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its refreshing to hear someone talk politics with detached frankness.

I’m from England and I didn’t know who this man was until I googled him. How refreshing to hear a voice of reason after all this time of listening to the lunatic fringe of the Republican party.

Thank you, Mr. Sanford. You gave America a gift by being open.

Mark Sanford is spot on with every answer he shares. Shame so many public servants are self serving.

I might not agree with his policies but I do see a man who learnt a lesson the hard way and became a better man.

These full-length interviews are fantastic. Every single adult American should listen to them and reflect deeply.

I have a new respect for Mark Sanford. Eloquently spoken views. Thumbs up. I'm sure his family is proud of him because I sure am.

Thank you Mr Sanford, I respect you, thx for telling the truth.

It's so refreshing to hear a question being asked to a republican and he answers the question without filibustering and falling into right wing conspiracy talking points This interview with a republican is a rare type. My blood pressure isn't rising listening to this guy.

I'm a political liberal, and Adam Kinzinger and I, were we to meet, would have a lot of disagreement between us, but he's a genuine hero in my book, as well as Liz Cheney, for standing up against Trump and his sycophants in the Republican party.

I'm from SC. I was a Republucan until 2016. I had voted for Nark Sanford. I watched his fall from grace with disappointment and pain. I had followed Trump's escapades in business and family. I knew I couldn't support him as a candidate for president. Later I saw so many GOP politicians fall in line with Trump. It was then I became an Independent. Mark did something wrong but asked forgiveness and tried to rebuild. I respect his decision to stand up for the truth against Trump. He us one of the few GOP politicians who hasn't sold his soul to remain in power. It cost him dearly politically but he didn't lose his soul. I admire him for that.

He’s not a fool…he’s got integrity and ultimately did not sell his soul to the devil. I have much respect for Sanford. If only the rest of the party would follow his example.

Thank you Mr. Sandford for standing firm for honesty and our checks and balances. We are all shaking our heads and wondering what happen to integrity. I still scratch my head. You speak what I believe about our democracy and that is what makes this country great. If we hang onto our democracy we will survive it is time for both parties to really make a commitment to the country and not a political party or to power or their own idea of what this country should be. We are not free if we bow to a king or a dictatorship.

This is why we need term limits. No one should be a lifetime member.

Thank you Frontline, great reporting and you are not afraid of controversy and always push the question of what is truth?

Excellent interview.

This is what a decent human being as a politician looks like.

An honorable man, MUCH respect from this American US Veteran.

This guy is an authentic conservative republican.

It is good to hear a Republican say the issue of Donald Trump.

Wow! Another great Frontline interview I knew little of Mark Sanford prior to this interview, but I am duly impressed with his eloquence and perspective Frontline has created several series of interviews on trump, democracy, Putin, and more. All of them are and will remain as priceless historical treasures. Hearing key figures speak, in their own words, emphasis, expressions and intonations, unedited, provides far more context than any textual transcription could possibly offer.

Credit to Mark for standing up for truth and honour.

Thank you PBS for yet another great Frontline. Every single American needs to tune in to these interviews. Especially the MAGA crowd. Every interview hits the nail on the head regarding the horrors of the prior administration. We can not let DJT anywhere near the WH again!!

I admire and respect Mr. Mark Sanford for his honesty and truthfulness in which he has lead his political career as US Representative for South Carolina and as Governor in the same State from 2003 to 2011. I want to read his book. Speaking the truth is the best way to go when you want people to remember you with love and respect, as his family and many people already feel towards him. Thank you for speaking the Truth Mr. Sanford.

I’m, for the most part, a Democrat, but I would vote for Mark Sanford for president… without hesitation. Honesty, ethics, truth, justice , self-respect, protection of our democracy, concern for citizens, ….these are the qualities we need in a leader. The opposite is what we got from trump. Please, people, help rid this country of any politicians like trump. Vote !

Great respect for Mr Sanford thank you for your integrity and standing up for what’s right and not going along to get along

Expecting honesty and clarity is a normal and healthy expectation, and the root of creating a healthy mind. I think Mr. Sanford has demonstrated a healthy mind by staying honest and clear.

Mr Sanford...you're the strong Man #45 is the D....

Love this man and his honesty!

