SC Governor Resists Pressure to Resign

Jul 1st, 2009 - Washington Post

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defied calls for his resignation yesterday from GOP leaders, insisting he will remain in office even as his political fortunes dimmed in the wake of his admission that he secretly traveled abroad to meet a mistress.

The tide of political opinion shifted following an emotional interview Tuesday in which Sanford (R) described his Argentine mistress as his soul mate and admitted to a handful of encounters with other women that "crossed lines." Republican lawmakers in South Carolina who had supported the governor since he acknowledged the extramarital affair last week suddenly turned against him, saying the disclosures amounted to a distraction that would prevent him from effectively doing the state's business.

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