Posted on 08/02/2013 6:11:36 PM PDT by upchuck
/johnny
/johnny
Lindsy’s are bigger.
Two challengers = conservative disunity = Senator Grahm
After the opposition candidates announce, let them have a couple of months to see which one appeals most to the voters (polls).
Then, and especially by the first of the year, the conservatives/Tea Party should select that one.
Otherwise, multiple candidates will dilute the vote.
[Chances are that some of those are actually backed by political groups supporting Graham — for the purpose of diluting the opposition.]
As usual, conservatives are set up to split the vote against worms such as Graham. The TEA Party should endorse one candidate and push the others out of the way. They may have been paid by the GOP-e to divide and conquer for Linseed.
******************************************************************
You couldn’t be more wrong. You folks need to understand South Carolina election law. The more candidates, the more likely that Graham will be kept from getting to the 50% threshhold he needs to avoid a runoff. If forced into a runoff of the top two finishers in the primary, Graham will face the top conservative challenger. The challenger will have had time to gather more name recognition and Little Lindsey will have had to somewhat depleted his campaign funds. In the runoff, in which highly motivated conservatives will be most likely to turn out in large numbers, it will be easier to defeat Graham than to attempt to defeat him in the primary with a single opponent.
Dick Cash?!? Best. Name. Ever.
Graham will have a run-off election against one opponent if he doesn't get 50%+ in the first round. The more the merrier.
/johnny
...and the ONLY beavage.
Thanks for update. God speed to the best candidate to take on Sweet Lindsey.
Lindsay is one; she has one. Big improvement I say.
Folks, hop on over to Grahamnesty’s FACEBOOK page and let him know how you feel!
I did.
https://www.facebook.com/LindseyGrahamSC
Folks, hop on over to Grahamnesty’s FACEBOOK page and let him know how you feel!
I did.
https://www.facebook.com/LindseyGrahamSC
I'm thinking she has the best platform overall.
Answer:
Voters who voted in a party's primary, can vote only in the runoff of the same party. Voters who did not vote in the primary, may vote in either party's runoff.
The primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots.
Voters may not vote in a political party’s runoff if they voted in another political party’s primary. However, voters who did not vote in either politicial party’s primary may vote in either politicial party’s runoff.
A defeated primary candidate may not actively offer or campaign as a write-in candidate for the ensuing election. The use of posters or stickers on the ballot is not permitted. The voting machine provides for a voter to write-in a candidate. Write-in votes are not allowed in primary elections or the election of President or Vice-president.
Is the SC GOP primary first-past-the-post or is there a run-off is no one gets a majority? If there’s not a run-off, two of the challengers better drop out before their names get on the ballot, because otherwise the anti-Graham vote will split and he’ll get the nomination again.
Hmmm... if those are the rules, we need to find some folks who will create a contested Democrat primary so the ‘Rats won’t cross over to vote in the GOP primary — ideally a black conservative, or at least a black candidate well to the right of Graham, and a really looney-left type who fancies that by running he’s preventing the Tea Party from getting the seat — probably if a black conservative ran for the Democrat nomination a looney-left type or three would jump in without any trickery to induce them to join the race.
Go read #36.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.