Caitlin Byrd
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6 days ago |
postandcourier.com | Caitlin Byrd
As Republican leaders quietly urge their members to steer clear of the unscripted moments that come with fielding questions in front of voters back home, South Carolina's sole Democratic congressman is doing the opposite: He's showing up. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the rare Democrat in the Palmetto State who is now serving his 16th term, held his first in-person town hall of the year in Summerton, deep in the heart of his 6th Congressional District. But the 84-year-old isn't staying put.
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1 week ago |
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David Pascoe, the longtime Lowcountry prosecutor who has held elected office as a Democrat for the past two decades, is joining the Republican Party. In doing so, he denounced his former party as "too soft on crime" and accused it of prioritizing progressive ideology over public safety. "I can no longer in good conscience wear the label of Democrat," Pascoe said April 10 while addressing a meeting of the Dorchester County Republican Party in Summerville.
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2 weeks ago |
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In her first town hall of the year, after weeks of mounting public pressure to hold an in-person forum in her coastal district, South Carolina U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace chose to phone it in.
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2 weeks ago |
postandcourier.com | Caitlin Byrd
Eric Bowman, a Charleston entrepreneur who was publicly labeled a sexual predator in a searing floor speech earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, has been arrested and charged with harassment and stalking, according to the jail's website. Bowman, 45, turned himself in to Sullivan's Island police on April 8, and was booked into the Charleston County jail just after 6:15 a.m. Further details have not yet been released.
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2 weeks ago |
postandcourier.com | Caitlin Byrd
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham wasted no time turning President Donald Trump's endorsement into campaign fuel, rolling out social media ads that spotlight Trump's support and their enduring political partnership as Graham seeks a fifth term. "President Trump is on Team Graham," a male voice says in one 15-second spot before cutting to Trump himself: "Senator Lindsey Graham.
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In her first town hall of the year, after weeks of mounting public pressure to hold an in-person forum, South Carolina U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace chose to phone it in. There was no advance public notice, no social media posts promoting the Q&A session. https://t.co/ZXsRxc9hkh #scpol
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