Brian McGee, a professor of communications at the College of Charleston, said Colbert Busch is well-respected in Charleston, but her famous brother might pose some challenges to her campaign.
“One is the risk of sort of having to live in the shadow of her much better known brother,” he said. “Another is the possibility that her brother’s sort of edgy humor has alienated some swing voters in the district she would very much like to reach out to.”
