am, of that larger notion of you go out, thigh as best you can, and the final verdict is in the good lord and the voters hands. reporter: locked in a tight race he argues voters are interested in solutions than the sa lation details of his mistress turned fiance who showed up at one campaign event, or legal battles with his ex-wife. do you think the voters are over it when it comes to your past? i don t think the media will ever be over it. that to a degree goes with the job. it s been about my personal failings, all well-chronicled. reporter: sanford has tried to change the subject, warning his loss would be a victory for nancy pelosi. wasn t that goofy to debate a cardboard cutout of nancy pelosi? no. people got it. it was totally serious. reporter: his opponent elizabeth colbert bush has a shot at winning this