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Welcome to “the wire,” our pseudo-regular effort to engage the growing number of tips, comments and questions we receive here at FITS News. While we continue perfecting this new format, please keep your tips, comments and questions coming!
Also be sure and check back during the day as we occasionally add new items to the mix.
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Andre Bauer’s Lead Evaporates
When we last checked in on the GOP primary race for South Carolina’s newly drawn seventh congressional district, former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer enjoyed a double digit lead over his rivals.
We observed at the time, however, that Bauer’s early lead was due exclusively to the fact that he’s the only candidate with district-wide name recognition. [...]
Inside Andre Bauer’s “Cash Advantage”
Former S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer’s fundraising advantage in the race for South Carolina’s newly-drawn seventh congressional district is a lot like his lead in the polls … it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
While mainstream media outlets like the Associated Press blindly tout Bauer’s fundraising prowess, a closer examination of his financial disclosure [...]
Roses, Etc.
New S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) commissioner Catherine Templeton made a few friends during her first week on the job, sources tell FITS.
The controversial appointee of S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley handed out roses to several agency employees on her first day at work last week.
Contrary to early reports, the impromptu rose ceremony [...]
GOP Releases List Of Congressional Candidates
Columbia, S.C.- Nine Republican candidates have filed in South Carolina’s new 7th U.S. Congressional District. The candidates will meet in the June 12, 2012 Republican Primary. A runoff (if necessary) would be held on June 26, 2012.
“I have no doubt a South Carolina Republican will represent the 7th district in Congress. Our party will unite [...]
Scott Surges In New Poll
By FITSNews || S.C. Rep. Tim Scott has surged ahead of the competition in a crowded race for the S.C. first congressional district seat, according to a new poll released this week.
The poll – conducted by National Research on behalf of the S.C. Club for Growth – shows Scott receiving 30 percent of the vote [...]
Military Campaigning: A “Non-Uniform” Debate
By FITSNews || Last week’s decision by S.C. lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Bill Connor to suspend his campaign for a week while he was called up to active duty with the U.S. military raised an issue we’ve been itching to address around here.
Specifically – what are the advantages (and disadvantages) of running as a current, reserve [...]
GOP First District Candidates Blast Kennedy Shrine
By FITSNews || Our two favorite candidates in the crowded race to replace U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO-Hanahan) have teamed up to criticize a particularly egregious example of Washington’s failure to prioritize spending.
Military mom/ Tea Party activist Katherine Jenerette and S.C. Rep. Tim Scott issued a joint press release on Thursday “decrying the federal government’s [...]
Katherine Jenerette Invented The Tea Party
By FITSNews || Myrtle Beach (S.C.) military mom and GOP Congressional candidate Katherine Jenerette says she invented the tea party movement.
Well, that’s not exactly what she said, but she’s doing everything she can to let voters know that her brand of Republican activism pre-dates the amorphous conservative movement.
According to an email from her campaign, [...]
Entire SC First District Running For SC First District
By FITSNews || “Nobody on the road … nobody on the beach …”
Not in South Carolina, anyway … they’re all running for Congress!
South Carolina’s First Congressional District now has a whopping thirteen candidates vying to represent it, and we’re still more than a month away from the filing deadline!
Indeed, the race to replace retiring U.S. [...]
