Category — Elections

By Jeffrey H. Anderson of weeklystandard.com

In the midst of a resounding national rebuke at all levels of government, the Democrats have been taking some solace in having held the Senate. But to put the Republicans’ Senate gains this week into perspective, Republicans won an even higher percentage of Senate races than House races (they won 65 percent of the 37 Senate races, versus approximately 56 percent of the 435 House races). And, counting Lisa Murkowski as still being a Republican (a spokesman for her campaign says the Alaskan would caucus with the GOP if she beats Joe Miller in their still-undecided race), there have been only two elections since 1950 in which Republicans have gained more Senate seats than the six they gained in 2010. One of those elections was in 1980, when voters swept Ronald Reagan into the White House. The second was in 1994, in response to the Democrats’ ill-advised attempts to pass Hillarycare.  So while the Republicans’ gains in the House – surpassing those of 1994 and likely doubling those of 1980 – are more historic and important, the GOP’s Senate pickups in 2010 aren’t too shabby either. [Read more →]

By Gary North of garynorth.com

First, you must understand that Boehner is a GobGop: a Good Old Boy of the Grand Old Party. The GobGops’ goal is to keep the present system funded by the Bigs: Big Business, Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Big Banking. If you do not understand this, then you are as naive as a Democrat who thinks Obama speaks for The Common Man.

Boehner shilled for Hank Paulson and Goldman Sachs by begging the Republicans to vote for the $750+ billion Big Bank Bailout in 2008. Watch his emotional performance here. “We just have to do it!” No, they didn’t. Ron Paul told it straight. He is no GobGop.

Boehner is going to do it again. He has already told us what he intends to do. [Read more →]

By Joshua Finn

Since Ben Tillman and the end of Reconstruction in SC, our government in this state has represented a truly unique brand of power, an unfortunate situation for the citizens. I’ve lived my entire life in South Carolina, and until recently had little understanding of how much differently from other states South Carolina is governed. Unfortunately, we have grown so desensitized to the critical jabs from the rest of America that we no longer recognize them as symptoms of a very sinister problem. This year I have learned about this problem in some detail, and I hope that by the time you’ve finished reading this little tale of woe you’ll understand it a little better.

If I asked you who the most powerful official is in South Carolina, you would probably answer “The governor, of course—Mark Sanford.”  However, you would be wrong, and so would I have been a year ago. I knew the legislature here held a powerful sway, but when Ashley Landess of SC Policy Council told me how few of their votes are recorded, I was shocked. Even after the House passed rules “patterned” after those of Rep. Haley’s roll call voting bill, they have managed to keep 75% of their total votes off the record. The stats are even worse in the Senate, allowing Sen. Sheheen to claim that he voted for an immigration bill which was passed by voice vote and thus recorded as unanimous, regardless of any actual dissent. [Read more →]

View SC 2010 Election Results

Anderson County saw a 49% overall voter turnout! One in two registered voters in Anderson actually voted.

Now What?

After yesterday…do you think the battle is over?

Do you now think you can return to your recliner, grab the remote control and a cold sweet tea from the fridge and leave the field of combat?

Oh, how I wish it were so, but regardless of how many seats changed hands, regardless of the final vote count, the battle still rages.

Changing the faces in DC was a critical first step, but if that’s all we do, it is little more than rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship. The system in DC is so corrupting and the lure of power so enticing, that we must not stop until we fix what’s actually broken in Washington.

Without amending the constitution, establishing term limits, re-establishing a strong 10th amendment giving the states more power, and limiting the size of the federal government, we will always be stuck with self important career politicians who care more for their careers than for the country.

Capt Jim Kinney, USN (ret)
Winston Salem, NC

If you live in House District 10 (Easley/Powdersville/Pelzer/Williamston), you need to know the candidates! This is one of the most important races in SC – as important as the governor’s race.

Mark Powell

Mark Powell is running as a write-in candidate for House District 10. Contact Mark at 940-8421.

• Accessibility – he will attend local community events, and will answer the phone and talk to you (Cooper doesn’t)
• Transparency – he will support open, honest, transparent government
• Accountability – he will be accountable to the citizens of district 10
• Action – he will cut spending and take the actions required to get SC off of Federal debt

Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper is the incumbent Republican running for House District 10:

• Chairman of the Ways & Means committee
• Writes the state budget
• Follows Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell’s orders
• Called Sanford’s vetos an “abuse of the line item veto” this past week on WAIM (Rick Driver)
• One of the 4 most powerful men in the state
• Sits on the Budget & Control Board
• Obstructed Nikki Haley’s roll-call voting bill for nearly 2 years in the house
• Won his primary in June by 131 votes
• His father (Dolly Cooper) was a Democrat and held the seat before him
• Dan Cooper is a 20-year incumbent