South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer (R) will call on embattled Gov. Mark Sanford (R) to step down during a noon news conference today, the Columbia State reports.
"Bauer will also renew his pledge to bow out of the 2010 gubernatorial race should Sanford resign within a month or so. By early October Bauer will formally announce his intentions to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2010."