I knew nothing about Mr. Sanford before I saw this. He seems like a very decent man and father. It leaves me wondering why he would have ever gone into politics. Then I remind myself that one should be wary of anyone who seeks the power of a senator or a president. To last as long as he did shows he is a savy and shrewed politician. He seems to be honest. I am glad he holds his relationship with his family above all else now.

Great Interview & YES TRUTH MATTERS💯

Excellent interview and Mark is so right on all that we have been living through for 6 years

Note: I watched this from beginning to end. It gives me hope to intelligent discourse is alive and well.

You really had to have had your head buried in sand if you didn't see what Trump truly stood for. What made anybody think that this would end well?

If republican voters were tired of stagnant wages, they needed to look back to their hero Ronald Reagan. It was Reagan and his group of republicans who went around busting workers unions, creating the Right to Work laws that gave employers the right to fire without cause and workers had no union to speak for them there or in Congress. The failed economic policy of trickle down where the government provided huge tax breaks to the wealthy who just kept it and hoarded it, grew their own wealth while the workers saw benefits taken away and salaries not move for decades and the cost of maintaining a middle-class standard of living simply died away. Republican philosophy is that the country is better when the wealthy run things and the worker just serves the wealthy. The Democratic philosophy is that the country is better when the middle-class flourishes and the government serves all of the people including taking care of the poor, elderly, veterans and invests in education and the health of the entire population.

I was disgusted by a Mark Sanford's actions re: the Appalachian Trail. That aside, I respect him so much for openly acknowledging the lack of integrity and decency in conservative politics and his willingness to bow out for his personal convictions and indicate that there is a line he is not willing to cross. And, I make this statement as a progressive on far left.

He tells THE TRUTH!!! Plain and simple. People in this country can't see who they gave the keys to the castle willingly! What idiots! And they STILL CANT SEE?!?! God help us all. Great interview! Wonderful Senator. Just amazing - his insight. Brilliant man! I salute you!

Clearly explained. Thank you Mr Sanford.

I have respect for this man, in spite of his affair with the woman who lives in South America, he knows about the lies "djt" told repeatedly through out his lifetime!

I love how he interjects to clarify that his endorsement of Ted Cruz was just him choosing the better of two bad options. Everyone hates Ted Cruz, lol 😂

I was very impressed with Mark Sanford. He is deep thinker and very articulate. I had not realized this before.

Whatever his personal foibles (and his politics), Sanford comes across as surprisingly down-to-earth and personable in this interview. He is damn right about people being sold what they want to hear, and their instinct to flock towards the "King of the Hill" when they are in dire straits. This is what is plaguing modern political discourse. The sad thing is that people didn't see it earlier. It isn't as if there wasn't ample warning.

Great interview!!

Thank you so much, Mark!! This interview is what I needed to hear!! All of the pain watching Trump do what he's done and then you so eloquently describe how I felt!! Thank you!

Thank you for your service Mr. Sanford.

The worst thing about trump is he ENJOYS causing and watching people suffer. He enjoys cruelty.

Democracy will win.

Sanford is a moral person who speaks well. His incredulity at the GOP is very interesting! It's refreshing 'cause it's what all of us are seeing.

Superb interview… Much respect for Mr. Sanford!

It's a shame we can't have more reality like this

This presentation makes me think that career politicians are mostly looking out for their careers, but they should be the gate keepers to the Republic. This needs to get fixed!

A clear eyed assessment of trump and those craven people who hoped to ride his coat tails.

Truth from a Republican. What a great idea.

Thanks , for this interview.

Hind sight. Wages for most Americans went up under Clinton and down with GOP Bush Jr. and deadlock with Obama in dealing with recovery from bad policy from Bush Jr.'s time. Sanford has to own that and recognize the GOP hand in stifling that ability to create real change in economic terms.

This is a very good segment.

After nazi Germany all countries said it can't happen here. It can happen anywhere. In America it happened with the typical over the top garishness that the country is well known for. Everything is supposed to be bigger and better in USA. But there are autocratic leaders all over the world. The German people were not an anomaly.

That would be a great question to ask Ted Cruz: " When Donald Trump accused you of rigging the Iowa primary, did you rig the Iowa primary?"

Mr. Governor, the Republicans need someone like you now more than ever. Please "stay in the game"!

