Talk about killing two birds with one stone …
With one clever bit of editing, South Carolina “Republicans” popped a pair of Palmetto State Democrats this week – “re-disgraced” S.C. Rep. Ted Vick (D-Chesterfield) and State Senator Vincent Sheheen, the party’s likely gubernatorial nominee in 2014.
How’d they manage to pull such a two-fer? Easy: They took [...]
The Ted Vick Dash Cam Video Remix
Joe Biden To Keynote 2013 S.C. Democratic Party Dinner
Columbia, SC – On Friday, May 3, Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address at the annual South Carolina Democratic Party Jefferson/Jackson dinner at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The dinner is the night before the State Democratic Party’s annual convention.
“Vice President Biden has been leading the fight to restore faith in the [...]
Lady Democrats Back Colbert-Busch
Charleston, SC. March 11th, 2013…The South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council (SCDWC) announced Monday that they support the candidacy of Elizabeth Colbert Busch to such an extent that they have taken the unprecedented step of endorsing a candidate during the primary election.
“On the behalf of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Women’s Council of South Carolina, [...]
Nikki Haley’s Insurance Policy: Democrats
SOUTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY PARTY WANTS HALEY TO REMAIN IN OFFICE
At this point, it has become abundantly clear that S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley was paid to lobby on behalf of at least one of her former employers while serving as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives.
That’s a crime … in fact, Haley could face [...]
Dems Vow To Target Finlay
Former Columbia, S.C. councilman Kirkman Finlay came up short in his bid to become the city’s mayor in 2010 … but to his credit he didn’t get totally sauced on election night and almost kill somebody with his car a few hours later.
You know … like the guy who won.
Anyway, Democrats nonetheless feel that Finlay, [...]
SC Democrats Unveil Ethics Reform Package
Columbia, SC – In response to the Center for Public Integrity’s scathing assessment of South Carolina’s potential to corruption, several House Democrats held a press conference on Tuesday to unveil historic ethics reforms.
Representatives Boyd Brown, James Smith, and Leon Stavrinakis proposed several crucial and unprecedented steps to resolve the corruption problem in South Carolina state [...]
SC House Democrats Announce Victories In Budget
Columbia, SC – After the South Carolina House of Representatives passed its 2012-2013 fiscal year budget by a 115-0 vote, House Democrats announced several accomplishments that will benefit hard working middle-class families in the Palmetto State. These accomplishments include:
A two percent raise for all state employees
A two percent raise for public school teachers
An expansion in [...]
Bringing Down Ken Ard: The Story No One Wanted
S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard’s resignation can be traced to a mountain cabin just across the South Carolina state line …
There, near Cedar Mountain, N.C., three prominent Palmetto democratic operatives – Phil Bailey, Tyler Jones and Lachlan McIntosh – met in January to chart a new course for an ailing party. It was a grim [...]
Phil Noble: Why I’m Running
I am running for Chairman of the SC Democratic Party because I want to change our party and make it a winning party again.
For the past five months I have traveled all over this state and talked with literally thousands of Democrats in all 46 counties. Over and over I heard three things: 1) we’re [...]
