[Feyerick:] Mark Sanford says he's changed and now he wants voters to return him to Washington and change things there. Here he is, Mark Sanford, of South Carolina.
[Mark Sanford , Former South Carolina Governor:] I've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes. But in their wake, we can learn a lot about grace, a God of second chances, and be the better for it. In that light, I humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing Washington.
[Feyerick:] Now, you remember Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor, before that, a member of Congress. This is then governor Sanford upon his return from a not so secretive fling. You may recall Sanford flat-out lied to the people of the state saying he was going hiking when he was spending time with his Argentinean mistress. Some four years later, ex-Governor Sanford's running for Congress. Erin McPike with us now from Washington. And, Erin, does Mark Sanford believe South Carolinians are ready to forgive him?
[Erin Mcpike, Cnn Correspondent:] He acknowledges he made a serious mistake, but he's using the commercial to turn the page by asking voters for a second chance. He's reminding them he's known for being fiscally conservative. He's trying to shift the focus of the race to that record. His consultant told CNN because he's such a fighter, he's going to work to get either vote he can. Because Sanford is the most well- known candidate in the race, his campaign says anything Sanford does will suck up all the oxygen in that race. His political team expects that voters will either vote for Sanford or against him but not in favor of anyone else. Sanford is running well ahead of them and almost certainly will make the runoff that's two weeks later.
[Feyerick:] Well, nice to see what happened to Sanford has not undermined the ego of his political team. But he is going to be running against somebody who is more high-profile and that is the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, Elizabeth Colbert Bush, and she may get some kudos from her brother, no?
[Mcpike:] Look, she is going to be raising a lot of money because he will certainly help her, but Democrats think this is a very hard district for them to win. Mitt Romney won 58 percent of the vote in 2012, so they're not very sure they can make much of a go of it.
[Feyerick:] it will be a fun race to watch, Erin McPike, thank you, welcome to
[Cnn. Mcpike:] Thanks so much.
[Feyerick:] We'll be back right after this.