Tag Archives: South Carolina

Reuters reports: Joe Biden, who just days ago appeared at risk of losing the donors he relies on to power his campaign, is receiving a much-needed jolt of cash as he heads into the South Carolina primary. Biden’s campaign fundraising has popped upward since Tuesday’s debate, totaling $2 million in four days ahead of the South Carolina primary. Supporters are …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump suggested his supporters in South Carolina cast their primary ballots for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during his rally Friday, the second straight Democratic primary in which he’s suggested his supporters get involved. “Are you ready? Let’s do it together,” Trump said. “First we have to figure out who would be the weakest candidate, and then …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden has an 18-point lead over his Democratic presidential primary opponents in South Carolina, according to a poll released Wednesday. Biden has 35 percent support in the Clemson University poll released just days ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina primary. Businessman Tom Steyer, who has focused much of his campaign on South Carolina, pulled …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn ended months of speculation Wednesday morning by endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden, providing a valuable boost to the South Carolina front-runner just three days before the state’s Democratic primary voters head to the polls. Some political observers even dub him the South Carolina Democrats’ “kingmaker.” As South Carolina’s most …

The Washington Examiner reports: Social media users, news outlets, and Bernie Sanders himself parroted false reports that those in the Democratic presidential debate audience paid thousands of dollars per ticket after the crowd seemed noticeably hostile towards Sanders. The debate audience at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday was noticeably friendlier to candidates like former New York …

The New York Times reports: The Democratic presidential candidates delivered a barrage of criticism against their party’s emerging front-runner, Senator Bernie Sanders, at a debate on Tuesday night, casting him as a divisive figure with unrealistic ideas, even as they continued to batter Michael R. Bloomberg. Mr. Sanders, in his first debate since a smashing victory in the Nevada caucuses …

CBS News reports: Seven Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for tonight’s debate in Charleston, South Carolina, hosted by CBS News. It’s the last opportunity candidates will have to make their pitch on a national stage before Saturday’s critical South Carolina primary election — and the last one before voters in 16 states and territories go to the polls on Super …

From the editorial board of South Carolina’s The State: The Democratic Party’s presidential nominee will face a formidable general election opponent in Republican President Donald Trump, an incumbent armed with a strong economic record and a force of personality that has spawned a fiercely loyal base of supporters. It is vital, then, for the Democrats to nominate an energetic, disciplined …

Reuters reports: Pete Buttigieg, the only veteran in the top tier of candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is turning to South Carolina’s large military community to help shore up his nagging lack of support among black voters. The primary on Saturday in the diverse southern state is seen as an important durability test for the 38-year-old former mayor of …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are running neck-and-neck in South Carolina with billionaire activist Tom Steyer not far behind, according to a new poll released exclusively to The Hill. The poll, conducted by the Change Research for the Democratic group The Welcome Party, shows Biden and Sanders knotted at 23 percent support …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: A group of prominent Upstate Republicans is preparing to launch a wide-scale effort this week to encourage GOP voters across South Carolina to vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Feb. 29 Democratic primary, The Post and Courier has learned. The Republican plan to impact the Democratic race, emerging just weeks before the …

Here’s some very encouraging news: A Change Research/Post and Courier poll released Friday shows that longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has just a two-point lead on his Democratic challenger. In the left-leaning poll, 47 percent of likely general election voters said that they would vote from Graham, 45 percent said that they would vote for Democratic challenger Jamie Harrison and …

Fox News reports: A county judge in South Carolina has dismissed a lawsuit against the Palmetto State’s Republican Party over its decision to cancel a presidential primary next year. Richland County Circuit Judge Jocelyn Newman’s ruling effectively seals the near unanimous vote earlier this year by the state GOP’s executive committee to forgo its “First in the South” primary status …

The Hill reports: South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg is putting $2 million behind his first campaign ad in South Carolina, as he seeks to make inroads with the black voters who make up about two-thirds of the Democratic primary electorate in the key early-voting state. “When I say we’ve got to unify the American people it doesn’t mean pretending …

South Carolina’s The State reports: In the buildup to his arrival, tensions surrounding the president’s visit to Benedict College in Columbia were becoming more pronounced. According to the White House, there were approximately 300 tickets total to the invitation-only event, dubbed the 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum by the White House. Half of these tickets were reserved for guests …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden has a 20-point lead against the rest of the 2020 Democratic primary field in the crucial primary state of South Carolina as the Palmetto State emerges as a firewall for his campaign. Biden has the support of 37 percent of Democratic or Democratic-leaning registered voters, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) got 17 …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: Two Republicans, one of them former congressman Bob Inglis, have sued the S.C. Republican Party over its decision to cancel its GOP presidential primary next year. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state court in Richland County, alleges the party scrapped its 2020 election contest illegally and violated party rules and state election law. The …

CNN reports: Our first CNN/SSRS polls of the South Carolina Democratic primary and Nevada Democratic caucuses show two very different races. Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a large 37% to 16% advantage over Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in South Carolina among likely Democratic primary voters. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is at 11%. No one else gets above 5%. This …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: The South Carolina Republican Party executive committee voted almost unanimously Saturday to forgo their GOP presidential primary next year, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to receive all of the state’s nominating delegates without contest. With his enduring popularity among South Carolina Republicans, Trump’s bid to become the state’s GOP nominee for the …

CNN reports: As Hurricane Dorian continues moving up the southeastern US coast, South Carolina was feeling its effects Thursday morning. The storm had lost some of its strength after hitting the Bahamas. But it intensified again into a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The city of Charleston …