Thursday, January 10, 2013
Role will connect Moore to state's network of Republicans.
Matt Moore, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican Party is stepping down to be Sen. Tim Scott's State Director. Alex Stroman will move up from Political Director to replace Moore. Hope Walker, the SCGOP's current Member Services Director, will serve as Political Director. For Moore, it's a step up to work with one of the highest-profile senators in the country. He'll act as liaison between Scott and the large network of GOP activists and operatives in the state. One of Moore's main goals will be to avoid a costly primary fight for Scott in 2014. "Senator Tim Scott has made an outstanding choice in Matt Moore as State Director. I could not be prouder," said Chairman Chad Connelly. "Our party is undoubtedly stronger due to …
Friday, July 27, 2012
A May S.C. Supreme Court decision to uphold S.C. election law caused hundreds of non-incumbents to be purged from the ballot as voters seek to give incumbents the boot.
The Nov. 6 ballot could prove confusing to some South Carolina voters. Considering that political experts have called this election year "unprecedented" and "unusual" that might not come as a surprise. Even though neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama is expected to set foot in the Palmetto State to campaign, the ballot confusion could have significant ramifications for voters. The most heated election battles in South Carolina are in the primary, where gerrymandered districts decide which nominee to send to the general election against little or no competition. But this year, many incumbents dodged the primary challenge when hundreds of non-incumbent candidates were purged from the ballot. Even some non-incumbents who won the primary could…
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Executive director talks all things primary
There are still about two months remaining until South Carolina holds its Republican presidential primary on Jan. 21 and the election has already made plenty of news without a single vote having been cast. From questions about whether the state would retain its “First in the South” status, to who will pay for the primary, to the possibility that the streak of selecting the eventual nominee might be broken, the election has been on the lips of both close and casual observers. And that’s not even mentioning the topsy-turvy nature of the candidates' poll numbers. Few South Carolinians are following events closer than Matt Moore, executive director of the South Carolina GOP. Patch had a chance to speak with Moore about what’s happened to date …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Faith is one of the many factors that could help voters determine which candidate earns their vote.
Churches are as much a part of South Carolina politics as making a stop at the world-famous Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg. If a politician wants to win Palmetto State voters, who have chosen the eventual Republican nominee in every primary since 1980, the candidate has to start with the church leadership. This election season has been no different, as candidates, and even some of their spouses, meet with top church leaders and presidents of colleges with religious roots, in an effort to prove they are the right candidate with the right values to earn the votes of South Carolinians. "Religion is one of many factors that help primary voters in making their choice," said Matt Moore, executive director of the state's GOP. "However, I think …
Mimi
1:53 am on Thursday, November 24, 2011
Sure spend the tax payers money on the GOP, but cut education, infurstructure, raise taxes on workers, cut medicare. What is the purpose of having a primary in the first place there isn't anyone running worth wasting your time or money on. more ›