to watch it die in the House and Boehner passes his bullshit to watch it die in the Senate.
What we don’t need is a self-serving lunatic who wipes his ass with tax dollars when it pleases him but demands cuts to shit he couldn’t give a rat’s ass about. We don’t need a delusional sociopath whose family values left his family in shambles. We don’t need someone who has clearly demonstrated he isn’t trustworthy, at all. We don’t need someone who has had an entirely lackluster political career thus far, filled with broken promises, unreached goals, and the various petty bullshit perpetrated during his time in office.
If you’re so worried about ECB joining forces with Reid/Pelosi/Obama/Biden/[insert Republican boogymen here] then vote her ass out next year. Her influence will be the equivalent of a housefly trying to take down an 18 wheeler and hopefully a better candidate rears his/her head in the next election.
I don’t even know why I’m wasting my breath on someone who in all likelihood a plant commenter anyways.
So why are the Unions who are funding her to the tune of hundreds of thousands either directly or through House Majority PAC doing it ???
Do you think they do it for free or do you think they’re running a campaign to get those jobs to Seattle ??
If she is elected those jobs are gone either now or in the future. That’s their stated goal. These people are not funding her campaign for ANY other reason.
Pelosi runs the House Majority PAC that is hammering Sanford with hundreds of thousands of dollars in ads and direct mail.
This radical, west coast liberal Democrat leader wants to ensure the election of a reliable vote in her quest to ship Charleston’s Boeing jobs to union controlled Seattle!
You’ve been warned.
Wes, eat a Snickers.
Pelosi runs the House Majority PAC that is hammering Sanford with hundreds of thousands of dollars in ads and direct mail.
Wow, hundreds of thousands of dollars on an election in an off year! Please. It is easy to spend to promote someone when you don’t have to split the balance among a few hundred representatives. Are you suggesting this doesn’t happen with any other run-of-the-mill Democrat running for office in the same situation? lol…
How much PAC money is being spent to support Sanford?
This radical, west coast liberal Democrat leader wants to ensure the election of a reliable vote in her quest to ship Charleston’s Boeing jobs to union controlled Seattle!
This is how I know you’re delusional. Those jobs aren’t going anywhere. Boeing already settled with the unions and the deal is done. The NLRB already quashed it. What in the fuck can Pelosi do about it? Absolutely nothing. What law do you think can be passed to whip Boeing into withdrawing from SC? No, seriously, I have to hear this. What law do you think Democrats in Congress can pass to force Boeing to return to union labor?
The only one with any real power in this is Obama since he can appoint people to various agencies that can hear complaints from unions or can at least pick judges/justices that can make rulings. Even then, the case was settled with NLRB and no one is bitching to any judges, so what does it matter now? What grand power does Congress have? What can they actually, reasonably do? What can Pelosi or whoever actually suggest? What can they even suggest that has a slight modicum of actually passing? Tell me. I’m dying to know.
I won’t hold my breath.
Smirks,do you really think members of the Fox cult can handle the truth?….You’ll make their heads explode.
So why are the Unions who are funding her to the tune of hundreds of thousands either directly or through House Majority PAC doing it ???
Do you think they do it for free or do you think they’re running a campaign to get those jobs to Seattle ??
If she is elected those jobs are gone either now or in the future. That’s their stated goal. These people are not funding her campaign for ANY other reason.
Sanford has no outside groups to my knowledge spending such huge sums on the race like the radical, abortion fanatic leftists are doing for her. In all this campaign is costing the Democrats nearly 2 million and they probably still won’t win since the district is heavily R and so now she is trashing Sanford as much as possible and hoping for the best.
It’s pathetic.
Reject them and vote Sanford. Save those jobs and save Charleston from potential economic ruin. The Lowcountry needs those jobs a lot more than pot head Seattle.
It always amazes me that someone from S.C. points a finger at someplace else regarding dirty politics. Three fingers pointing back, indeed.
Chicago style political dirty tactics, Boeing, Pelosi, Obama, radical.
I’m convinced that “John Duncan” is actually a computer algorithm that fires off inane talking points to posts about Mark Sanford.
You cannot hide the fact that the Democrat candidate is a radical, pro-choice, leftist being funded by Pelosi and unions who shall expect Boeing’s jobs in Seattle as their pay off should she be elected thus greatly damaging the economic prospects of Charleston and the lowcountry.and providing an economic gain for a city of pot heads and liberals who truly despise the South and everything it stands for!
Under such pressing circumstances there is only one vote: Hold your nose and vote Republican.
