Sanford’s Affair: How To Mismanage A Crisis

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gestures as he talks during an interview with The Associated Press about his relationship with an Argentine mistress in his Columbia, S.C., Statehouse office on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

From The State:

Sanford made ‘classic mistakes’ in handling scandal, political observers say.

There is a politician’s playbook for coping with an extramarital affair that explodes into scandal.

But Mark Sanford did not operate from that playbook. Instead, the embattled S.C. governor took a different course — to disastrous effect, those who have managed communications for politicians said last week.

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My Comment: Love .... sheesshhhh ... been there .... bought the T-Shirt.

How Mark Sanford's Affair Blew Up

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford - Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com

From The State:

Governor's missteps, others' reactions painted him into a corner.

Five things brought down S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford.

The first was Sanford himself.

Long a loner, Sanford refuses to issue a public schedule, for example, and then vanishes. He also disdains and evades his security detail. Thus, he thought he could vanish again to Argentina to see his mistress.

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My Comment: This story will be gone by next week.