Rick Santorum Plants a Flag in South Carolina, Thinks He Can Win the First in the South Primary
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Rick Santorum returned to South Carolina today, even though it was just two days until New Hampshire’s first in the nation primary, to send a signal to the state that he’s competing in the Granite State, but it’s here that he thinks...
Holder vows to protect voting rights at MLK event in South Carolina
Attorney General Eric Holder joined NAACP leaders on the steps of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia on Monday, with the Confederate flag fluttering overhead, to promise he will aggressively protect federal voting rights for minorities.
GOP field feeds South Carolina's anti-federal mood
South Carolina is the land of Revolutionary War heroes and was the first state to secede from the union. But its suspicion of federal government intrusion is hardly part of its storied past.It's a sentiment ...
Gingrich Wins the South Carolina Primary
COMMENTARY | The results were overwhelming for Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary, according to the New York Times. The people of South Carolina rallied around the American flag, showing they wanted to take America back to a direction of patriotism that our forefathers once dreamed it could be, not toward a socialized nation like the Europeans have, that just is not America. Gingrich ...
South Carolina primary: 5 counties to watch
Voters are voting! All eyes in the political world are on South Carolina where the state that has picked the eventual Republican presidential nominee in every election since 1980 will make its choice today. Read full article >>
South Carolina evangelicals edge toward Santorum
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Religious conservative voters in South Carolina, shaking off months of indecision, are showing signs of movement toward surging Rick Santorum but are still badly split in the Republican presidential race. Before they jump off the fence, many of those Christian right voters will need to be convinced Santorum is the candidate who can kick President Barack ...
Top 25: No. 1 Kentucky 86, South Carolina 52
Top 25: No. 1 Kentucky 86, South Carolina 52 The Associated Press Published Feb 4, 2012 06:22PM MDT Columbia, S.C. • Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night. Kentucky (23-1) has won 15 straight and moved to 9-0 in the Southeastern ...
History Underscores South Carolina Primary's Independent Streak
The capriciousness of political polling can be seen in the January 12 Real Clear Politics polls for South Carolina, the third voting state in the lineup of GOP primary states. With Mitt Romney having come in surprisingly first in Iowa and predictably first in New Hampshire, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is mounting a hard charge in South Carolina.
SC House considers creating South Carolina Medal of Honor for fallen soldiers
The SC House of Representatives is considering creating a South Carolina Medal of Honor to be awarded to soldiers with ties to the state who are killed in combat or while deploying to a war zone.