John Avlon : Story emphasizing Jenny Sanford and Stephen Colbert in special election . In reality , the election is the race between Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch . He says there 's reason Democrats can fail to capture the seat . In fact , the 1st District of South Carolina is only 21 % rural , according to U.S. Census statistics published in the Almanac of American Politics . Avlon : Changing policies makes victory for centrist ##s possible .
John Avlon : Story emphasizing Jenny Sanford and Stephen Colbert in special election . In reality , the election is the race between Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch . He says there 's reason Democrats can fail to capture the seat . Avlon : Changing policies makes victory for centrist ##s possible .