U.S. Rep. Tom Rice has fired one of his top political staffers in Florence County, S.C., multiple sources have confirmed to FITS.
Stephanie McLaughlin Rawlinson, a prominent Republican Party activist in left-leaning Florence County, was let go due to what sources are describing as an “internal conflict” with one of Rice’s higher-ranking staffers.
Details regarding the exact [...]
Tom Rice Fires Florence Field Rep
A Secession Party Candidate?
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has improved her political standing in the Palmetto State in recent months … which probably wasn’t too difficult considering the depths to which she had sunk.
Seriously … you know things are bad when a 43.5 percent approval rating is considered a marked improvement.
But despite her modest uptick in the polls, Haley remains [...]
Andre Bauer Plots Third Party Bid
Former S.C. Lieutenant Gov. André Bauer is mulling another run for governor in 2014 – although sources familiar with his thinking say he’s eyeing a third party bid, not another “Republican” primary challenge.
“He’s envisioning a libertarian leaning campaign,” says a source who spoke with Bauer about his plans.
Wait … André Bauer? A libertarian?
While we suppress [...]
Andre Bauer Did This …
Former S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer turned forty-four years old today (six years old in South Carolina political years), an occasion he marked by removing his shirt and posting the picture on Facebook.
“Thank you all for the birthday wishes,” Bauer wrote. “Just finished a jog over the Ravenel Bridge. They say age is just a [...]
The Wire: 2/25/2013
Welcome to the wire! Our pseudo-regular effort to engage the barrage of tips, comments, questions and snippets we receive on a daily basis here at FITS …
Today’s big story? The ongoing debate over “The Sequester,” a modest $85 billion reduction in federal spending that has everybody’s panties in a wad. For some needed perspective on [...]
Thad And Candy’s Text Tales: Volume I
Because we have nothing better to do with our time, this website’s crack staff spent the weekend pouring through thousands of text messages belonging to barbecue heiress Candace Bessinger – the erstwhile lover of former S.C. Rep. Thad Viers (and several other gents, it would appear).
As we noted previously, Bessinger’s text messages (all 4,182 of [...]
Tom Rice Is On “Team Lindsey”
GRAHAM STAFFERS POPULATE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEE’S CAMPAIGN
“Republican” seventh congressional district nominee Tom Rice is convinced that his recent win over former S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer was all about people’s evolving ideologies. Specifically Rice believes that the Tea Party movement in South Carolina is kaput – and that voters in the Palmetto State are ready to [...]
Tom Rice: Inside The Numbers
BREAKING DOWN THE RESULTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S GOP CONGRESSIONAL RUNOFF
Horry County councilman Tom Rice is the Republican Party’s nominee for South Carolina’s newly drawn seventh congressional district (which includes the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions of the state).
Is that a good thing? S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley certainly thinks so.
“I know what Tom Rice will do,” [...]
Tom Rice Pummels Andre Bauer
“MYRTLE BEACH MAFIA” SCORES BIG WIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA SEVENTH DISTRICT
Crony capitalist Tom Rice beat man-child Andre Bauer like a drum in the “Republican” runoff for the newly drawn South Carolina seventh congressional district … winning the ultimate lesser of two evils battle in convincing fashion.
With all precincts reporting Rice had 16,797 votes to Bauer’s [...]
Nikki Haley’s Rude Reception
BUT WILL IT MATTER IN SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL RACE?
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley got a less-than-enthusiastic reception from many Pee Dee and Grand Strand Republicans as she toured the new seventh congressional district on behalf of Horry County councilman Tom Rice.
Rice, a crony capitalist and supporter of gas/ property/ sales tax hikes, is locked in a [...]
Nikki Haley Endorsement Raises Legal Questions
DID GOVERNOR VIOLATE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN LAW?
No taxpayer resources were used by S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley when she announced her endorsement of fiscal liberal crony capitalist Tom Rice in this week’s seventh congressional district runoff election.
Good move, right?
Not necessarily. Haley’s use of resources from her state campaign organization has been challenged by attorneys for former S.C. [...]
