Stephen Colbert the Comedy Central character may be offering his support to any one of a number of Republicans hoping to win Sen. Tim Scott's former House seat, but Stephen Colbert the man is squarely on his sister's side. Here's the latter at a recent South Carolina fundraiser for Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, who is running as a Democrat in the dark red state . 
 
 Former Gov. Mark Sanford has already announced he'll be running for the seat, and currently appears to be the front-runner. But regardless of who Colbert-Busch squares off against in the general election (assuming, of course, she snags the Democratic nomination), she's expected to face an uphill battle given the congressional district skews heavily Republican. That said, her family connection clearly gives her an unusual advantage, and makes the race mighty hard to predict at this point. 

 Stephen Colbert announced on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week that he would be hosting a fundraiser for his Congressional candidate sister at a South Carolina bowling alley this past weekend, and the late night host did not disappoint. Colbert treated the crowd in attendance to a heartfelt endorsement of Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, noting that she’s the first political candidate he’s actually supported. 
 
 Discussing the “character Stephen Colbert” from The Colbert Report, he said, “He talks about politics all the time, and he has stuck his toe in the waters of American politics, and occasionally his finger in the eye of American politics, but I have never actually supported any candidate before.” Colbert added that if he didn’t support Colbert-Busch, he 92-year-old mother would be very “disappointed.” 
 
 From there, he went on to praise his sister, retelling some of the charming childhood stories he shared during the only time he has discussed her candidacy thus far on his show and sharing details about her career. 
 
 His relatively private speech, now public thanks to one YouTube user in attendance, was also a rare chance to see an out-of-character Colbert. Rather than use his right-wing pundit guise to ironically mock Republicans, he went after them directly for opposing no-brainer legislation like the Violence Against Women Act. 
 
 One of the biggest cheers Colbert received during his speech came when he said South Carolina’s first Congressional district needs Colbert-Busch “not just because she’s hard-working and talented and intelligent and dedicated. But because she’s sane!” 
 
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– Stephen Colbert—the person, not the Comedy Central character—hosted a fundraiser for sister Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, who is running for Congress in South Carolina, over the weekend. Mediaite spotted video from the otherwise "relatively private" bowling alley event, in which Colbert offered a touching introduction of the sister he calls "Lulu." Highlights: "That guy that I play, he talks about politics all the time, and he has stuck his toe in the waters of American politics, and occasionally his finger in the eye of American politics. But I have actually never supported any candidate before. Now, obviously, Lulu is my sister, and if I did not support her my mother would be very mad. But I can wholeheartedly support Lulu not just from a brother's love ... The real reason I can support Lulu is how much I admire her and what she has done with her life." South Carolina would be lucky to have her "not just because she is hard-working and talented and intelligent and dedicated ... because she's sane! I love South Carolina, but we're a crazy state," Colbert said, citing as evidence the "the jaw-dropping fact that it is possible that Lulu's opponent will be the former governor of the Appalachian Trail." Indeed, former Gov. Mark Sanford appears to be the Republican frontrunner, Slate notes.