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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has won the special election for South Carolina’s 1st District House seat in what Matt Drudge is hoping is a bellwether of 2014. Sanford defeated — well, is it OK now if we just call her Stephen Colbert’s sister?

Republican Mark Sanford wins U.S. House seat in South Carolina, AP reports.

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 8, 2013

Cheers go up at @marksanford HQ

— Kelly O’Donnell (@KellyO) May 8, 2013

Wait, I thought Sanford couldn’t win and that his getting the nomination was ebola tuna doom wrapped in a moldy pita scrap.

— Film Ladd (@FilmLadd) May 8, 2013

Congressman Mark Sanford. Again. That well worn path called the Appalachian Trail.

— Rick Klein (@rickklein) May 8, 2013

Somewhere Anthony Weiner is smiling.

— Bob Cusack (@BobCusack) May 8, 2013

With Sanford’s win, wonder who’s less happy — @dccc & allies (nearly $1M spent) or House Repubs who have to welcome him back?

— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) May 8, 2013

Remember that time I got so much shit for backing the one guy who was sure to lose in SC-01? Ah well.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 8, 2013

FACT: District favored Sanford all along. FACT: DCCC still thought they had a real chance and blew it despite massive $ advantage.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 8, 2013

Hey, DCCC. You just spent a bundle and lost to… Mark Sanford.

— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 8, 2013

Elizabeth Colbert Busch – the Solyndra of the South

— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) May 8, 2013

Let’s check in with the Left to see how heads and headlines are spinning.

Win-win tonight: either Colbert-Bush wins, and we pick up a seat, or Sanford wins, and we make fun of “family values” Republicans forever

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) May 8, 2013

Um, when did you ever stop?

SC-01 proves Republicans don’t actually give a shit about “family valies”. That’s just an excuse to hate gays.

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) May 8, 2013

THIS!RT @markos: SC-01 proves Republicans don’t actually give a shit about “family valies”. That’s just an excuse to hate gays.

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) May 8, 2013

Mark Sanford. Proof that the sequester has effected quality control in South Carolina.

— Lizz Winstead (@lizzwinstead) May 8, 2013

Don’t care for Mark Sanford’s politics – but always happy to see social cons and sanctity-of-marriage types lining up to support adulterers.

— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) May 8, 2013

Well – as if the @gop didn’t have enough problems.Now they get Mark Sanford. Have fun with that one Mr. Boehner.

— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) May 8, 2013

So I hear @gopconference plans to put Mark Sanford on the Foreign Affairs Committee – he seems to have done both.

— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) May 8, 2013

.@harisevugan remember the fun we had with Steele and bondage themed night clubs? Now we get Mark Sanford. Christmas came early.

— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) May 8, 2013

That’s looking on the bright side.

@woodhouseb Clever. You do realize that your candidate just lost to him, right? She lost to the guy that ran out on his wife to Argentina.

— Matt Jones (@mjones99) May 8, 2013

Update: It appears the spin has settled on a direction; the Sanford victory gives Democrats a renewed license to campaign on the GOP’s “war on women.”

Sanford wins. Women lose.

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) May 8, 2013

#BillClinton RT @donnabrazile Sanford wins. Women lose.

— ChampionCapua (@ChampionCapua) May 8, 2013

Sanford won far more than a House seat tonight.

hug for u @marksanford

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 8, 2013

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