Democrats kill Colbert’s dream of being president
According to the Time:
South Carolina Democrats voted Thursday to keep Stephen Colbert off the ballot.
Colbert, who poses as a conservative host on the Comedy Central show “The Colbert Report,� filed to get on the ballot as a Democratic candidate in his native state South Carolina.
His campaign paid a $2,500 filing fee just before the noon deadline.
After a 40 minute discussion by top party officials, the Democratic executive council voted 13-3 to keep Colbert off the ballot.
The GOP filing fee is $35,000. Democrats say Colbert will get his $2,500 back.