ROCK HILL, S.C. — Jon Love was busy making phone calls Saturday on behalf of Democratic Rep. John Spratt, locked in a tough fight for a 15th term. Across town, Bonnie Freund had a phone pressed to her ear Friday, but she was trying to elect Republican Mick Mulvaney to the same seat. Love and Freund are part of a massive get-out-the-vote effort playing out around the state as the GOP tries to pick up a fifth U.S. House seat, hold onto the governor’s mansion and win all other statewide offices. Democrats are waging a turnout game of their own,
WASHINGTON — Republicans are positioned to wrest control of the House in this week’s elections, the wind at their backs as they reach to capture the 40 seats they need to claim the majority – and potentially many more. Democratic candidates face a poisonous cocktail of public disenchantment with the economy, disappointment in President Barack Obama and tea party-fueled grassroots anger at government. Few Democratic incumbents feel safe, least of all the 55 who seized GOP seats during the past two elections, as Republicans seek to catch a historic wave. As many as 100 races were competitive as the balloting
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Wilson, Bingham, Zais, Weathers to Get Out The Vote During Eight City/10 Hour Sprint to Election Day COLUMBIA, SC –Four of South Carolina’s leading Republican statewide candidates, Alan Wilson, Kenny Bingham, Mick Zais, and Hugh Weathers will push for a conservative sweep on Election Day during an eight stops on Monday, November 1, 2010. Wilson, the Republican nominee for Attorney General, Bingham, the House Majority Leader, Zais, the Republican candidate for Superintendant of Education, Weathers, South Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture will urge statewide support for the conservative reform team during stops in Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Aiken, Greenville, Spartanburg, Rock
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Karen is still on the road with the Nikki Haley bus tour. Meet the next South Carolina First Man, Michael Haley.
Washington (CNN) –Two days before the midterm elections, a new national poll indicates that Republicans have a 10-point lead over the Democrats in a crucial indicator in the battle for control of Congress. The GOP’s 10 point advantage in the “generic ballot” question in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national survey released Sunday is slightly larger than the seven point advantage Republican candidates had on the eve of the 1994 midterms, when the party last took control of Congress from the Democrats. “But unlike 1994, when polls indicated the public had a positive view of the Republican party, a majority of
Senator Jim DeMint Friday, October 29th Friends, in just a few days we have the chance to be a part of a national earthquake election to help save our country from fiscal disaster. On Tuesday, we have the opportunity to elect principled conservatives that will be part of the next generation of American leaders. I’ve been proud to support conservative candidates around the nation and in my home state that will fight for limited government, strong national security and traditional values. For folks in South Carolina, please don’t take anything for granted this Tuesday. We need your vote and your
Wilson’s record speaks louder than his two words Two words have hung around Joe Wilson’s neck for long enough. The infamous “You lie!” outburst became a rallying point last year for Democrats, who dumped millions into the coffers of his opponent, Rob Miller. Granted, it also rallied his base, and turned what would have most likely been a run-of-the-mill Congressional race into a flashy sprint for nationwide funds. And that’s really not who Joe Wilson is. During his tenure, Wilson has been consistent in his voting, maintaining a record well respected by his conservative base. He has been a low-key
