By FITSNews || S.C. Rep. Tim Scott - the first African-American Republican elected to the South Carolina State House since Reconstruction - crushed the son of former segregationist Strom Thurmond to become the GOP nominee in the Palmetto state's first congressional district. If he wins in November,
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Tim Scott On CBS
By FITSNews || With South Carolina receiving so much negative national press lately, it's nice to see at least one of our politicians presenting a positive image of our state. In case you missed it, check out this clip of S.C. Rep. Tim Scott - who finished first in last week's crowded GOP primary
Read story »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
Read story »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
Read story »Two More For The SC First …
By FITSNews || Three months after announcing that he would run for S.C. Treasurer against incumbent Converse Chellis, Horry County certified public accountant Clark Parker has changed his mind. Parker said Sunday that he would instead join a crowded GOP field for the First Congressional District seat
Read story »Tim Scott Running For Congress
By FITSNews || It's official ... S.C. Rep. Tim Scott is no longer running for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Instead, the former Charleston County Councilman and first-term state lawmaker will seek the First Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO - Hanahan).
Read story »Campbell Child Support Questioned
By FITSNews || For those of you who've never had the distinct displeasure of making his acquaintance, former Columbia, S.C. lobbyist (and current First Congressional District candidate) Carroll A. "Tumpy" Campbell III is quite possibly the dimmest bulb to ever run for public office in South Carolina. Not
Read story »Scott “85 Percent” Settled On Congressional Bid
By FITSNews || S.C. Rep. Tim Scott - the lone African-American Republican at the S.C. State House - is "eighty-five percent" certain that he will mount a bid to become the lone African-American Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives. Multiple sources have confirmed to FITS that Scott is leaning
Read story »Thurmond Assembles Powerful Team
By FITSNews || Charleston (S.C.) County Councilman and "Fortunate Son" Paul Thurmond has assembled a powerful team of S.C. political insiders to manage his bid for the First Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown. Of course, two of the names in Thurmond's "inner circle" raise
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