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| South Carolina Lt. Gov. calls on Sanford to resign |
| 2009-08-27 |
| Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer called on embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to step down today and renewed his pledge to bow out of the 2010 gubernatorial race should Sanford resign within a month or so. "It's time to go, Mark. Maybe to Argentina." Bauer, in a letter to Sanford, said "we have reached a point where we ALL must put the best interests of the people of South Carolina ahead of personal or political interests. It is my opinion that the best interests of our people can no longer be served with your current administration." Sanford has planned a 3:30 p.m. news conference to answer Bauer's call for him to resign. By early October Bauer will formally announce his intentions to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2010, meaning it would take Sanford resigning for Bauer not to seek the office in 2010. Bauer would not commit to that pledge if Sanford were to be impeached when the Legislature resumes in January. The Republican gubernatorial primary is in June. |
| Posted by:Fred |