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Braylee Estep (left) & Mother Arrested “Assault by Mob” Charges Can you start an article with … “I am not surprised”? Or better yet … “we were expecting this!” Or maybe … “in our opinion this was not the first time Braylee was involved in an ‘Assault by Mob’.” Yes … Braylee Estep is the 22-year-old that Drew McKissick hired in 2023 as the SCGOP Political Director … for the entire State of South Carolina … in a Presidential Election Year with all eyes on our state. Only experience necessary … being a “thug” and willing to “lie”. Why would...

If you think the events in Hampton County & the Alex Murdaugh murders exposed “corruption” in South Carolina … you haven’t seen anything yet!!! The update from last nights SCGOP State Executive Committee meeting … and the Lexington County Republican Party … is simple: SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick & the majority of the SCGOP State Executive Committee … DECLARED WAR ON MAGA & America FIRST!!! Yes, you read that correctly … Drew McKissick and his ilk want to stir up the FEBRUARY 24th, 2024, SC Presidential Preference Primary by shutting down TRUMP supporting County GOPs. Maybe to help Nikki Haley?...

Damage in the aftermath of yesterday’s storm Shortly after President Trump finished yesterday’s stump speech, a freak storm wrecked the small town of Pickens, South Carolina. Trees were uprooted, and roofs were blown away. One day later, the power has yet to be fully restored while nearly all 3,126 residents have a hand in cleaning up. But considering the way a crowd of 50,000 welcomed Sen. Lindsey Graham to the stage yesterday, the latest forecasting suggests bad weather has only just begun for the political establishment in the Palmetto State. “It was an odd, wild storm that only touched two...

We’ve seen this happen time and time again. President Donald Trump endorses an establishment Republican instead of the outsider, and then they turn around and stab him in the back. We saw this with Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, where Trump could have endorsed my good friend and patriot Col Rob Maness, but chose to go with Cassidy, instead, since he believed he had the best chance of winning. Then, he turned around and voted to impeach Trump. History is repeating itself in South Carolina. Lin Wood campaigned to become the chairman of the South Carolina GOP in an attempt to...

The top three elected leaders of the Greenville county Republican party jointly resigned their offices on Thursday afternoon, citing an inability to work with the grassroots conservative activists currently dominating the direction of the local party. The trio of county leaders were at their posts for less than three months … and their ouster is the latest major development in what has become a pitched battle for the heart and soul of the South Carolina Republican party (SCGOP), as well as the mantle of “conservatism” is this ostensibly bright red state. The resignations of party chair Jennifer Black, vice chair...

South Carolina Republican Party September 25, 2013 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SUPPORTING SENATOR TED CRUZ AND HIS EFFORTS IN THE U.S. SENATE TO DEFUND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS OBAMACARE, AND RESPECTFULLY APPEALING TO SOUTH CAROLINA’S SENIOR SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM AND SOUTH CAROLINA’S JUNIOR SENATOR TIM SCOTT, TO ACTIVELY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF SENATOR CRUZ WHEREAS the South Carolina Republican Party Platform has been consistent for many years that health care should remain in the hands of citizens, not bureaucrats; and, WHEREAS the South Carolina Republican Party platform has...

Defeat Jim Clyburn! With your help we can send one of the most liberal Congressmen home! We can replace him with a real Conservative who will represent SC!

Sometimes the establishment GOP makes me sick. Literally. For starters, take the Delaware GOP primary today as example one. The State and National GOP establishment won’t even recognize that Mike Castle is a RINO, and yet they are supporting him over Christine O’Donnell. People like Governor Sarah Palin, Senator Jim DeMint, and members of the Tea Party Express are the ones backing O’Donnell. Wouldn’t you think that the State and National GOP would support the more conservative candidate? Apparently not. I bet Christine O’Donnell pulls off an “upset” tonight! And the same things are happening here in South Carolina. Again,...

