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Comedian Stephen Colbert is looking to have a say in South Carolina just over a week before the early state’s Republican primary.


“I am proud to announce I am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the President of the United States of South Carolina,” Colbert announced on his Comedy Central show Thursday night.

Colbert’s media presence might stir things up in South Carolina ahead of the state primary on Jan. 21, but he will not play a role in the vote itself.

"Write-in votes are not allowed in political party primaries or for President and Vice-president," according to the South Carolina State Election Commission website.

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