South Carolina Dogfight
Posted by Mike Gehrke on January 10, 2008 at 11:57 AM
South Carolina is no New Hampshire. Unfriendly faces greet McCain in the Palmetto State:
In his maverick 2000 presidential bid, South Carolina was McCain's Waterloo, where he was crushed by the state establishment's favorite, George W. Bush.
The senator from Arizona now returns to that blood-soaked political battlefield hoping to prove his appeal to the conservative party regulars he needs to keep his resurgent campaign on track for the long haul.
But South Carolina remains littered with political land mines for McCain. There are more evangelical conservatives here than in New Hampshire, and they view him with suspicion. And no one has forgotten the 2000 battle, which featured scathing personal attacks from both sides.
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SC is another wise State. They will look for Morals and hard workers backed up with a great background in experience. Hillary fits right in to that peg. I don't know anyone that follows the teaching of Jesus closer than Hillary. She has always been too busy building a good foundation of wise experience.
I believe SC will realize what a mess our Nation is in and how many Billion we have spent in Iraq while the Republicans have neglected the USA.
Posted by freeforall on January 10, 2008 at 12:34 PM
I just hope the the good people of SC have the thoughtfulness to repeat the 2004 decisions and choose Edwards as the Democratic candidate. He is the best man for the job.
GO EDWARDS!
Posted by margotb822 on January 10, 2008 at 01:12 PM
I wholeheartedly support the Democratic candidates and understand their platform of change.
The message I believe is missing is that it is time to get it done. I am 48 years old, one year older than the senator is. Many of them probably grew up reading the same magazines that I did, National Scholastic, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, etc. Back then, we read about alternative energy, alternative fuels, and new types of engines. Here we are 40 years later and little progress has been made. LET'S GET IT DONE! Back then, we played with toys mostly made in America and most likely, our parents took us to buy those toys in an American made car. We watched TV and listened to music mostly on American made products. Now it is hard to find American made products on the shelves of our major retailers. We have talked about protecting our jobs from going overseas for decades. LET’S GET IT DONE! We have been talking about getting the lobbyist and corporations out of our government for decades. Congress passed some ethics reform but still left large loopholes leaving the American citizens at a huge disadvantage. We don't mind them having a seat at the table as long as the citizens get to sit at the head of the table. LET'S GET IT DONE! We have been talking about cutting spending and cutting earmarks. We are tired of our taxes being wasted on bridges to nowhere, and ridiculous insect studies. Again, we have been talking about this since I was a child. LET'S GET IT DONE!
We have talked about revamping our healthcare system since the days of Harry Truman. Still 47 million go uninsured and another 40 million are underinsured. LET'S GET IT DONE! Our education system has been suffering for years. We need to raise the education levels to the finest in the world. Other countries secure their futures by supporting the educations of their youth through university levels while providing quality education through secondary levels. Again, we have allowed special interest and politics to prohibit progress. LET’S GET IT DONE!We have been bogged down in an unnecessary war for the last 5 years. The current administration does not appear to be making any progress in ending. It is time we quit endangering our brave young men and women, and quit wasting our resources. It is time to put an end to this war. LET’S GET IT DONE! I could go on, but you get the idea. People our age are tired of the rhetoric. Yes, we want change but we also want ACTION. We have spent too long watching the same old politicians do the same old things. It is time to change, but to make the changes we have to take the actions.
Experience is a great thing, but we have experienced their experience, and so far, it has not been a good experience
Good luck on your campaigns, I am looking forward to a new beginning for our country. LET’S GET IT DONE!
Bill Miller
Posted by BillMiller08 on January 10, 2008 at 01:35 PM
As someone who lives in South Carolina I can tell you Hillary is NOT popular with many of us Democrats. Obama looks to be running away with the state and I hope the trend holds.
Posted by justaguy on January 10, 2008 at 02:23 PM
Soth Carolina is still up for grabs on our ticket and I can't believe the influence that O. Winfrey is making. It is our understanding in TN that she plans to bring many, many people into SC to convince the Black population to vote against Mrs Clinton. It makes me wonder what we are thinking when we allow a talk show host to determine who will be our candiate and the next president. Having friends in high places with lots of $$$$ is fine as long as they don't make it a personal crusade.
Posted by steamer on January 10, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Al-Sadr publicly announces that he's taking a 6-month vacation and McCain thinks we won the surge
Posted by Dunkling on January 12, 2008 at 07:29 AM
It seems to me that South Carolina may point to the winning candidate. I think any of the Democratic candidates can win this time around, although I favor John Edwards. Hillary Clinton has more of the womens' vote than anyone is ready to acknowledge, Barak Obama may get an overwhelming response from black voters, and John Edwards may win because of his South Carolina ties.
I think a lot depends on how electable black voters think Barak Obama is. Nobody wants to lose to any of the Republicans.
Posted by Manymoonsago on January 12, 2008 at 04:32 PM
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