Cathy
11-01-2007, 03:29 PM
Stephen Colbert's campaign to win the White House is no longer a laughing matter: The Comedy Central star has filed to have his name on the ballot in his native South Carolina.
Colbert, the 43-yrar-old host of The Colbert Report, is seeking to run as a Democrat, reports the Associated Press.
His campaign forked over the requisite $2,500 filing fee just before the noon deadline Thursday, according to state Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler.
However, a decision to place Colbert, who poses as a conservative political pundit on his satirical show, on the ballot would not be determined by party officials until later in the day, reports AP – which questions the TV host's ability to qualify as a legitimate candidate.
On Sunday, Colbert – who was actually born in Washington, D.C., but raised in Charleston, S.C. – appeared at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and vowed to "crush the state of Georgia," if elected.
When he announced his candidacy on his show last month, he said he would run only in this key primary state.
Colbert, the 43-yrar-old host of The Colbert Report, is seeking to run as a Democrat, reports the Associated Press.
His campaign forked over the requisite $2,500 filing fee just before the noon deadline Thursday, according to state Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler.
However, a decision to place Colbert, who poses as a conservative political pundit on his satirical show, on the ballot would not be determined by party officials until later in the day, reports AP – which questions the TV host's ability to qualify as a legitimate candidate.
On Sunday, Colbert – who was actually born in Washington, D.C., but raised in Charleston, S.C. – appeared at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and vowed to "crush the state of Georgia," if elected.
When he announced his candidacy on his show last month, he said he would run only in this key primary state.