Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
Voters in South Carolina on Tuesday cast their ballot for Mitt Romney, giving him the state's 9 Electoral votes.
Mitt Romney won South Carolina’s nine electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Barack Obama. Despite the fact that hundreds are still waiting to vote in Richland County, which has been beset by delays all day, South Carolina has been called by NBC, ABC and NPR. As results come in on South Carolina's seven congressional seats and the amendment to put the governor and lieutenant governor on the same ballot, follow those results here. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Republican candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race three out of five times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in South Carolina. The state has typically been a Republican stronghold in …
Monday, November 5, 2012
The S.C. Election Commission reports more than 375,000 absentee votes cast as of 4:30.
In yet another nation-defining election, South Carolina voters are running to the polls in droves. And it's not even Election Day. As of 4:30 p.m. today, more than 375,000 absentee votes have been cast in the state, according to the S.C. Election Commission. In 2008, more than 340,000 absentee ballots were cast. Absentee votes made up nearly 18 percent of all votes cast. Here are how many absentee votes were cast in the previous seven elections, according to the election commission. Here is a county-by-county report on absentee ballots cast as of 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Picking presidents easier than predicting a winner
South Carolina knows how to pick presidents, but this year, like primaries past, it’s unclear who that nominee will be even just 16 days before the vote. With former Sen. Rick Santorum’s last-minute surge in Iowa catapulting him back into the race, Rep. Ron Paul continuing to gather enthusiastic support, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich looking to regain momentum and former Gov. Mitt Romney aiming to convince voters that he’s a true conservative, even polls may not be able to predict how South Carolinians will vote. “Anybody can win this in the next 16 days,” South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly said Wednesday. “I’ve seen this my entire political career in South Carolina.” At this time in 2008, Sen. John McCain stood …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly lays out expectations for the primary
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly said Wednesday he expects the Palmetto State to continue its streak of picking presidents despite the lack of a clear GOP frontrunner. "We’re going to preserve our unbroken tradition," Connelly said. "For 30 years now we have picked the eventual nominee on the Republican side and we’re legitimate." Connelly addressed the media to lay out his expectations for the next 17 days and discuss some details of how the primary will work. The party chairman said he expected a fluid process during the next two weeks. He said South Carolina's low-cost media market and diverse Republican electorate gave every candidate a chance to win. "We have probably one of the better mixtures and cross-sections…
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Cain headed to S.C. for Town Hall Friday, despite rumors
Boxes filled with more than 12,000 yard signs arrived at Herman Cain's South Carolina headquarters in Columbia on Tuesday and despite rumors that Cain might drop out of the presidential race, his campaign director said the signs would be put to good use. "When I watched the news yesterday, it was all about reassessment," said William Head, Cain's South Carolina campaign director. "Reassessment has been a part of this whole campaign." Head said the media took Cain's words out of context during a conference call Tuesday, which was intended for senior staff only but quickly leaked onto Twitter. "The media has essentially taken that word and run with it to say that Mr. Cain is assessing whether he is going to drop out of the race or not," Head…
Thursday, November 10, 2011
AARP poll provides details on S.C. electorate
Businessman Herman Cain and Gov. Mitt Romney remain the frontrunners in the S.C. primary, according to a new poll from the AARP. The poll, released Thursday, surveyed 400 voters and included detailed questions about respondents’ politics, retirement status, religious habits and feelings on issues like social security and Medicare. Overall, 27.8 percent of respondents said they would vote for Cain, 27 percent said they would vote from Romney and 19.5 percent said they were undecided. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich each earned about 7 percent of the vote. The survey was conducted Oct. 18-19, prior to sexual harrassment allegations against Cain coming to light, and includes a margin of error of 4.9 percent. The …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
S.C. Presidential Primary could be in jeopardy
Four South Carolina county election commissions have filed a lawsuit with the South Carolina Supreme Court questioning the legality of the first-in-the-South presidential primary. The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Beaufort, Chester, Greenville and Spartanburg county election commissions filed the lawsuit and claimed the state had no authority to run the primary and force counties to cover some of the election costs. On Oct. 4, the South Carolina Republican Party announced that it would cover expenses related to the presidential primary that were usually not reimbursed by the state. At the time, election leaders in the Upstate said they were unsure whether the promise from the GOP was sufficient and authorized legal action. "…
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
State election commission responds to county concerns about election costs
The Republican Party of South Carolina and the state Election Commission announced Tuesday that they will cover the full costs of conducting January's presidential primary. "In light of the recent request from [the South Carolina Associate of Registration and Election officials] and some county elections offices for reimbursement of additional expenses, the Republican Party has agreed to pay all legitimate expenses directly related to the conduct of the Republican PPP," said Chris Whitmire, the director of public information for the state Election Commission, in an email. "These expenses would be in addition to the expenses for which the SEC reimburses following other statewide elections." In recent weeks, some counties expressed concerns …
Monday, October 3, 2011
The January date will help the party maintain the state's "First in South" status.
S.C. Republican officials announced on Monday that the state will hold the presidential primary on Jan. 21. The announcement — made by state party chairman Chad Connelly at party headquarters, located at 1913 Marion St., in Columbia — will keep the state's "First in South" status. Florida's announced last week plans to move its March primary to Jan. 31. Other states also have planned to move up their primary dates, which has thrown the entire process into turmoil. Connelly said last week that the state party would not let "rogue" Florida usurp South Carolina's right to hold the first primary in the South. "Last Friday, a nine-person committee brought chaos to the 2012 nomination calendar," S.C. GOP Chairman Chad Connelly said at the press …
Alex Saitta
7:45 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
I don't think it is the demise of the US, it is just an acceleration of the decline. Obama's philosophy of expanding government even more to meet this and that need is more than we have the income to pay for. Over spending especially by him, and others before him and the US Congress leave the US few choices -- borrow more, tax more, print more money. All will continue to lower our standard of … more ›