Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The State: S.C. native talks with S.C. GOP fell through.
Charleston native Stephen Colbert is back to playfully meddle in South Carolina's political primaries — this time offering big bucks for the naming rights of the GOP Primary and to get a question on the ballot poking fun at GOP primary candidate Mitt Romney. The State is reporting that Colbert met with Republican Party leaders in South Carolina. The state GOP, trying to raise money to pay for the primary, eventually declined to name the primary “The Colbert Nation Super PAC Presidential Primary.” The host of a satirical news program on Comedy Central, Colbert's faux conservative character made a splash in the 2008 primary with his failed attempt to get his name on the South Carolina primary ballot. He's not just stopping with an attempt to…
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 …
Friday, September 30, 2011
Presidential primary task force includes a bevy of party heavyweights
A veritable who's who of state Republican heavyweights will oversee the state's 2012 presidential primary. S.C. GOP chairman Chad Connelly announced the party's primary task force on Thursday. The group -- which consists of current and former office holders and a bevy of party activists and operatives -- will not only oversee the primary, but will also assist with raising the more than $1 million that the party will need to hold the statewide primary early next year. The S.C. GOP 2012 Presidential Preference Primary Task Force includes: Honorary Chairs: Gov. Nikki Haley, Sen. Jim DeMint, and Sen. Lindsey Graham Honorary Co-Chairs: Congressman Joe Wilson; Congressman Tim Scott; Congressman Jeff Duncan; Congressman Trey Gowdy; Congressman …
Thursday, September 29, 2011
S.C. Republican chairman vows state will retain "First in the South" presidential primary
Florida may bump up its Republican presidential primary date, but it will not precede South Carolina's primary, S.C. GOP Chad Connelly vowed Thursday. At a press conference on the north steps of the S.C. State House, Connelly -- flanked by several other state GOP leaders -- said the party will wait until Florida announces its primary date before it sets its own. Florida may likely push its primary up to Jan. 31 from its original March primary date. South Carolina -- assured last year in a vote by the Republican National Committee that it could hold the first contest in the South -- was set to hold a primary Feb. 28. By changing the dates, both states could stand to lose half their delegates under party rules when the GOP holds its …
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