Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R-Appalachian Trail) is back on the campaign trail, running for the First Congressional District seat vacated when Tim Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate.

Sanford’s first TV spot (via Politico’s Morning Score):

Nut graf:

I’ve experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes. But in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a God of second chances and be the better for it. In that light, I humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing Washington.

We’ll see if America is still the land of second chances. Don’t bet on it in this case.