Sanford Campaign: Racial Overtones in Colbert Busch Ad 'Unfortunate'

In a spot sure to get attention, Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch released a radio ad that linked opponent Mark Sanford to Republicans who have called for voter ID laws and the overturning of the Voting Rights Act.

The voice-over in the spot says, "Somebody doesn't want African-Americans to vote."

According to the South Carolina Elections Commission, non-whites make up 22 percent of voters in SC1.

The commercial also claims that while serving in the House of Representatives and as governor, Sanford cut education, job training, and health care and reminds voters he "took a hike on the people of South Carolina."

Listen to the spot here (courtesy of RedState.com).

The Sanford campaign sent this statement to the media: 

“Elizabeth Colbert Busch seems to be running a stealth campaign,” Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said. “Rather than commit to a robust debate schedule, she hides behind a negative radio ad with some very unfortunate overtones. She won’t answer questions posed to her campaign about where her loyalties lie. It’s incredible that she is being allowed to get away with accepting money from the people who tried to take Boeing jobs away from South Carolina, but we believe in the end people will see through her attempts to hide from voters and public scrutiny.”

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