FLOYD: VOTE PROVES DC DEMOCRATS OUT OF TOUCH WITH STATE Columbia, S.C. – Nov. 10, 2009 – State Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd today issued the following statement on U.S. Representatives John Spratt and Jim Clyburn’s votes on the government takeover of healthcare passed this weekend: “This bill is a tragedy for our nation, because of costs it will pass on to future generations; because of the healthcare decisions it will take from doctors and patients, and put into the hands of bureaucrats; and because of its crippling impact on small businesses,” Floyd said. “Last Tuesday, voters in New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele, House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN), and other House Republicans will hold an online town hall meeting on Thursday, November 5, 2009. This online health care forum named “Pelosi Plan Exposed” will run for 12 hours and expose the 12 truths of Nancy Pelosi’s health care bill. House Republicans will also promote and discuss the GOP health care legislation introduced in the House this week. During this unique and interactive online broadcast, Americans will be able to ask questions and interact with Members of Congress through Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail
We just received this email from U.S. Senator Jim DeMint. We thought we should pass it along to you When South Carolinians elected me to the U.S. Senate in 2004, I promised to fight for the principles of freedom that made America the greatest and most prosperous country in history. But politicians in both parties continue to support more spending, more debt, higher taxes and more government takeovers. This has brought our economy to its knees and cost millions of Americans their jobs.
The existing system of selecting the Republican nominee for president of the United States works well. Wisely, it starts with small states: the first caucus in Iowa and the first primary in New Hampshire. Then the eyes of the nation turn to South Carolina, home of the first-in-the-South contest. It is a bellwether event in American politics. When you think about it, South Carolina has a fantastic track record in vetting the candidates. Last year, for example, we rejected Barack Obama. Today the rest of the nation is just beginning to realize we were right. After only nine months in
FORMER AMBASSADOR, HOUSE SPEAKER TO LEAD FUNDRAISING EFFORT Columbia, SC – October 8, 2009 – Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and Speaker of the South Carolina House David Wilkins will chair the fundraising efforts for the SC GOP’s recently launched “Milliken Match” drive, Chairman Karen Floyd announced today. Wilkins agreed to lead the effort announced last week, the goal of which is to pay off all of the mortgage debt held by the Republican Party, and to make sustainability upgrades to the SC GOP Headquarters. Upstate textile magnate Roger Milliken agreed to pay half of the Party’s mortgage, so long
Columbia, SC – Upstate textile and manufacturing magnate Roger Milliken and SC Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd will be in Columbia on Monday (September 28, 2009) to make a major fundraising announcement at the SC GOP Headquarters (1913 Marion Street, Columbia). GOP officials – including Speaker Bobby Harrell, Congressman Joe Wilson, and others – and party activists will be on hand for the announcement, which will also relate to the Party’s efforts to be good stewards of the environment.
We just wanted to share this post from Redstate.com, the nation’s largest Republican blog: Click here for the post. This is very well done. The South Carolina Republican Party has put together the video below. It launches tomorrow throughout the state. I know a lot of you have all sorts of ideas for advertising for the GOP. I know because many of you email these things to me. It looks like the South Carolina Republican Party has been getting the same stuff, because this ad campaign is right in line with what a lot of you send me.