Columbia (WLTX) - Some critics of Governor Sanford took to the State House grounds Thursday to call for the governor to resign or be impeached. But despite a strong show of support by a Facebook.com group that sponsored the rally, the turnout left many folks less than impressed.
"They want to lynch the Governor and rake him over the coals,"says Sanford supporter John Perna.
He watched from the State House grounds as only about thirty critics of the governor protested. "There's hardly anybody here to listen to this but there is a lot of media,"says Perna.
He says the governor's affair with a South American woman should not be turned into a spectacle by the media or Sanford's critics.
"I think if the news media and the law enforcement and the pro-Sanford people were to leave, there'd be nobody except for the people on the stage and there's not very many of them,"says Perna.
With just about as many protestors as spectators, the dismal turnout left even Sanford critics scratching their heads.
"I don't understand the turnout,"says Lori Wind.
She made the trip from Charleston after getting invited through a Facebook.com group. About 6,000 people signed up on a webpage calling for Sanford to step down.
"Seems like people will click a button a lot quicker than they'll come out,"says Wind.
Meanwhile Perna says the issue over Sanford should be put to rest. "I think if they've (protestors) made any point here at all today, is that there's not very many people who believe in their side,"says Perna.
Despite continued calls for Sanford to step down, he has made it clear that he has no plans to resign.
7/9/2009 11:27:03 PM
