Tag: SC-Gov

Primary Day SuperTuesday

Filed in National by on June 8, 2010 3 Comments

Primaries in 11 states today. Some races of national interest: NV-Sen (R), CA-Sen (R), CA-Gov (R), AR-Sen (D runoff), SC-Gov (R).

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The Appalachian Trail Runs Through South Carolina

Filed in National by on May 24, 2010 3 Comments

A South Carolina blogger and former spokesman for Mark Sanford alleges that he had an affair with Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley while she was married.

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The GOP Braintrust Has Been Busy

Filed in National by on January 24, 2010 2 Comments

The Haiti earthquake has really brought the GOP braintrust out in full force. Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Mark Krikorian have all embarrassed themselves lately. The latest member to speak is South Carolina’s Lt. Governor Andre Bauer. In his case he wasn’t talking about Haiti in particular, just poor people in general: Bauer, […]

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Sanford Faces Ethics Violations

Filed in National by on November 24, 2009 10 Comments

Everyone’s favorite Appalachian Trail hiker is not out of hot water yet. South Carolina’s State Ethics Board has released a report, charging Sanford with 37 separate violations: The civil charges, which carry a maximum $74,000 in fines, stem from a three-month investigation by the state ethics commission and could be pivotal in a push by […]

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