Rep. Wilson in parade
Midlands Congressman Joe Wilson will take part in the 53rd annual Beaufort Water Festival
Grand Parade this Saturday morning at 10:00.
A reception honoring South Carolina women is coming up. Here are the details:
The Alliance for Women, The South Carolina League of Women Voters, and the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics invite you to
Pathways to Power...
A reception honoring South Carolina women who are making a difference in politics and through public policy.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
5:30-7:30pm
Columbia, South Carolina
Preceded by campaign training school presented by the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics featuring sessions on campaign media, fundraising and effective candidate advocacy.
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - Florence Mayor Frank Willis says he will
appeal a judge's ruling upholding his one-vote loss in last month's
Democratic primary.
Willis says he will ask Circuit Judge Michael Nettles to
reconsider his ruling upholding Stephen Wukela's victory. If that
fails, he will then appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Willis says he is appealing not because the election was so
close, but because it wasn't fair.
The race was held the same day as June's statewide primaries,
causing confusion. Willis says some voters outside the city got to
cast ballots, while voters inside the city were not allowed to vote
in the race.
Willis says the Supreme Court in 2003 overturned the mayor's
race in Johnsonville in similar circumstances.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
A Richland County woman was unsuccessful in her efforts to get on the ballot this fall in the race for Clerk of Court. Sherri Abbot came up about a thousand signatures short of the ten thousand needed. She says she may run a write-in campaign in the fall. Jeanette McBride, who won the Democratic nomination, will be on the only candidate on the ballot in November.
South Carolina Republicans are taking suggestions online about the National Party platform. The State GOP is inviting people to create an account on the Web site, www.GOPPlatform2008.com, where they can then participate in polls and submit platform ideas. The Republicans will convene in Minneapolis in September approve a platform, which lays out what the party stands for.
South Carolina Democrats are opening campaign offices around the state. Here is the party’s announcement:
It's official. Senator Barack Obama's Campaign for Change has come to South Carolina.
The South Carolina Democratic Party will open its first office for the Campaign for Change Friday in Columbia.
The office, located at 1529 Hampton St. Suite 105, is part of a new state party structure dedicated to managing the Democratic campaign in SC. Campaign for Change staff and volunteers will work to make sure that Democratic candidates at every level are elected in the fall. Volunteers will help with conducting phone banks, performing voter canvasses, and executing other campaign activities.
SCDP officials say more Campaign for Change offices are expected to open in counties around the state over the next few weeks.
"South Carolina Democrats are thrilled about the opening of our first Campaign for Change office, because we know we have a real chance to carry the state for our presidential nominee," said South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler. "We already have begun to receive hundreds of phone calls and emails from South Carolinians who are eager to go to work for Senator Obama."
The Lindsey Graham for U.S. Senate campaign is reporting nearly $3.6 million on hand for the November general election in its second quarter financial report. The report covers the period May 22 – June 30, 2008. Graham raised $294,474.06 and spent $1,220,537.70 during the five-week period. He has $3,593,259.72 cash-on-hand.
Included in the disbursements for the period is a transfer of $260,000 from Graham’s campaign to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The funds will be used to help Republican candidates for Senate across the nation.
The incumbent Graham faces Democrat Bob Conley in November.
