Stephen Colbert Now Offering $500K To Sponsor South Carolina’s GOP Primary (With A Few Conditions) [View all]

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Ever since Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Super PAC first became a real thing, it was clear that he and his staff were creating a fairly ingenious statement condemning the corrupt nature of campaign finance as it now is in our nation...(According to) a guest editorial Colbert wrote...The South Carolina Republican Party...(and he)..."hammered out a contract over barbecue.

"Colbert Super PAC would pay up to $400,000 directly to the state and counties to defray the cost of the election. In return, the primary’s official name would be ‘The Colbert Super PAC South Carolina Republican Primary'...(and a)...non-binding referendum would appear on the ballot:...
( ) Corporations are people.
( ) Only people are people."

...(The) South Carolina Supreme Court...ruled against the counties, finding that they should still pay for some of the primary..."The S.C. Republican Party no longer needed my $400,000, but...they graciously offered to still want it...I asked in return that they petition the court to get the referendum back on the ballot. They said no...Desperate, I reached out to the S.C. Democrats, who agreed to file a request to reinstate the referendum..."
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This is a perfect example of why the Rethugs fail to stay in power: Do they see the PR damage that even talking to Colbert can do? Do they see the inherently unethical implications of a privately-financed primary? No -- all they can see is $500,000 being waved at them!


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