South Carolina Gop

County Wants Candidates To Sign Purity Pledge

AP | JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 05.06.2012

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican Party in a small, conservative South Carolina county expects its candidates to lower taxes. They also expect the...

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South Carolina 'Purity' Pledge Faces Push-Back From Fellow Republicans

The State | Gina Smith | Posted 05.06.2012

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A resolution by the Laurens County Republican Party is raising eyebrows - and questions - about what it means to be a Republican in South Carolina....

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Why the South Carolina Primary Is Secondary

Malia Griggs | Posted 03.20.2012

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Malia Griggs

Having grown up in South Carolina, I take it for granted that politics elsewhere are not as crazy. Between Joe Wilson and Mark Sanford, it's completely normal for me to turn on The Daily Show and see satire about the Palmetto State.

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Jon Ward

GOP Hopefuls To Discuss Social Issues At Forum: 'They're Going To Be Uncomfortable'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.04.2011

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WASHINGTON –- If Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate, the first in which Texas Governor Rick Perry will participate, is a test for al...

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Amanda Terkel

Rick Perry Holds Private Reception With South Carolina GOP Leaders

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.13.2011

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party received an extra treat from Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) after he announced his presi...

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Glenn McConnell, South Carolina Senate President, Appears In Controversial Antebellum Picture

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Carolina Senate President Glenn McConnell is coming under fire after pictures from a recent event surfaced, showing him dressed in Confederate a...

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South Carolina Politics in the Headlines

Carol Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Fowler

South Carolina repeatedly draws attention because of the bad judgment and hypocrisy of its Republican leaders. People across the country don't know whether to laugh at our state or cry for us.

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Lindsey Graham Censured By Another South Carolina County Party

AP | SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says a county Republican Party's decision to censure him is misguided and the result of fringe support...

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SC GOP Joins Lawmakers Asking Sanford To Resign

AP | JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Leaders of South Carolina's Republican Party voted Thursday to ask Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, joining an increasing number of...

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South Carolina GOP "Disappointed," "Angry," And "Disgusted" WIth Gov. Sanford

AP | JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 05.25.2011

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford's affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of...

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Racist Jokes Hurting South Carolina GOP

The State | JOHN O’CONNOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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State Republican leaders said they do not think online racist jokes by party activists will have a long-term impact on the party's ability to attract ...

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South Carolina Republican Joins Crowded GOP Race

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Carolina Republican Party Chair Katon Dawson, one of the highest-profile Republican state leaders, told the Associated Press Sunday he will seek...

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South Carolina GOP Targets Local Dem Candidates with Obama Mailer

Susan Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several local Democratic candidates in South Carolina have been targeted by the state's GOP caucus, which is aiming to gain ground here by tying the D...

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Sam Stein

GOPer Reportedly Launches Phony, Gay Baiting Robocall

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chalk this up as one of, if not the, sleaziest robocall of this election cycle. In a race for a South Carolina Senate seat, the Republican challenger...

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Thomas B. Edsall

Huckabee Embraces Confederate Flag To Woo White Evangelicals

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Columbia, S. Car. -- The populist campaign of Mike Huckabee, seeking to mobilize an insurgency of white evangelicals against the Republican establishm...

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Reversing The Curse: Largest Paper In SC Endorses McCain

AP via Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Carolina's largest newspaper on Saturday endorsed John McCain in the state's Republican primary. The State's editorial board wrote on the newsp...

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