Yeaargh! Howard Dean joins campaign urging Gov. Haley to replace Sen. DeMint with Stephen Colbert

Posted at 1:56 pm on December 9, 2012 by Lori Ziganto

Yes, yes it did.

https://twitter.com/GovHowardDean/status/277132867379810304

Oh, my! Using the hashtag #SenatorColbert, Stephen Colbert is angling to become Senator DeMint’s replacement, when he heads over to head The Heritage Foundation.

Nation! Tell @nikkihaley why I should take over for Jim DeMint! #SenatorColbertCould our Better Tomorrow be… Tomorrow?
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) December 7, 2012

Tweet @nikkihaley & tell her why I belong in the US Senate. For one, I wouldn't just block legislation, I'd body-check it! #SenatorColbert
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) December 7, 2012

And tweet, they did. Governor Dean was not alone.

.@NikkiHaley getting thousands of tweets urging her to replace #DeMint with comedian Stephen Colbert. http://t.co/yqpKZGRI #SenatorColbert
— The Greenville News (@GreenvilleNews) December 8, 2012

Yes! [email protected]: Nation! Tell @nikkihaley why I should take over for Jim DeMint! #SenatorColbert
— Emily Domenech (@ehdomenech) December 7, 2012

RT @hcashmoney89 Haven’t tweeted in forever but I must tweet: @nikkihaley nominate #SenatorColbert please!! Senate needs some comic relief!
— Alex Myles (@alxmyles) December 9, 2012

OK, I'm officially on board. Al Franken simply hasn't delivered the level of comedy the Senate deserves. #SenatorColbert
— Brian Lowry (@blowryontv) December 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/daniel64012/status/277796184981131264
https://twitter.com/IanSmit36220677/status/277839026055163904

Dear S.C. Gov. @NikkiHaley, there is one true choice or Jim DeMint's successor #SenatorColbert – @StephenAtHome#MakeItHappen
— Stormy G (@SDNR87) December 9, 2012

https://twitter.com/jenfen83/status/277679135822843904

Heh.

Alas, Governor Haley put the kibosh on it.

The Colbert Report Stephen, thank you for your interest in South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat and for the… http://t.co/2GcUtk4x
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) December 7, 2012

And from her Facebook page:

The Colbert Report Stephen, thank you for your interest in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat and for the thousands of tweets you and your fans sent me.
But you forget one thing, my friend.
You didn’t know our state drink. Big, big mistake. http://goo.gl/TnC5K

Twitter users are still giving it a valiant effort, though. The hashtag is still going strong!

Who will be next with a Howard Dean-style endorsement? Perhaps Jennifer Granholm. Again.