Great and truthful interview! Much respect!!! Thx Mr. Stanford.

The price you pay for being honest and moral. He can hold his head high that he spoke the truth.

Confession: I bypassed this interview on at least a few occasions precisely because of what Mr. Sanford characterized as his "little white lie" in 2009 -- the year in which he abandoned his office as governor, and his wife, to sneak off with his mistress! For those who don't recall or are unaware of the origin of the meme "just tell them I'm hiking the Appalachian trail," that was a result of Sanford's lie about where he had literally disappeared to. Further, as far as I can recall, that incident was the first I'd ever even heard of Mark Sanford, so I was unaware he'd been a member of congress prior to that insane development during his governorship. Then I was appalled that, AFTER all that, the people of South Carolina voted him into congress - me unaware it was BACK into congress, due to their religious nonsense of forgiving the man. Well, you can forgive him, but do you then REWARD him with more time in government? All that said, today I decided to watch this interview (I'd seen a couple others in this series that were excellent -- Mr. Kinzinger being one), but yet i thoroughly expected Sanders to be an obsequious halfwit. My OWN prejudice, held from that 2009 debacle, which ended with him leaving the governorship, was steering me clear of this interview! I was also unaware that Mr. Sanford was Trump's first casualty in his bid for reelection due to Sanford maintaining his reservations about Trump! If I had known that, I might have been somewhat less reluctant to watch this interview! But, I'm SO GLAD I decided to watch in spite of that, because I learned how wrong I was, at least in part! I wrote more notes and quotes from this interview than the others so far, including that of Adam Kinzinger, who I admire greatly, even though I'm sure politically we have very little in common. WHAT AN EYE OPENER this interview was. Not only is Sanford NOT a halfwit or obsequious, he's highly articulate, intelligent, with a firm grasp on our history, the history of tyrants, and a deep respect and understanding of our founding and our Constitution! Though he did soft-pedal in a couple of places, he was honest and clear in his answers and his analysis. In fact, I believe he gave THE BEST analysis at of any one at any time of what happened with HRC during 2016, her FAILURE, and that of the Democratic party and the DNC in being COMPLETELY tone deaf to the pain and desires of the American people! She was a terrible candidate, not only for tone deafness, but because her attitude in campaigning wasn't one of projecting a desire to EARN people's votes, but was an attitude of ENTITLEMENT, all the while not taking Trump seriously. True, she still won the popular vote, but, unfortunately, until we manage to change it, the Electoral Vote is the one that counts! And for anyone who hasn't noticed, it's RARE that the Republican presidential nominee actually WINS the POPULAR vote (for obvious reasons, as far as I'm concerned). I imagine this interview was so much more informative, in a general sense, not only because of his honesty, but because Mr. Sanford served two different stints in the House, with a governorship sandwiched in between, so he had a much longer perspective from which to draw than say Kinzinger! Whatever the reason, his answers were surprising and FAR MORE educational than I could have ever expected! Bravo, Mr. Sanders, AND, of course, Frontline and PBS! This is an interview that should be widely shared!

Thanks FrontLine.

I love that he did NOT vote for DJT.

Excellent interview. I like this man.

Wow, great interviews, Kinzinger I watched earlier. Eye opening to say the least. Two guys with integrity. I would say the same about Cheney as well. Interesting about McCarthy & Ryan. I believe this man is telling the truth. It all sounds like High School without the money. If you aren’t with the popular group, forget it!

I applaud Mike for standing up for and sticking with his honest beliefs, 👏 😊❤

MR MARK is in my opinion one heck of a knowledgeable STATSMAN. His political responses are very enlightening, I learned much from his points of view. I t saddens me that he didn't win this year. I applaud him and I PRAY he will run again, I would vote for him👍👍👍👍👍😍

Loved watching wow I’m sorry he had to step down from his job in order to stay true to his Constitutions that’s wonderful he had his family that support and loved him obviously but good for you and thank you one day maybe one day soon there may be justice ☝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Great interview. Thank you, Frontline. Thank you, Mr Sanford. @20:15 I love Mr Sanford's analogy of dogs sniffing other dogs. LOL.

