FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com Joe Biden’s address after exiting 2024 Presidential Race (Columbia, S.C.) – Tonight Joe Biden addressed the nation for the first time since exiting the 2024 Presidential Race. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “The self-proclaimed ‘Party of Democracy’ is ignoring the votes of 14 million Democrats in order to give us Kamala Harris, a candidate that no one has voted for, but is forever tied to the failure and chaos of the Biden/Harris Administration. As Vice President, she had one job – to protect and secure our border – and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com Joe Biden suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign (Columbia, S.C.) – Today Joe Biden announced the suspension of his 2024 Presidential Campaign. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “The Democrats tried to kick President Trump off the ballot in multiple states, then they turned the judicial system into a pawn of political warfare, and now they’re making Joe Biden tap out in hopes it will fix their problems,” SCGOP Chairman McKissick stated. “I recommend they simply admit the truth: the American people don’t support their ideas or their record. No
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com SCOTUS rules 9-0 to keep President Trump on Colorado’s ballot (Columbia, S.C.) – The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Donald J. Trump shall remain on Colorado’s Presidential Primary ballot. SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick released the following statement on the SCOTUS decision: “Today the Supreme Court has given the power back to its rightful owners – the American People. This ruling is a victory not only for President Trump, but for our country’s most fundamental freedom,” SCGOP Chairman McKissick stated. “The South Carolina Republican Party joined an Amicus Brief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com Republicans make their voices heard on SCGOP’s Advisory Questions (Columbia, S.C.) – SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick released the following statement on the results of the advisory questions from the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary: “The South Carolina Republican Party had three advisory questions on our Presidential Primary ballot, and the responses paint a very clear picture of what our voters want,” SCGOP Chairman McKissick stated. “The questions, in order, consisted of Voter Registration by Party, Judicial Reform and Tort Reform. Each of these are issues that Grassroots Republicans feel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com President Donald J. Trump wins SC Republican Presidential Primary (Columbia, S.C.) – President Donald J. Trump wins the South Carolina Republican Presidential Preference Primary. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick’s full statement: “South Carolina is Trump Country again! It was true in 2016 and 2020, and South Carolina Republicans just put an exclamation point on it today. His Promises Made, Promises Kept agenda is what strengthened our country before, and can do it again. If we want to grow our economy, close our Southern border and save our country from a
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com SCGOP condemns efforts to encourage Democrat participation in our Primaries (Columbia, S.C.) – Republicans in the Palmetto State are just days away from the South Carolina Republican Presidential Preference Primary. On February 24th, our Party will nominate our preferred candidate for President of the United States. This is the most important function of any political party. As this pivotal day approaches, the SCGOP has witnessed several outrageous calls from third party organizations that encourage Democrats to participate in the Republican primary. The South Carolina Republican Party has worked tirelessly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com South Carolina Democrat Party Primary (Columbia, S.C.) – Joe Biden has won the South Carolina Democrat Presidential Primary. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick’s full response: “Joe Biden is killing the American Dream with high inflation, open borders and a lackadaisical attitude towards terrorism and antisemitism. Let me be crystal clear, it’s not just that the American People don’t want four more years of Joe Biden, it’s that we won’t survive them,” McKissick said. “We need a Republican back in the White House in order to reverse the tailspin Biden has put us in, and that’s exactly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com Governor McMaster’s State of the State address (Columbia, S.C.) – Governor Henry McMaster delivered his State of the State address this evening. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick’s full response: “While Washington is suffering from the liberal agenda of Joe Biden, South Carolina continues to thrive thanks to the strong Republican leadership of Governor McMaster. In the Executive Budget for FY2024-2025, the Governor prioritizes fiscal responsibility with targeted investments and provides tax relief for South Carolinians. His leadership expands far beyond economic policies, including his unwavering support for
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com Statement on SCDP Roe v. Wade Press Conference (Columbia, S.C.) – The South Carolina Democrat Party hosted a press conference this morning on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. While Democrats acknowledge an outdated Supreme Court case, the South Carolina Republican Party finds more recent events worthy of recognition. In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade ending the ability for abortion to be deemed a constitutional right. In South Carolina, the Fetal Heartbeat bill and Protection from Abortion Act were both passed and ultimately upheld
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2024 Media contact: Abby Zilch abbyz@scgop.com SCGOP joins Amicus Brief filed in U.S. Supreme Court (Columbia, S.C.) – The South Carolina Republican Party has joined an Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court with 32 other state parties regarding the upcoming Colorado case concerning presidential candidate ballot access. As mentioned in the brief, “this case arises from the Supreme Court of Colorado’s novel and untested interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in order to remove a presidential candidate from a political party’s primary ballot.” SCGOP State Party Chairman Drew McKissick released the following statement regarding the state party’s decision to join the Amicus Brief: “The South Carolina Republican Party will always defend
