CNN reports that the South Carolina Democratic Party has voted 13-3 to not place Dr. Stephen Colbert’s name on the ballot, mainly because he wanted to run in one state and as a joke. Dr. Colbert refused to pay the $35,000 filing fee for the Republican party since spending over $5,000 on his campaign would make him eligible for campaign finance laws, so Dr. Colbert’s presidential campaign is now over. Farewell, Dr. Colbert’s Presidential Campaign. Your quest for truthiness will always be remembered.
Nobody’s stopping us from writing his name in anyway.
When did Stephen Colbert get a doctorate? 
It’s honorary from some school I forget the name of.
I suspect nothing will stop him from making jokes about the South Carolina Democratic Party until their primary is over. Great material for the show and he gets the money back!
A loss for the nation, and an even bigger loss for the delicious crunchy goodness of Nacho Cheese Doritos.
Stephen Colbert recieved an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Knox College. From that point on, his on-screen credit has read “Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.” I always refer to him as Dr. Colbert- although until this campaign ended I referred to him as Doritos® presents Dr. Colbert, although such a reference to his sponsorship would probably violate campaign finance laws, since he couldn’t use his Doritos® brand tortilla chips money to finance his campaign- only his televised coverage of the campaign.
Well, the WGA strike might, but other than that…
I did predict this a couple of times, but I guess that means it was really obvious to everybody. Truth is, I would prefer to vote for someone who isn’t running, so while it might make his show less funny - I hoped this would go on longer and he seemed to be having a great time doing it - it may make my vote that much better.
He’s also running as a Republican in SC isn’t he?
I can’t speak for SC but when I wanted to write in a candidate in an IL primary in 1988 I was told by the poll worker that I could write in whomever i liked but if my vote wasn’t for someone on the ballot it wouldn’t be counted. No idea if that was true or not and I wrote in my candidate anyway (Joan Jett Blakk).
No- he didn’t want to pay the $35,000 filing fee as spending more than $5,000 would make him eligble for campaign finance laws.
In Texas, you have to be a “declared write-in” to have your votes counted. Kind of an oxymoron, but it makes sense. We don’t want to really waste public resources counting a bunch of joke votes.
In 2004, I wrote in “ABSTAIN”. My vote may not have been counted, but I still feel it was the smartest vote I ever made.
Same way in Florida. I sort of like the idea that you can vote for whomever you want, but for practical purposes, it makes no sense for poll workers to take hours or days counting votes for Mickey Mouse and SpongeBob Squarepants.
Voter residency requirements?
My alma mater. I’m so proud.
Then he tried to burn his diploma one time, after Knox gave Clinton an honorary degree, but Knox sent him a fireproof one. The burninating failed. Now you know.
Ah-Goawn! South Carolina never did have much of a sense of humor, anyway. They’re still a bit peeved over Great-great-great Grandfather Gelding burning down Columbia in the spring of 1865. You can’t really expect them to appreciate the comic merit of the Colbert candidacy.
Heh, I remember the attempted burning. “It’s some kind of metal?!” *whap clang whap whap clang *
I caught Colbert at a book discussion at the Apple Store in Soho a couple of Tuesdays ago (now available for free at iTunes!!) and you could tell he was psyched about the attempt but not deeply emotionally invested in it, willing to try it but not have to fight for it.
The first half of the show he was Colbert the character; in the second half interview, Colbert the comedian said that it was sometimes exhausting being the character and he had had to stop practicing in his car on his way home since his wife did NOT want the character to walk in through the door. “He’s a lousy husband and a worse father”. 
But, Nation, didn’t your heart break a little on Thursday night when the balloons were released over his stoic little face…
Oh well, there’s plenty of comedians on the ballots of the country, just not professional ones.
Despite this attempt (and his subsequent throwing of the degree at a cutout of Clinton), he seems to have decided to keep his title, both in his producer credit and his recurring segment Cheating Death with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. “Remember, I’m not a medical doctor, I’m a doctor of fine arts. So if you take my medical advice, you’re in danger of making your body a masterpiece.”
Not according to NPR, he’s out the money.
Hey, Mayor Bob gave him the key to the city. So somebody got it.