As a SC resident, there's little to apologize for, we dislike linda even more than you.
SC has open primaries which allows the RATS to cross over and vote for linda. Then, in the general she wins because SC is such a solid red state. linda has a job for life as long as SC has open primaries.
Until our legislature grows some cojones and changes the primary law we're stuck with linda.
Now to address the theme of this thread: linda, if it hadn't been for a leak to the press, you wouldn't have known about Sadler's remark. The leaker need to be found and punished as harshly as possible.