SCDP Slams Haley For CPAC Appearance

Today, Governor Nikki Haley leaves the state to once again serve Governor Romney instead of the people of South Carolina. A few things to keep in in mind as she takes the stage:
“South Carolina needs a governor to put people before politics, tackle our high unemployment, failing schools, crumbling roads, and fight to protect the [...]

CPAC Is Doing It Wrong

You may have heard some of the fanfare surrounding this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). This gathering is billed as the conservative event of the year, where right-minded politicos from across the nation gather together to swap stories, make contacts, exchange techniques, and of course, push their own brand of conservatism (selling many, many [...]

Nikki Haley Gone Be Prez-O-Dint?

In news that will cause many South Carolinians to expectorate all over their computer monitors, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley was named as one of ten “Republican” politicians who could conceivably jump into the 2012 GOP presidential race in the event that Mitt Romney is defeated in Michigan next week.
No really … she was.
Compiled by The [...]

Romneycare’s “Dishonest” Defender

In endorsing Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign this week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie refused to challenge the former Massachusetts governor’s health care hypocrisy. In fact, the rotund Republican took the proactive step of blasting Romney’s health care critics – saying they were being “completed intellectually dishonest” in comparing his plan with “Obamacare” (the socialized medicine [...]

Christie Endorses Romney

Well, well, well .. it looks like there was a point to all of that totally unnecessary ramping up of the “Chris Christie for President” speculation.
A week ago, the corpulent New Jersey governor stated definitively (again) that he wasn’t seeking the GOP presidential nomination … but not before gleefully stoking several days of intense speculation [...]

Chris Christie Is Out (Again)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stated definitively this week – again – that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012, meaning that William Howard Taft’s record as the nation’s fattest president won’t be threatened anytime soon.
“Now is not my time,” the rotund Republican told a packed room of reporters at the [...]

Will Chris Christie Answer The Call?

Blasting U.S. President Barack Obama as a “bystander in the Oval Office,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave the equivalent of a presidential stump speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California this week.
“Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream – that [...]

Lots Of 2012 Rumblings …

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman isn’t giving up on the Palmetto state despite recent comments that seemed to suggest that he might be pulling out of the state’s “First in the South” presidential primary.
“We’re going to focus singularly on New Hampshire,” Huntsman said during an appearance on MSNBC.
Wait … “singularly?” Doesn’t that imply [...]

SC Chris Christie Supporters Organizing

South Carolina supporters of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are launching a movement aimed at drafting the rotund Republican into presidential service this week.
Led by Florence Rep. Kris Crawford, a group of state lawmakers will roll out their “Draft Christie” movement at the S.C. State House on Wednesday.
“The campaign will focus on increasing awareness of [...]

Debate Prep

Manchester, New Hampshire will host the first “real” debate of the 2012 Republican presidential primary on Monday night – an affair which will likely underscore GOP dissatisfaction with the current field of candidates.
Participating in the debate are former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Rep. Ron [...]

2012: A GOP Status Report

After months of amorphousness, the 2012 Republican presidential field – such as it is – has finally begun to take shape. Within the last few weeks, a pair of top GOP prospects – Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump – have both announced that they will not seek the GOP nomination. Meanwhile another top Republican contender, [...]

Henderson: Where Is The 2012 Field?

By Phyllis B. Henderson || As someone who was involved in planning the recent “First in the South” presidential debate in Greenville, S.C., I am proud of our community and our state. It was a great moment when Bret Baier of FOX News – the host of the evening’s activities – turned [...]