South Carolina
Democrats Hit the Wall Again in South Carolina Special Election
The Democratic Party’s longest U.S. House pick-up drought in the nation extended to 48 consecutive losses in South Carolina Tuesday, where the party has failed to gain a seat for a quarter-century.
Read MoreWe Are Family? Colbert Busch vs Sanford Campaign Website Biographies
Elizabeth Colbert Busch discusses her family in 34 percent of her campaign website bio compared to just 8 percent for Mark Sanford; Sanford devotes 81 percent to career accomplishments.
Read MoreStates with the Longest US House Special Election Droughts
Idaho has not hosted a special election to the House in its 122 years since statehood; Delaware last held one during the McKinley administration with Utah and New Hampshire during the Hoover years.
Read MoreColbert Busch: Making History in South Carolina?
Colbert Busch could become the sixth woman elected to Congress from South Carolina – but the first without political ties by marriage or birth.
Read MoreCan Colbert Busch End the Nation’s Largest Democratic Pick-Up Drought?
South Carolina Democrats have recorded 47 consecutive contests without picking up a GOP-held U.S. House seat, eclipsing Missouri (45), Nebraska (33), and Georgia (30).
Read MoreSanford Seeks 1st US House Seat by Ex-South Carolina Governor Since 1850s
The last time a former governor of the Palmetto State won a U.S. House contest was a decade before the Civil War (William Aiken).
Read MoreSenator Tim Scott? Sitting Congressmen Rarely Appointed from South Carolina
Only one sitting U.S. House member has been appointed out of 15 appointments to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina; only four of these appointed senators were subsequently elected to the chamber
Read MoreDeMint Resignation in History: 1 in 3 South Carolina US Senators Resigned
DeMint will join the likes of Charles Pinckney, Thomas Sumpter, John Calhoun, and Strom Thurmond – former South Carolina U.S. Senators who resigned from the highest legislative office in the land.
Read MoreGingrich Remains Go-To Candidate for Opening Question in GOP Debates
The former House Speaker has received the moderator’s first question in six of the last seven debates.
Read MoreWhat’s So Special About South Carolina?
The Palmetto State is one of nearly two-dozen states with a perfect record in picking eventual GOP presidential nominees since 1980.
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