For a brief moment this week, former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s political comeback appeared beyond resuscitation. Trespassing allegations leveled by his ex-wife and a reversion to the chronic narcissism that compound his previous scandals had soured voters in the first congressional district against his candidacy.
Perhaps beyond any hope of him recovering … which is remarkable when [...]
Mark Sanford Could Still Win? What?
Statement From Larry Grooms
I learned today that a national conservative tea-party group has expressed their intent to launch a write-in campaign on my behalf. Their decision was done without my knowledge or consent. It is my desire to unite conservatives, not divide them.
While I am grateful to have had their past support, my race is over.
I am asking [...]
Larry Grooms Addresses Write-In Movement
S.C. Sen. Larry Grooms is distancing himself from a movement urging voters in South Carolina’s first congressional district to write his name in on the ballot in next month’s special election.
In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Grooms called on first district voters “to not help elect a Democrat by writing in my name [...]
SC-1: Larry Grooms Write-In Candidacy Promoted
An independent expenditure group which ran ads on behalf of S.C. Senator Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley) during last month’s GOP primary for the Palmetto State’s first congressional district is preparing to run radio and television promoting the fiscal conservative as a write-in candidate in the general election.
You read that right … in the general election. As [...]
A. Citizen: SC Port Problems
Over the last several months, I have received several e-mails which may be of interest to you. Attached to one was an Engineering Master’s Thesis containing data which suggested that if all the containerized cargo currently being shipped from the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach to the eastern portion of the U.S. were to be [...]
Mark Sanford’s Comeback Is On
Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford cruised into the Republican runoff for the Palmetto State’s first congressional district this week – easily outdistancing a crowded GOP field in completing the first step of his comeback bid.
Two more races now await him …
With 100 percent of precincts reporting in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Sanford scored 37 percent [...]
SC-1: They’re Voting
South Carolinians in the Lowcountry region of the state are voting in a special primary election today … the first step in determining who will replace recently appointed U.S. Sen. Tim Scott in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On the Democratic side, there’s little drama … Clemson University bureaucrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch (sister of comedian Stephen Colbert) [...]
Larry Grooms For Congress
Talk is cheap in politics … increasingly so, as a matter of fact. And the longer “conservatives” and “Republicans” permit fiscal liberals and closeted Democrats to self-apply these labels with impunity, the less meaning these terms will have – and the more watered down the GOP brand will become.
And the further to the left our [...]
SC-1: It’s Raining Money
Desperate to revive his flagging U.S. congressional bid, rotund “Republican” Chip Limehouse (RINO-Charleston) pumped a whopping $200,025 into his campaign on March 7, according to federal campaign documents.
Take a look … (.pdf)
This hefty sum (from a hefty candidate) comes on top of the $400,000 Limehouse has already blown on this race – all to secure what’s [...]
SC-1: More Polling
Last week during our founding editor’s trip to Washington, D.C. he was provided with some broad strokes taken from a recent poll of Republican voters in South Carolina’s first congressional district.
This week we’ve got similar info from another first district poll, data which shows a very similar landscape …
According to these numbers (taken from a survey conducted [...]
SC-1: The Money Race
Candidates for South Carolina’s vacant first congressional district have loaned their campaigns hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Former S.C. Sen. John Kuhn (RINO-Charleston) leads the way – loaning his campaign a whopping $500,000. Meanwhile S.C. Rep. Chip Limehouse (RINO-Charleston) loaned his campaign $400,000. Teddy [...]
Grooms Blasts Sheheen Over Medicaid Expansion
Charleston, SC – Republican State Senator and Candidate for Congress Larry Grooms issued the following statement today about State Senator Vincent Sheheen’s desire to expand Medicaid in South Carolina:
State Senator and Candidate for Congress Larry Grooms issued the following statement:
“There is no question the federal governments desire to expand Medicaid as a horrible idea for [...]