Hey John…if I hold my nose it just messes up my make up,so I’ll have to vote for ECB….but don’t think for a second that I don’t appreciate your warning and all of that info about Boeing and Pelosi.Were it not for my Revlon rose blush I would vote Republican.I’ve been thinking about changing to beige sunset,but a little concerned that it will clash with my plum lip gloss.But to be honest,everytime I get a pedicure I have a hard time finding a polish color that works well with my gloss.Of course with the fingers in that chair traveling up and down my bach it’s hard to concentrate on nail polish.Silly me,now I’ve forgotton what we were chatting about……..OH,now I remember,no that’s not it.It will come to me.
Under such pressing circumstances there is only one vote: Hold your nose and vote Republican.
I’m Nikki Haley and I approve this message!
Ok Wes.
The Chicago style political tactics from Pelosi and Obama are a sure sign they’re getting desperate!
They’re worried about losing this race because it’s still Republican and even with a flawed candidate most people are not ready to vote for a radical, pro-choice liberal Democrat who wants to ship Boeing’s jobs from Charleston to Seattle!
If they weren’t so worried then they wouldn’t be using these Chicago style political dirty tactics.
is this Wes, Mark or Sic Willie? Hard to tell the difference.
What does Pelosi have anything to do with this? Or even Obama? You think they really give a rat’s ass if ECB wins? I doubt the GOP even cares if Sanford wins. It won’t change the tides of Congress.
Wait, Sanford gives enough of a shit about Pelosi to awkwardly debate a paper printout of her. Hmm… You and Hoss, the guy who constantly calls everyone else a ECB campaign worker… Come on, you trolls came out of nowhere around the time Sanford won the primary and suddenly started being nothing but pro-Sanford. How coincidental!
I guess yard signs isn’t the only thing Sanford pinches pennies on, huh?
Sure Obama and Pelosi care who wins. The White House came out today in support of the FDA ruling allowing 15 year-olds to purchase the ‘abortion pill’ over the counter without parental consent. Obama supports infanticde(he voted 3x as a state legislature in Illinois NOT to criminalize infanticide/partial birth abortion). Colbert-Busch is their kinda gal, a social radical and an extremist on the issue of abortion.They need her vote in congress.
Oh bullshit. Congress doesn’t pass much of any fucking laws at this point because of the divisiveness between the two parties. Reid passes his bullshit (when it doesn’t get filibustered at least) to watch it die in the House and Boehner passes his bullshit to watch it die in the Senate.
What we don’t need is a self-serving lunatic who wipes his ass with tax dollars when it pleases him but demands cuts to shit he couldn’t give a rat’s ass about. We don’t need a delusional sociopath whose family values left his family in shambles. We don’t need someone who has clearly demonstrated he isn’t trustworthy, at all. We don’t need someone who has had an entirely lackluster political career thus far, filled with broken promises, unreached goals, and the various petty bullshit perpetrated during his time in office.
If you’re so worried about ECB joining forces with Reid/Pelosi/Obama/Biden/[insert Republican boogymen here] then vote her ass out next year. Her influence will be the equivalent of a housefly trying to take down an 18 wheeler and hopefully a better candidate rears his/her head in the next election.
I don’t even know why I’m wasting my breath on someone who in all likelihood a plant commenter anyways.
See below smirks.
Pelosi runs the House Majority PAC that is hammering Sanford with hundreds of thousands of dollars in ads and direct mail.
This radical, west coast liberal Democrat leader wants to ensure the election of a reliable vote in her quest to ship Charleston’s Boeing jobs to union controlled Seattle!
You’ve been warned.
Wes, eat a Snickers.
Pelosi runs the House Majority PAC that is hammering Sanford with hundreds of thousands of dollars in ads and direct mail.
Wow, hundreds of thousands of dollars on an election in an off year! Please. It is easy to spend to promote someone when you don’t have to split the balance among a few hundred representatives. Are you suggesting this doesn’t happen with any other run-of-the-mill Democrat running for office in the same situation? lol…
How much PAC money is being spent to support Sanford?
This radical, west coast liberal Democrat leader wants to ensure the election of a reliable vote in her quest to ship Charleston’s Boeing jobs to union controlled Seattle!
This is how I know you’re delusional. Those jobs aren’t going anywhere. Boeing already settled with the unions and the deal is done. The NLRB already quashed it. What in the fuck can Pelosi do about it? Absolutely nothing. What law do you think can be passed to whip Boeing into withdrawing from SC? No, seriously, I have to hear this. What law do you think Democrats in Congress can pass to force Boeing to return to union labor?
The only one with any real power in this is Obama since he can appoint people to various agencies that can hear complaints from unions or can at least pick judges/justices that can make rulings. Even then, the case was settled with NLRB and no one is bitching to any judges, so what does it matter now? What grand power does Congress have? What can they actually, reasonably do? What can Pelosi or whoever actually suggest? What can they even suggest that has a slight modicum of actually passing? Tell me. I’m dying to know.
