Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The former House Speaker gets a nod from several in the crowd, but race remains Mitt Romney's to lose, many admit.
The winner of Monday night's GOP presidential debate is open for debate itself, but if a sampling of crowd reaction afterwards is any indication, Texas Rep. Ron Paul took a step backward with South Carolina voters. The big issue was Paul's foreign policy, several said. Indeed, some of the biggest boos of the night were reserved for Paul when his stances on military and defense matters failed to be hawkish and interventionist enough for the crowd at Monday night's Fox News/Wall Street Journal/SCGOP debate in Myrtle Beach. "He can't be trusted with national security issues with our nation," said GOP political activist Deborah Myers of Lexington. "I certainly don't want him to be the one to get the 3 o'clock in the morning phone call. Ron …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Candidates explain their stances on faith-related issues before the GOP debate.
Approximately 1,000 voters gathered in a heated tent across the street from the South Carolina Convention Center to hear GOP Candidates address faith and politics before the start of Monday night’s debate. One by one, candidates and their supporters took to the stage during a Faith and Freedom Coalition rally to address voters on issues of faith. Faith is an issue that will play an important role with many conservative voters, especially Mitt Romney who could face some difficulty capturing the evangelical Christian vote. The candidates took the opportunity to make their stance on issues like abortion and gay marriage known. Elaine Wakefield of Maine said she enjoyed hearing the candidates take some time to focus on issues of faith, …
Friday, December 16, 2011
Gingrich announces campaign support on the heals of Romney's Gov. Haley endorsement
Fresh off Thursday's GOP Debate in Iowa Newt Gingrich continues a steady battle with fellow frontrunner Mitt Romney in the Palmetto state adding key support to his campaign. The Newt 2012 campaign announced the support of William W. “Billy” Wilkins and his wife Debra D. Wilkins who will serve as State Chairs for the S.C. campaign. William Wilkins is the former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and former Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. “It is an honor and privilege to serve, along with my wife, as State Chairs of the South Carolina effort. Under Newt’s leadership as Speaker of the House the budget was balanced for the first time in a generation, welfare was reformed, and taxes were …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Some 2,000 tickets will be available for the Wofford College event.
SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly officially announced Wednesday that state's Republican Party will hold a presidential debate at Wofford College next month. The debate, which will be held at the Benjamin Johnson Arena on Wofford's campus on Nov. 12, will begin at 8 p.m., and will be moderated by CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley and Major Garrett of the National Journal. Connelly said Wednesday that he anticipated all of the Republican candidates would participate, though he gave no indication as to whether or not he'd recieved official confirmation from any of them. A Rick Perry spokesman told CNN on Wednesdsay that the Texas governor may skip some debates. Connelly said he "can't imagine" any challengers would miss out on the opportunity to take …
George Grace
5:41 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Well written, John. more ›