Democrats end Colbert primary bid
Despite meeting a Thursday deadline to file his entry fee for the Democratic primary in South Carolina, state Democrats then spent 40 minutes discussing how to deal with Colbert's candidacy.
After his bid was rejected by a committee vote, executive member Waring Howe criticised Colbert's intentions in standing.
"He's really trying to use South Carolina Democrats as suckers so he can further a comedy routine," he told the Associated Press.
In addition, Mr Howe said, Colbert "serves to detract from the serious candidates on the ballot".
Not everyone was opposed, however.
"I think you're taking this a little too seriously," state lawmaker Gilda Cobb-Hunter told the committee.
