South Carolina GOP Targets Local Dem Candidates with Obama Mailer

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 Democrats directly to Barack Obama. A mailer sent out this past week in different districts features collage-photos, where each of the candidates appear with Obama. The photo of Obama is dark, his expression uncharacteristically menacing -- eyes narrowed and lips pinched in a grimace. It's a not very subtle appeal designed to play on typical right-wing hobgoblins and racist sentiment across the state. In the mailer featuring House candidate Vida Miller, the GOP strategists warn against an Obama reign of taxes, liberal judges and "government giveaways."

Governor Mark Sanford, a Republican and big McCain backer, was asked by Marilyn Hemingway, the Georgetown County Democratic Party's Executive Committeewoman, to denounce the mailer at a press conference in Georgetown on Monday where Sanford endorsed Jill Kelso, Vida Miller's GOP opponent. Sanford refused. He said that it was Constitutionally protected freedom of speech.

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Comments

[care4mypeeps]

South Caroline hold down the fort and push back against this gargauge that is being circulated.
Be encouraged and get out the vote in a major way.

We need you to show up in the polls and show that solidarity has graced your mighty State.
Lets bring it home for Obama Biden 08.

Lets Rock The Vote In South Carolina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[englishprof]

Fear, attack, fear, attack, fear, attack... The GOP no longer stands for anything of value, and it's time the party imploded.

[kycatfan]

What the GOP apparently doesn't understand is that this time every time they start up their hate campaigns and sleaze machine, they are driving more voters toward the Democrats and Obama.

Americans are sick of the divisiveness and the ugliness.

[freethinking moderate]

The Republican message can easily be boiled down to only one word:

BOO!

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How fitting since its Halloween.

[Katherineo]

Fear tactics fear tactic!!!
"You've been in my life so long... I can't remember anything
else...!" - Ripley

[cody58]

Yep, the republicans just do not get it. That old dog will not hunt this time. Your politics of slime, slime, slime is going to backfire this year. The American people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Hopefully the more you show these slimy ads the more persons will vote against you. You go repugs!

[Lynx234]

I'm from South Carolina, and I plan to vote for every single Democrat on the ballot, as do every one of my relative and friends, white, black, Native American, etc. We think Vida Miller rocks now, even if she is not on our local ballot. How stupid do the Republicans think we are?! Guess what? People are starting to figure out what the Republicans have done to us, even here in SC. There NEVER used to be anyone (besides President) I could vote for here. By the way, most of us have cell phones instead of landlines, the numbers could be different than the polls show. A LOT of people voted for Barack Obama in the primaries...

[beden7068]

I am starting to agree with you on that. I even had a staunch republican tell me he think Obama will take our state.

Democrats 08

[MarsAmbassador]

The only thing that Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden have in common is that the Republicans can't catch either of them.

[Cakey4814]

That was really funny...

[barackobama4prez]

she may get the obama bounce from this mailer. same old tricks.

[honestpolitician]

"In one week, we can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo. In one week, we can come together as one nation, and one people, and once more choose our better history. That's what's at stake. That's what we're fighting for." - Barack Obama's closing argument speech on October 27th, 2008 - Make history and GO VOTE!

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