It all started with SC’s 5th District Congressman John Spratt. He finally decided to debate his opponent State Senator Mick Mulvaney, but he wouldn’t allow any media cameras to be present. Luckily for us, everyone has blackberries these days which take decent videos! Because of video phones, we have footage from the Spratt v Mulvaney debate! Where did open government go? Other SC Democrats seem to think Spratt had the right idea. More specifically, Congressman Jim Clyburn. Yes, believe it or not Clyburn is “pulling a John Spratt”. Clyuburn is refusing to debate his opponent Mr. Jim Pratt. To be...

but a good one for the GOP. There is a grassroots movement spreading across the country: PowerHouseFive. Here is a basic overview of the movement: “You are pledging to purchase a book of 50 stamps, provide 50 envelopes and then hand address those envelopes with addresses that we will provide in Oct. There will be a page available for download, specific to each district. After you download and print the 50 copies for the mail outs, you will stuff the envelopes and drop them in the mail. Please be advised that these downloads will not be available until Oct. because...

The alliance between the South Carolina Republican Party and the state’s tea party organizations seems to have lasted less than a week, as grassroots groups chafed at the idea of being absorbed into the party apparatus. The partnership announced Monday by state GOP Chairwoman Karen Floyd and Harry Kibler of the Upstate Coalition of Conservative Organizations, an umbrella group of tea party organizations, was intended to create liaisons between the state party and the grass roots and help the two work together to elect more conservative Republicans. “This agreement is a start,” Kibler said Monday. “Having our groups work together...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade, it was the last straw for the Charleston County Republican Party. The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. The county party, which has traditionally been considered moderate, voted by a wide margin to censure Mr. Graham in harsh terms. Their grievance list was long: it cited the senator for calling opponents of immigration law change “bigots,” holding the Republican Party...

The Nov. 12 story about Sen. Lindsey Graham found on Page 4A belonged on the front page in my opinion. ("Charleston County GOP censures U.S. Sen. Graham") Graham does not represent the policies of the Republican Party. He is a RINO, Republican In Name Only, who should exit the party like Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. I have written and called the senator often regarding his opinions and his voting record, but of course received no response. He doesn't seem to care what his constituents think or believe. Why I voted for this man I'll never know. He doesn't deserve to...

GOOSE CREEK -- U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham escaped another censure Monday after his chief of staff promised a meeting with disgruntled Berkeley County Republicans. The Charleston County Republican Party's executive committee passed a resolution last week censuring Graham for departing from their values. They were unhappy that Graham is siding with Democrats who believe in global warming for an energy bill, that he supported the federal bank bailout and that he favors granting amnesty for illegal aliens and that he called those who disagree with him on the issue bigots. Berkeley County Republicans showed up at their executive committee meeting...

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) – Former South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson is calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to cut a check from his campaign war chest to help repair the "serious damage" he has done to Republican fundraising efforts in the state. Sanford, a prodigious fundraiser, is sitting on nearly $1.69 million in his gubernatorial election account, and he still has roughly $128,000 in his congressional account, according to his most recent campaign finance reports. New financial reports are due later this month. But now that Sanford's political career has collapsed, his money is in limbo. Under South Carolina...

U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., today released a jobs plan he said would stimulate the economy with tax cuts and would create 18 million new jobs over 10 years and 7,000 S.C. jobs this year. DeMint has been one of the Congress' most vocal opponents of the stimulus bill making its way through U.S. Senate that includes possibly a $1 trillion in new spending and tax cuts. DeMint, who was joined in Washington, D.C. by Gov. Mark Sanford, another high-profile critic of the stimulus package, said tax cuts are a more responsible way to spark the nation's economy. "We think...

Abortion foes in the Legislature have sown the seeds of what could develop into another battle over regulating abortion in South Carolina. Seven S.C. House lawmakers have prefiled a bill that would require women seeking abortions to be given a list of clinics and other facilities that provide free ultrasounds. That list could include pregnancy crisis centers — many run by antiabortion groups — that actively discourage abortion and encourage women to choose other alternatives. The bill expands upon the law the General Assembly passed this year that requires abortion providers to give women seeking an abortion the option of...

3/25/02 SC GOP under FEC investigation, documents subpoenaed... Copyright 2002, Palmetto Journal Larry Richter, candidate for attorney general, launched a salvo Monday afternoon against SC GOP Chairman Henry McMaster, who is expected to enter the AG's race. Palmetto Journal obtained, before anyone else in the media, a copy of a 4-page private memo Richter faxed to Republican candidates and members of the State Executive Committee. In that document, Richter points out that he had been tipped off last week to contact the Federal Election Commission over alleged mismanagement of SC GOP finances. Richter points out that he discovered that the...