By FITSNews || Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod will end his campaign for the S.C. Democratic gubernatorial nomination and endorse front-runner Vincent Sheheen, sources tell FITS.
Several S.C. political blogs were speculating Thursday evening that McLeod intends to challenge U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, but we are reliably informed that those reports are inaccurate.
McLeod has run an inventive campaign against long odds, raising decent money and impressing us with his knack for generating positive earned media coverage. He’s also been one of the sharper stump speakers and Democratic debaters.
Obviously, those efforts haven’t translated into mass appeal, however, as McLeod – who had never run for office previously – was simply not sufficiently known around the state to register as more than a blip in the polls.
UPDATE: As expected, McLeod ended his campaign and endorsed Sheheen on Friday. He added that he would not be seeking any elected office in 2010, squelching rumors of a possible campaign against U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint.
By Barney Fife February 19, 2010 at 9:53 am
Bring it on. If he thought the Governor’s race was tough, Run against the only Senator in the state who stands for us. Yeah, that makes sense.
By Reailty based conservative February 19, 2010 at 10:07 am
Demint sucks more corporate cock than pretty much anyone. Read his disclosures– more PAC money than he can count. He’s done nothing, stands for nothing, and is an intellectual midget.
Mullins could probably take him out. Quit your stupid worship of the king of douche-baggery Demint.
By misstate February 19, 2010 at 10:29 am
my dog has more values than demint
By newzjunkie February 19, 2010 at 11:54 am
Nice guy, but I just can’t get beyond the Rick Quinn/Paul Adams look alike. Sorry!
By BLInforcer February 19, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Actually your dog not only has more values, your
dog is smarter than Sen. Demint. It’s safe to
say that big Jim will keep on being safely re-
elected until some type of literacy test is
required to vote in SC. As far as I can that’s
the only prayer an opponent would have.
By stimulus guy February 19, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Demint is the worst senator in America. His whole political career is based around him being against things. He never is FOR anything. He’s a naysaying douche.
By fred February 19, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I applaud McLeod for his efforts and congratulate Sheheen for picking up the endorsement. Vincent is now the young energetic candidate on the Dem side. This endorsement will bode well for him in the primary.
McLeod ran a clean issues oriented campaign and will be a wonderful candidate for future office.
By Bobby February 19, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Front runner? Have you seen a poll?
By Doris February 19, 2010 at 3:01 pm
MM is still the hottest one.
By LL February 19, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Wouldn’t get too fired up about his great campaign and future in SC politics.
How many average folks, I mean ‘normal’ people who don’t follow political chatter and blogs heard about him?
By Mike at the beach February 20, 2010 at 1:26 am
As for Demint’s constant “against things” stance in the Senate- that’s exactly what I’m looking for in a senator unil the day Pelosi, Clyburn, and Spratt et al leave the House…
By Bobby February 20, 2010 at 4:57 pm
What did Senator DeMint do in the two years he had when his party had control of Congress and the White House?