Out of this series, this guy and Mona are the most selfless and honest.

in 16 I was working in the US and I saw Trump coming by listening to the talk at the blue collar workers table, which were the traditional Dems voters who then decided to vote for Trump, and by listening to the managers table talk about how big HRC margin of victory would be. I could not explain to the managers how really the workers felt, and when they got it it was too late.

I thoroughly enjoyed this interview, and I too have a new respect for Mark Sandors, wow, he holds my kind of values, pity that most of those repugs don't hold his values, they will sell their souls to hold onto power, quiet sad really isn't it, and dangerous, good for you Mark, from a grateful Australian

Ugh. Sanford has a weird history. But it’s nothing compared to Trump’s weirdness. Politics in the US is so out of control. It’s alarming!

Kudos 100% Mark Sanford

Trump's cruelty scared me to death. I'm still blue from holding my breath!

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.

+Rump and the wrongwingers best defense is you can't fact check crazy.

He eloquently stated the situation we are in

916, I would agree with you guys. Thank you for speaking so candidly but openly we needed that

Wise man. People play the game to stay in the game. Which is sad. He is spot on!

For only the third time in a long time, I gained respect for a Republican (other than Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger). I have no respect for their inhumane, anti-social, libertarian policies, but at least these three Rs have solid moral and ethical philosophies and universal principles they stand by. Sanford is intelligent and well-spoken, an excellent voice in this series.

The disappointment and disillusion is palpable.

Thank you for this series.

Thank you, Sir 🇺🇲

I'm an unabashedly gay blue dog liberal from WA, and I really, truly, thank and respect Mark Sanford for this interview and sharing his context in relation to political history.

Great series of interviews.

New found respect for Mark Sanford.

Cancerous is the correct term when speaking about Trump and the effect he has had on the body politic. This phenomenon and the desire for winning at all costs by both political parties has left the country in a very frail state indeed. Only when each one of us start channeling the level of clarity and moral fiber exhibited by Mark Sanford might we find our way our democratic principles.

The problem is that Congress serves the interests of big money business, not the people. It’s when big business finds democracy cumbersome that Congress is moved to action

WOW! A man talking about Truth who Walks The Walk And Talks The Talk! BEST SEGMENT I've watched so far!

Respect for Mark Sanford.

Joe Walsh, Bill Weld, Mark Sanford. The 3 Republican candidates that tried to challenge Donald J Trump in the 2020 presidential election and ultimately they were defeated in the Republican primary election. As for me, I became a representative of one of the Republican candidates. Joe Walsh. I sincerely hoped that he would win the primary election and defeat Donald J Trump and I financially supported Joe Walsh but he didn’t have a fighting chance of winning the election. And neither did Bill Weld or Mark Sanford. My question is, will they come back for the 2024 presidential election? And even if they do, I hope to get another chance to represent Joe Walsh and vote for him and future running mate. As for Trump, there's no way I'm voting for him and his running mate. So I hope Trump will be defeated in the future Republican primary election. And never seen again.

I wish I could recall the way Crichton put it, in 2004's 'State of Fear' (I swear the man was not only a doctor but a time-traveling wizard with a sardonic sense of humour). It was regarding the human quest for balance: We often mistake nature as a symbol of harmony, a place for everything, all balanced. It is not so, and neither can our society. What we see as the natural world is not harmony, but chaos. Savage yet indifferent. We alone have a single advantage against the backdrop of infinite ways for us all to be extinguished from reality : Human beings are wired to give a damn.

Mark Sanford is NO fool, I have a lot more respect for him than others; Lindsay Graham smh, he continues to spiral downward with no moral compass.

I like this man he just makes so much sense especially when he talks about Trump

Politics is like Snake Pit, but if Mark Sanford wanted to be President, I will vote for him. He is a smart person and most of all, he likes and tells the truth. There is nothing like the truth.

I may not agree with many of Mr. Sanford's policy preferences, but here is a respectable, intelligent, tactful, well-seasoned politician and public servant. We had basic regard for all of our Congresspersons on both sides, and an atmosphere where people could respectfully disagree about certain things and still move the country forward. Now you have lunatics like MTG and Boebert who are walking cautionary tales for not sniffing bath salts. Sigh, whatever happened to the sane Republican party?

He hit the nail on the head when it comes to Trump facts