I guess he is getting bored with the Appalachian Trail: Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is launching a political comeback that may begin within days. Sanford is planning to run for the Congressional seat he held almost a decade ago, a Republican source familiar with his thinking told CNN late Thursday. “He’s looking all […]
Mitt Romney’s win in New Hampshire last night was a given the pundit world has talked about for months. Interesting enough though many are calling this the end game and now saying Romney is the nominee. I wouldn’t count on that quiet yet. Romney has constantly polled best in New Hampshire of all 50 states. […]
The media jumped the gun this morning reporting that Rick Perry was suspending his campaign, but it turns out he is on his way to South Carolina to carry on. But can Perry afford it? Here’s a breakdown of how much each candidate spent per vote in Iowa (via The Atlantic): I guess money doesn’t […]
A lot of the Tea Party has been throwing their weight behind Newt Gingrich, but lately we have been seeing some big name former Tea Party candidates split off and endorse Mitt Romney. It started earlier this week when Christine “I’m not a witch” O’Donnell came out and endorsed the Mittster. You got to give […]
Some very troubling polling has come out for the Republicans in their attempts to retake the White House. This from PolitcsUSA: The biggest surprise is in the new NBC/Marist poll of South Carolina, where Obama’s approval rating is a not too upside down for a reliable red state 44%/48%. The big shock is that President […]
Looks like South Carolina’s unknown Democratic Senate nominee is in some more trouble: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) US Senate nominee Alvin Greene indicted on felony charge of showing porn to SC college student. For background on these charges, check out this article on Mother Jones.
Well imagine that. S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford was out for months blasting the stimulus. All the media covered it and his declarations of not taking any stimulus money almost nonstop. Well that has changed: Two months ago, however, with the bright lights of political promise dimmed by a scandal involving an extramarital affair, Mr. Sanford […]
Mark Sanford is back in the news: Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he spent last weekend in Florida with his Argentine lover, seeing if their relationship could be “restarted.” Sanford discussed the trip – first reported Sunday by an anonymous e-mailer to the Gawker Web site – because he said he thought the public should […]
Jim DeMint is on the losing end of an argument and instead of saying “oops, sorry”, he is down right determined to dig in and continue his crusade to keep this country less safe: A Republican senator who has been blocking President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration complains that Democrats are […]
If they do then tomorrow the Republican House leadership must denounce and censor Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina who decided to shout “you lie” to the President tonight. I can not remember something like this happening in recent history when a sitting president addressed a joint session of Congress. This guy has no shown […]