{"id":25950,"date":"2019-09-10T16:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T21:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=25950"},"modified":"2019-09-10T16:27:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T21:27:48","slug":"presidential-campaign-2020-mark-sanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2019\/09\/10\/presidential-campaign-2020-mark-sanford\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Campaign 2020: Mark Sanford"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump has acquired a third challenger in the GOP<\/strong><\/em> Presidential primary: Former South Carolina governor and Representative Mark Sanford. Governor Sanford acquired notoriety during his stint in the South Carolina governor’s seat for disappearing for a couple of weeks, claiming he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail, when in actuality the married man was visiting a paramour in Argentina.<\/p>\n

He refused to resign when the scandal became public, but termed out of office in 2011.<\/p>\n

Governor Sanford had been a member of the House of Representatives prior to being Governor, and after being a governor, he returned to the House in a 2013 special election. He left the House when he was defeated in the 2018 primary; the general election was then promptly lost<\/a> by the Trumpist who beat him, Katie Arrington, to a Democrat in a district that had been reliably Republican<\/a> for years.<\/p>\n

Clearly, Sanford has plenty of experience with both ups and downs. His TrumpScore<\/em><\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Indeed, his criticisms and disagreements of President Trump were widely credited with his failure in the primary. The Party of Trump is unable to tolerate critiques of their Great Leader.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>President Trump’s intra-party approval rating<\/a> is 88%. Nevada, South Carolina, Kansas, and Arizona GOP parties have canceled their nominating contests, giving Trump early, automatic victories. So why is Sanford running?<\/p>\n

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Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) announced exclusively on Fox News Sunday that he will challenge President Trump in the Republican primary. #FNS<\/a> #FoxNews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2xwdSGpW0d<\/a><\/p>\n

— FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) September 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n