Mark Sanford Victory Shows Futility Of Deep South Democrats

GOP Win Illustrates Dems' Deep South Futility
CHARLESTON, SC - APRIL 24: Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford speaks during a campaign event on April 24, 2013 in Charleston, South Carolina. Sanford used a cardboard cutout of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as a prop during the event. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
CHARLESTON, SC - APRIL 24: Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford speaks during a campaign event on April 24, 2013 in Charleston, South Carolina. Sanford used a cardboard cutout of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as a prop during the event. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

There was a certain futility to Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s congressional campaign, one that had nothing to do with her and everything to do with the state and region she calls home.

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