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Elections
Candidate Profile: Chris Sullivan, House District 77
With no Republican opposition to face in November, the winner of the House District 77 Democratic primary on Tuesday will likely assume the office.The race pits incumbent Joe McEachern ag...
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Pickens GOP Chair: Haley, General Assembly Should Stop Primary
Pickens County Republican Party Chair Phillip Bowers is calling for the state's top official to put a stop to Tuesday's South Carolina primary. The problem is Gov. Nikki Haley lacks ...
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Ruling Leaves More Primary Candidates in Doubt
The South Carolina Supreme Court threw more candidates off of ballots across the state Tuesday when it ruled the Florence County Republican Party had not complied with its earlier ruling ...
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Petition Campaigns to Hold Little Sway, Say Influential Republicans
Conservative South Carolina political insiders are upset by a recent Supreme Court decision that forced more than 180 candidates off the summer primary ballots, but they don't think those...
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Elections
Palladian View on the Ground In Wisconsin for Walker Recall
For the last two months much of the political universe has been focused on the state of Wisconsin. That’s where Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch are facing a recall electi...
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Oconee Sheriff Candidate Charged in Judge Kidnapping Plot
A candidate for Oconee County sheriff was arrested Wednesday after being accused of trying to arrange the kidnapping of a retired judge. James Richard Bartee Jr., 54, of Seneca was...
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Elections
Haley Spokesperson: Gov Hasn't Been Vetted and Won't Be
UPDATED: On Wednesday afternoon in a chat on her Facebook page, Haley said she prefers either Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal or former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for VP (see screens...
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Ethics Commission Member Says AG Wilson Should Investigate Haley
In a move that is almost sure to draw a response from Gov. Nikki Haley, a member of the ethics panel that cleared Haley earlier this month is now saying that the matter should be decide...