Another candidate files against Lindsey Graham

[Matt Collins]

http://thesouthcarolinaconservative...r-enters-primary-race-against-lindsey-graham/

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

This was going on for awhile, but looks like he finally announced. Again, priority is just keeping Graham from getting another term and forcing a runoff. So hopefully the four focus on Graham, rather than each other.

 

[DamianTV]

That asshat needs to go. He is an absolute threat to this Country, our Constitution and Freedom.

 

[Icymudpuppy]

This was going on for awhile, but looks like he finally announced. Again, priority is just keeping Graham from getting another term and forcing a runoff. So hopefully the four focus on Graham, rather than each other.

I sure hope they do run concerted efforts to take down Graham. Anybody know if any of these other rans are egomaniacal enough to attack one another?

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

I sure hope they do run concerted efforts to take down Graham. Anybody know if any of these other rans are egomaniacal enough to attack one another?

It really doesn't look like it, no. At most, on their individual Facebook pages, Cash, Bright and Mace just talk about their own values, which is fine, and groups they've met with. If anything, the only attacking I've seen them do is on Graham himself- never each other.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

There's a bigger problem... the SCGOP. They are 110% establishment NEOCON regime... gotta get past them, they'll protect Graham. I'm curious to see where all the money comes in for the Graham campaign. Former SCGOP chairman Chad Connelly did everything to promote; Bachman, Newt, Frothy Santorum, Romney, and Rick Perry. Chad ran fundraisers and pre announcements of candidate visits to the Palmetto state... all but one, Ron Paul. The SCGOP blackout of Ron was the doing of Chad Connelly and his subordinates. Now, Connelly os going to be working the RNC in Washington DC. think about that...

Washington (CNN) -- When the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party abruptly resigned two weeks ago to take a new job in Washington, GOP activists appointed Matt Moore, the party's former executive director, to replace their leader.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/06/08/3527486/sc-gop-chairman-resigns-to-take.htmlS.C. GOP chairman, Chad Connelly resigns to take job with Republican National Committee

COLUMBIA | The chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party resigned Saturday morning to take a job with the Republican National Committee, according to the party's executive director

Chad Connelly, who was reelected to a second two-year term last month, resigned during a meeting of the party's executive committee. It's unclear what job Connelly is taking at the RNC. Alex Stroman, the state party's executive director, said that job should be announced next week. Stroman said Connelly could not take the job and continue serving as state chairman.

State party leaders appeared poised to elected former state party executive director Matt Moore to replace Connelly. Moore resigned as executive director in January to become the state director for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to replace Jim DeMint, who resigned to take the top job at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy group based in Washington, D.C.
The resignation comes as a surprise, especially after Connelly was just reelected during last month's state party convention in Columbia. A small but vocal group of delegates had tried to defeat Connelly, blaming him for hundreds of paperwork errors that lead to more than 200 candidates being removed from last year's primary elections — most of them Republicans and all of them challengers.
The resulting lawsuits taxed the party's finances, saddling it with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt. The Democratic Party was able to avoid that debt because its chairman at the time, Dick Harpootlian, is an attorney who handled the cases for free.
As a result of the errors, the state legislature last week passed a law requiring all candidates to file for office with either state or county election officials instead of local party officials. State party officials opposed that bill, but the Republican controlled General Assembly passed it anyway.
While the election lawsuit was a black eye, Connelly also was able to keep South Carolina's spot on the presidential primary calendar as the first Republican primary of the southern states, fighting off aggressive challenges by Florida which tried to move up its primary in an attempt to siphon off the prestige and campaign dollars that comes with early presidential contests.
And Connelly oversaw the election of two Republican congressmen, including former Gov. Mark Sanford, who defeated a fierce challenge from Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a high profile special election earlier this year.
Connelly was greeted at Saturday's executive committee meeting with a standing ovation, according to Stroman, the party's executive director.
The new director will have to lead the party's election efforts next year, when South Carolina voters will elect a governor and two U.S. Senators.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Connor is a Lt. Colonel in the Army reserve (Airborne Ranger 23 years) who volunteered for a tour in Afghanistan where he was awarded the Bronze Star and served as the US Senior Advisor in Helmand Province.
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A graduate of The Citadel and the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Law, Connor also serves as Director of the Army’s Command and General Staff College (ILE) in SC and is a member of the U.S. Counterterrorism Advisory Team. Along with partner W. Thomas Smith Jr., Connor founded National Defense Consultants LLC, a partnership providing clients with military analysis ranging from geostrategy to special operations; counterterrorism; ground, naval, and air combat; military leadership and military law. He is also a practicing attorney.

So we have a new, improved, Graham 2.0? MIC and neo-conservative approved?

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

So we have a new, improved, Graham 2.0? MIC and neo-conservative approved?

Another Tom Cotton (NEOCON-AR)... Lindsey Graham Cracker was judge advocate in the RESERVE U.S. Air Force... pussy knew how to game the system, with the vote capturing military uniformed (well protected) occasional photo op to Iraq/Afghanistan. Two bit con artist just like McCain.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Another Tom Cotton (NEOCON-AR)

Yep, it certainly seems so.

The conflict of interest couldn't be clearer. A National Security and Military contractor looked to go into office. This is like the revolving door between Goldman Sachs/JP Morgan-Chase and the Fed/Treasury.

 

[dillo]

grahm is a dixie democrat with strong authoritarian leanings, he is basically the worst of the worst

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Another take on this announcement:

http://www.fitsnews.com/2013/11/10/just-in-time-for-his-us-senate-announcement/

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

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[Brian4Liberty]

There's a bigger problem... the SCGOP. They are 110% establishment NEOCON regime... gotta get past them, they'll protect Graham.

Forgot about the Citadel/SC establishment/MIC connection.

Someone once criticized Nancy Mace, saying that she couldn't be trusted because she was from the Citidel, and that most of the graduates were part of a SC establishment insiders club. Don't know how true that is, only heard it once.

 

[supermario21]

The Citadel is a great place. Rand spoke there today and Amash was there watching. Honestly the Charleston/Lowcountry folks like Sanford are our allies. Mulvaney is the 1 good upstate guy, but everyone outside the lowcountry is basically a neo/theocon.

 

[MichaelDavis]

To sum up the challengers:

Lee Bright: State Senator
Richard Cash: Evangelical
Bill Connor: 6th District GOP Chairman, Army Reserve LTC
Nancy Mace: Female, military background

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

To sum up the challengers:

Lee Bright: State Senator
Richard Cash: Evangelical
Bill Connor: 6th District GOP Chairman, Army Reserve LTC
Nancy Mace: Female, military background

Now do they all bash Graham or each other?

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

It's my understanding Bright is the best of the bunch, no? Honestly though, I just want Graham to lose. I'm tired of seeing the Goon anywhere near a pulpit.

 

[CPUd]

If no one gets +50%, is there a runoff?

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Now do they all bash Graham or each other?

Graham. Go on any of their Facebook pages and aside from talking about their ideals and where they've spoken, the only person they attack is Graham. Well, Obama as well, but primarily Graham.

 

[acptulsa]

So, we have someone trying to split the anti-Graham vote up even more? Surprise, surprise. I wonder what the military industrial complex is paying 'candidates' to further split those votes? Sounds like running against any serious anti-Graham candidate that pops up is a lucrative occupation...