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South Carolina Solidifying Reputation as Political Minefieldnew

Despite a calmer-than-normal start, South Carolina is upholding its reputation as the political minefield of the early nominating contests with just two days to go before the critical first-in-the-South GOP primary.
Columbia Free Times  |  Corey Hutchins  |  01-20-2012  |  Elections

Romney the Inevitable?new

Splintered conservative movement paves way for likely coronation.
Columbia Free Times  |  Corey Hutchins  |  01-19-2012  |  Elections

And Newt Gingrich is about to make his last exitnew

In South Carolina, we live for this quadrennial moment in time, the Republican presidential primary. Not since April 12, 1861, have so many eyes been on our little state. And this political event evokes many of the same passions as did the firing on Fort Sumter a century and a half ago.
Charleston City Paper  |  Will Moredock  |  01-18-2012  |  Commentary

Santorum Disses Romney as a 'Moderate'new

The former Pennsylvania senator accused President Barack Obama of “fecklessness” in dealing with the potential of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Charleston City Paper  |  Paul Bowers  |  01-17-2012  |  Elections

The Republican Party has been taken over by kooksnew

It's that time of year when wags and pundits are supposed to gaze into their crystal ball and declare what the coming year holds. I don't have a crystal ball. Never claimed to. But I don't need one to tell you that 2012 is going to be a year of hard, mean politics in a state that is famous for bare-knuckled elections. And it all starts with the GOP primary in South Carolina.
Charleston City Paper  |  Will Moredock  |  01-02-2012  |  Commentary

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