Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“Well, you know, at the end of the day, Stephen Colbert’s a very popular, you know, well-regarded comedian, but at the end of the day he’s not on the ticket.”
— Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), interviewed on Morning Joe, saying the only thing voters know about his opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D), is that she is the sister of the late-night comedian.
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