What a difference a day makes (Mark Sanford)

What if Governor Mark Sanford delayed his admission of infidelity by a day. He would then be making the announcement the same day that Michael Jackson died, which should greatly reduce the media fever, thus increasing his political survival?
 
Well, no, I don't think so. For one thing, "Mark Sanford is missing!" was a high-profile news story all through the previous week so it's already in the public consciousness that he was doing something dodgy. For another thing, even though the immediate impact will be lessened as there's another bigger story going on, people aren't just going to forget about it.
 
And, here in SC, even with Michael Jackson's death (And Billy Mays, who had a home in Greer...), Sanford dominates the headlines.
 
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