Comments on: Rex Commits To Gov Race, Reportedly Picks “Successor” http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:51:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Logan Stewart http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-64077 Logan Stewart Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:30:25 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-64077 Commonman, say what you want about people 'losing' an election but not only did Hodges win in '98 but he made a lot of positive changes in a state that unfortunately spiraled the other way when Argentinian-loving Sanford narrowly captured the victory in '02 (and yes, Sanford 'won' that election, as unfortunate as it was). Either way, Sheheen will probably take the primary coming up, pretty much not a question. Commonman, say what you want about people ‘losing’ an election but not only did Hodges win in ’98 but he made a lot of positive changes in a state that unfortunately spiraled the other way when Argentinian-loving Sanford narrowly captured the victory in ’02 (and yes, Sanford ‘won’ that election, as unfortunate as it was). Either way, Sheheen will probably take the primary coming up, pretty much not a question.

]]> By: calhoun fawls http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-64054 calhoun fawls Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:03:37 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-64054 Yo Barney, didn't your guy Harvell get beat by the "Townsend clone" as you guys put it pretty badly in 06? I mean outspent 10-1 and whipped your butts. It has to be painful to remember. Yo Barney, didn’t your guy Harvell get beat by the “Townsend clone” as you guys put it pretty badly in 06? I mean outspent 10-1 and whipped your butts. It has to be painful to remember.

]]> By: Barney Fife http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-64011 Barney Fife Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:05:54 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-64011 please, please, please, pick Ronnie Townsend. He is the biggest bonehead in SC. Anderson County SC, that is. He was going to get his butt handed to him when he decided not to run. He has skeletons in his closet worse than the governor. This will be so easy. Rex is a good man personally, but a lucky political idiot. please, please, please, pick Ronnie Townsend. He is the biggest bonehead in SC. Anderson County SC, that is. He was going to get his butt handed to him when he decided not to run. He has skeletons in his closet worse than the governor. This will be so easy. Rex is a good man personally, but a lucky political idiot.

]]> By: justme http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63988 justme Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:57:58 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63988 I think that in the next election SC voters are going to be a lot more worried about jobs than education. Yes, they are related, but I don't hear anyone bemoaning on a daily basis the state of our schools. Instead, people's homes are being foreclosed, water is being cut off, and retirees cannot buy food. I am going to vote this time for someone who is about getting our state back to work - and I am a Democrat who has been active in educational issues. I think that in the next election SC voters are going to be a lot more worried about jobs than education. Yes, they are related, but I don’t hear anyone bemoaning on a daily basis the state of our schools. Instead, people’s homes are being foreclosed, water is being cut off, and retirees cannot buy food. I am going to vote this time for someone who is about getting our state back to work – and I am a Democrat who has been active in educational issues.

]]> By: Commonman http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63969 Commonman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:04:49 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63969 Jim Hodges thought he won the election against David Beasley. Fact is, Beasley lost the election. Jim Rex thinks he won the election against Floyd (which was extremely close with the recount). Actually, Floyd lost the election. If Rex is the Democrat nominee for Governor, he will get some serious looks from those of us who may want an alternative. I do not believe he can get through the primary. McLeod, Sheheen, and Drake will be all over this state. Sheheen, in particular, is articulate in getting his message out. He has the family man values and credentials, pedigree, intellect, and connections to take on any Republican candidate and take them to the limit. I just do not believe Rex can. Jim Hodges thought he won the election against David Beasley. Fact is, Beasley lost the election. Jim Rex thinks he won the election against Floyd (which was extremely close with the recount). Actually, Floyd lost the election. If Rex is the Democrat nominee for Governor, he will get some serious looks from those of us who may want an alternative. I do not believe he can get through the primary. McLeod, Sheheen, and Drake will be all over this state. Sheheen, in particular, is articulate in getting his message out. He has the family man values and credentials, pedigree, intellect, and connections to take on any Republican candidate and take them to the limit. I just do not believe Rex can.

]]> By: ionia8222 http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63948 ionia8222 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:37:53 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63948 Rex and his advisor Zeke Stokes are smart people. They wouldn't jump in this race unless they had numbers telling them they'd be dumb not to. I think most of you are forgetting that Jim Rex has unbelievable name ID across the state. And in a primary, thats key. No one in Charleston knows Vincent Sheheen. No one in Anderson knows Mullins McLeod. No one in Beaufort knows Dwight Drake. Every Democrat and most Republicans know the sitting Superintendent of Education, Jim Rex. I think it's a brilliant move. Rex and his advisor Zeke Stokes are smart people. They wouldn’t jump in this race unless they had numbers telling them they’d be dumb not to. I think most of you are forgetting that Jim Rex has unbelievable name ID across the state. And in a primary, thats key. No one in Charleston knows Vincent Sheheen. No one in Anderson knows Mullins McLeod. No one in Beaufort knows Dwight Drake. Every Democrat and most Republicans know the sitting Superintendent of Education, Jim Rex. I think it’s a brilliant move.

]]> By: RT http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63945 RT Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:13:23 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63945 Brent Nelsen would make a much better Super than any of those three reps. Nelsen for Education! Brent Nelsen would make a much better Super than any of those three reps. Nelsen for Education!

]]> By: Commonman http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63939 Commonman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:51:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63939 Rex is a good man, but lets get real. He is a one termer at the DOE, defeated a weak opponent to get there and is 67 years old. Running for Governor probably does a lot for his ego, but his weaknesses will be magnified against Sheheen, McLeod, and even Dwight Drake on the political stage. Whoever is advising him to run must have a huge stake in a Rex Administration or simply does not know how to tell him he can not win. Rex is a good man, but lets get real. He is a one termer at the DOE, defeated a weak opponent to get there and is 67 years old. Running for Governor probably does a lot for his ego, but his weaknesses will be magnified against Sheheen, McLeod, and even Dwight Drake on the political stage. Whoever is advising him to run must have a huge stake in a Rex Administration or simply does not know how to tell him he can not win.

]]> By: lou http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63930 lou Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:37:33 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63930 Doesn't matter what letter they put behind their name... it's C party. No such thing as a RINO , it's a C. They are hiding something really big from the pubik. Doesn’t matter what letter they put behind their name… it’s C party.
No such thing as a RINO , it’s a C.
They are hiding something really big from the pubik.

]]> By: Tee http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/08/12/rex-commits-to-gov-race-reportedly-picks-successor/#comment-63920 Tee Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:52:38 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=27103#comment-63920 "Unknown at this point is whether Rex’s “No. 2? would campaign as a Republican or a Democrat, which if you think about it tells you all you really need to know about the S.C. Republican Party, doesn’t it?" Priceless. As a republican i have no problem saying that the S.C. Republican Party is a joke. Most of the time the problem is at the top, unfortunately in SC it is from top to bottom. “Unknown at this point is whether Rex’s “No. 2? would campaign as a Republican or a Democrat, which if you think about it tells you all you really need to know about the S.C. Republican Party, doesn’t it?”

Priceless. As a republican i have no problem saying that the S.C. Republican Party is a joke. Most of the time the problem is at the top, unfortunately in SC it is from top to bottom.

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