David Mays Drops Out of House Race

The Democratic candidate for House District 94 has withdrawn from the contest. This will probably leave either former State Rep. Heyward Hutson or Realtor Jenny Horne as the unofficial winner of the seat. Hutson and Horne are scheduled to meet in a Republican primary runoff on October 30th.

Florence County Sheriff Changes Parties

In a somewhat predictable turn of events, Sheriff Kenney Boone decided to switch political parties. He is switching from Democratic to Republican. SC House Speaker Bobby Harrell and Florence Senator Hugh Leatherman were on hand to give Sheriff Boone their support.
Some, in Florence County, may have seen this coming. Sheriff Boone will be up for [...]

2008: A Political Odyssey

2008 is poised to be a very political year - especially in South Carolina. So, far we’ve seen a few things transpire. We’ll try to recap everything that’s happened thus far.
SC General Assembly Pass Legislation Requiring SC State Election Commission to Conduct Presidential Preference Primaries
The General Assembly passed legislation that moves the responsibility for conducting [...]

Gamecocks Lose to Vanderbilt

The Gamecocks have slipped to 16 in the BCS Standings. USC was recently enjoying their #6 spot until falling to Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Gamecocks could only stop the Commodores from scoring more points. Vanderbilt put their 17 points on the board in the first half of the game.
On the Steve Spurrier Show, the Old [...]

Stephen Colbert on Meet the Press

Stephen Colbert, of The Colbert Report, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday morning. Colbert appeared on the political program due to his intention of running for president in South Carolina. Colbert has stated that he plans to run for president in South Carolina’s Presidential Preference Primary as a Democrat and a Republican.
Earlier this week [...]

We’re Back!

We’re back from a long hiatus. We apologize for the absence. This site will be back up and running stories about South Carolina shortly. Thanks for you patience as we get back to the business of South Carolina.