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Support for adulterous S.C. governor unravels

9:58 AM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 |
By Sheila Lennon    Email this author |   Email this entry

sanford.jpgThe Greenville (S.C.) News reversed its Sunday editorial supporting Gov. Mark Sanford: Gov. Mark Sanford should resign:

In an editorial Sunday, this newspaper argued that Sanford's resignation could hurt South Carolina and that given the extraordinary importance of the 2010 gubernatorial campaign, the governor should remain in office in order to leave the playing field level for the 2010 Republican primary.

That position, however, was based on two conditions: That Sanford had not abused his office, and that he was willing and capable of putting in the hard work necessary to serve as this state's chief executive officer.

Instead, Sanford has disclosed additional details of his personal life that have damaged his credibility. He has invited further scrutiny into his travel while he has been in office. He has rendered himself incapable of serving the remainder of his term.

The paper's news division has a special section about The Governor's Affair. Three-quarters of respondents to an online poll there now think Sanford should resign.


The State, the McClatchy paper that received the emails between the governor and his lover in December and sent a reporter to meet his plane from Argentina, still owns the story, though. How Mark Sanford's affair blew up lays it all out, with a sidebar of related stories.

The governor's need for public confession continues: New sex revelations fuel calls for resignation.

85 percent of respondents on their poll think Sanford should resign.

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