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Friday, September 03, 2010
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07.21.10
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Felkel Group Provides Look at Campaign Fundraising [Read More]
The second quarter campaign finance report is now available for SC candidates running for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Superintendent of Education and U.S. Senate. Current State House Chairmen and their opponents are also listed.
The data is cumulative totals through June 30, 2010 and was gathered from the State Ethics Commission's reporting site at SC.GOV. The next quarterly report is due October 10, 2010.
Click here to view the 2nd quarter report.
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08.09.10
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Greenville political consultant Chip Felkel said that while voters may not care much about which candidate released which documents, they become cynical when candidates don't keep their word. [Read More]
Haley stuck playing defense
The Post and Courier :: John O'Connor
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee Vincent Sheheen is trying to fight the battle against Republican nominee Nikki Haley on her own turf, attempting to wrest away Haley's signature campaign issue.
Haley, a state representative from Lexington, has made open government -- including transparency by public officials -- her central primary campaign plank.
But Sheheen's release, two weeks ago, of 10 years of his tax records and, last week, of his legislative e-mails, this week has left Haley playing catch-up.
For its part, Haley's campaign has argued that Sheheen, a state senator from Camden, is ducking questions about whether the Democrat supports the recently approved national health insurance law and the Obama administration's lawsuit challenging Arizona's immigration law, two issues Sheheen could have to deal with if elected governor.
Observers said Haley is still a favorite to win in November in the conservative-leaning state. But, they add, Sheheen might be planting doubts that Haley's actions match her rhetoric.
"She's playing total defense on this," Clemson University political scientist Dave Woodard said. "Every move is made by Sheheen and she's responding."
During the GOP primary, Haley proposed lawmakers disclose their income. Later, when challenged by Republican opponent Gresham Barrett to release her income tax records, Haley acknowledged an engineering firm paid her $42,500 in consulting fees while she was a legislator -- in 2007-2009. Haley said she realized the need for legislators to disclose their income between finishing her work for the firm in 2008 and filing a bill to require financial disclosure by legislators at the end of 2009.
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06.06.10
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A state senator from Charleston County, Ford has said the Democratic Party has blackballed him among party donors, and the media has ignored his campaign.“ Ford doesn’t make a dent,” said Chip Felkel, a Greenville-based consultant. “The video poker is a gimmick solution to bigger problems.” But Felkel noted that Ford’s support could be pivotal if the Democratic gubernatorial primary heads to a runoff. [Read More]
What each candidate must do to win
The State :: John O'Connor
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose from a field of four Republican and three Democratic candidates for governor. Here’s what the candidates face to secure their party’s nomination.
DEMOCRATS
Ford is a long-shot in the Democratic primary field, mixing combustible issues such as granting tax credits for private school tuition and legalizing video poker and casinos into his one-of-a-kind platform.
A state senator from Charleston County, Ford has said the Democratic Party has blackballed him among party donors, and the media has ignored his campaign.
“Ford doesn’t make a dent,” said Chip Felkel, a Greenville-based consultant. “The video poker is a gimmick solution to bigger problems.”
But Felkel noted that Ford’s support could be pivotal if the Democratic gubernatorial primary heads to a runoff.
State Education Superintendent Jim Rex
The superintendent of education and former college president is counting on the so-called “ground game,” a network of volunteers organized to turn out specific voters. For Rex, public school teachers are key. Rex is the only Democrat playing up connections to President Barack Obama.
Polls have shown Rex in second place but well-known by voters because he is the only Democrat holding statewide office. Those polls also show a large number of voters still are undecided – an advantage for the best-known candidate, political observers said.
But despite the recent budget cuts, Felkel said, teachers don’t always vote Democratic.
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06.06.10
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Haley has denied being unfaithful to her husband of 13 years, and she has said if she's elected governor and any allegations against her are proven true, then she would resign — potentially sparing South Carolina the drama it endured this past summer when Sanford admitted his own tryst. [Read More]
Republicans, Democrats to choose candidates in primary on Tuesday
The Spartanburg Herald Journal :: Jason Spencer
South Carolina on Tuesday will determine whether 2010 continues to be the year of the angry voter.
Election Day caps months-long campaigns that, except for a congressional race, have been fairly tame until the past few weeks.
Despite a three-man race for governor on the Democratic side — that's S.C. Superintendent of Education Jim Rex and state Sens. Vincent Sheheen and Robert Ford — Republican candidates dominate the down-ticket races in much of the Upstate, with Union County being an exception.
State Rep. Nikki Haley, Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett and Attorney General Henry McMaster are seeking the GOP nod for governor. And incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis of Travelers Rest is trying to fend off four challengers in the 4th Congressional District.
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