I won’t hold my breath.
Smirks,do you really think members of the Fox cult can handle the truth?….You’ll make their heads explode.
So why are the Unions who are funding her to the tune of hundreds of thousands either directly or through House Majority PAC doing it ???
Do you think they do it for free or do you think they’re running a campaign to get those jobs to Seattle ??
If she is elected those jobs are gone either now or in the future. That’s their stated goal. These people are not funding her campaign for ANY other reason.
Sanford has no outside groups to my knowledge spending such huge sums on the race like the radical, abortion fanatic leftists are doing for her. In all this campaign is costing the Democrats nearly 2 million and they probably still won’t win since the district is heavily R and so now she is trashing Sanford as much as possible and hoping for the best.
It’s pathetic.
Reject them and vote Sanford. Save those jobs and save Charleston from potential economic ruin. The Lowcountry needs those jobs a lot more than pot head Seattle.
It always amazes me that someone from S.C. points a finger at someplace else regarding dirty politics. Three fingers pointing back, indeed.
Chicago style political dirty tactics, Boeing, Pelosi, Obama, radical.
I’m convinced that “John Duncan” is actually a computer algorithm that fires off inane talking points to posts about Mark Sanford.
You cannot hide the fact that the Democrat candidate is a radical, pro-choice, leftist being funded by Pelosi and unions who shall expect Boeing’s jobs in Seattle as their pay off should she be elected thus greatly damaging the economic prospects of Charleston and the lowcountry.and providing an economic gain for a city of pot heads and liberals who truly despise the South and everything it stands for!
Under such pressing circumstances there is only one vote: Hold your nose and vote Republican.
Hey John…if I hold my nose it just messes up my make up,so I’ll have to vote for ECB….but don’t think for a second that I don’t appreciate your warning and all of that info about Boeing and Pelosi.Were it not for my Revlon rose blush I would vote Republican.I’ve been thinking about changing to beige sunset,but a little concerned that it will clash with my plum lip gloss.But to be honest,everytime I get a pedicure I have a hard time finding a polish color that works well with my gloss.Of course with the fingers in that chair traveling up and down my bach it’s hard to concentrate on nail polish.Silly me,now I’ve forgotton what we were chatting about……..OH,now I remember,no that’s not it.It will come to me.
Under such pressing circumstances there is only one vote: Hold your nose and vote Republican.
I’m Nikki Haley and I approve this message!
Ok Wes.
Sic, you’re an idiot.
Sic, you’re an idiot.
Quick, answer:
Q: ocean!
A: blue, fishing!
Q: apple pie!
A: vanilla ice cream, momma!
Q: American flag!
A: Iwo Jima, salute!
Q: library!
A: books, magazines!
Q: Sanford!
A: sex, lies, Argentina!
Q. Dr Phil
A. Faggot
Q. Politician
A. Liar
Quick, answer:
Q: ocean!
A: blue, fishing!
Q: apple pie!
A: vanilla ice cream, momma!
Q: American flag!
A: Iwo Jima, salute!
Q: library!
A: books, magazines!
Q: Sanford!
A: sex, lies, Argentina!
Q. Dr Phil
A. Faggot
Q. Politician
A. Liar
Lindsay Graham just endorsed Sanford, so now he’s got the fag vote. Like getting the clap.
Lindsay Graham just endorsed Sanford, so now he’s got the fag vote. Like getting the clap.
Regardless of what you think about Mark, when he wins, Dick will have failed in his quest for being relevant in politics. Who would ever admit they are a Democrat after the last 6 years is beyond me, young socialist muslim indeed. After Fowler and Harpootlian, SC Democrats are on the species endangered list.
Regardless of what you think about Mark, when he wins, Dick will have failed in his quest for being relevant in politics. Who would ever admit they are a Democrat after the last 6 years is beyond me, young socialist muslim indeed. After Fowler and Harpootlian, SC Democrats are on the species endangered list.
Yeah, the woman’s practically a shoe-in, so it TOTALLY makes sense that she’d be that desperate. Why, she probably trespassed on Jenny Sanford’s property, then told everyone it was Mark!
It all makes sense now! Heck, she probably even flew to Argentina and blamed THAT on Mark! Maria’s actually a lesbian plant!
Yeah, the woman’s practically a shoe-in, so it TOTALLY makes sense that she’d be that desperate. Why, she probably trespassed on Jenny Sanford’s property, then told everyone it was Mark!
It all makes sense now! Heck, she probably even flew to Argentina and blamed THAT on Mark! Maria’s actually a lesbian plant!