SC-GOV

Clyburn Says All Three Dem Candidates He Thinks Are 'Plants' Hired GOP Firm (VIDEO)

Christina Bellantoni | June 14, 2010, 5:02PM

We've been keeping a close eye on the accusations and rumors coming out of South Carolina in recent days following a very strange Democratic primary. It's far from clear whether any of the mysterious candidates who performed better than expected for being little known were "plants" or part of any larger plot.

Today House Majority Whip James Clyburn accused all three candidates he's already suggested were "plants" of hiring Stonewall Strategies, a firm run by former aide to Rep. Joe Wilson. On MSNBC today charged that Democratic candidates Gregory Brown, Ben Frasier in SC-01 and Alvin Greene in the Senate race had employed Stonewall. Preston Grisham, who runs Stonewall, flatly denied the charge in an interview.

Clyburn (D-SC) has spent the last several days suggesting that something was amiss during Tuesday's primary, during which Frasier and Greene prevailed despite a lack of campaigning and no recognition from the state Democratic party.

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Topics: 2010 Elections, Alvin Greene, Ben Frasier, Gregory Brown, James Clyburn, SC-GOV, South Carolina, South Carolina Democratic Party

Jake Knotts

SC County GOP Calls On Knotts To Resign Over 'Raghead' Comment

Eric Lach | June 11, 2010, 1:55PM

The Lexington County Republican Party has called on state Sen. Jake Knotts (R) to resign over his comments about Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, according to Politico.

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Topics: 2010 Elections, Jake Knotts, Nikki Haley, SC-GOV, South Carolina

Jake Knotts

Reporter: 'There Wasn't Outrage' After Knotts Called Haley A 'Raghead'

Ben Frumin | June 4, 2010, 5:08PM

Last night, South Carolina State Sen. Jake Knotts (R) called Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley a "f------ raghead," and bizarrely suggested that she's some kind of Sikh Manchurian candidate.

Corey Hutchins, a reporter for Free Times, the alt weekly in Columbia, South Carolina, has a great piece today about his interview with Knotts, which came after the state senator said during an internet radio show last night that Haley is a "raghead."

I spoke to Hutchins this afternoon, and he shared some more details on last night's event.

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Topics: Corey Hutchins, Jake Knotts, Nikki Haley, SC-GOV, South Carolina

Nikki Haley

Jenny Sanford Comes Out In Support Of Nikki Haley

Eric Lach | June 4, 2010, 3:07PM

Jenny Sanford, who knows a thing or two about South Carolina sex scandals, has come out in support of South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, who's been fighting off claims of affairs by two GOP operatives.

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Topics: Jenny Sanford, Nikki Haley, SC-GOV

Jake Knotts

Report: Knotts Called Haley 'F---ing Raghead,' Attacked Her Religion, Family

Ben Frumin | June 4, 2010, 11:56AM

It sounds like South Carolina State. Sen. Jake Knotts' "raghead" comments last night are even worse than first reported.

Not only did he refer to Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley as a "raghead" during an internet political radio show taped in a bar -- but Knotts called her a "f---ing raghead" afterward, according to a report from the Free-Times.

"She's a f---ing raghead," Knotts reportedly said.

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Topics: Jake Knotts, Nikki Haley, SC-GOV, South Carolina

Jake Knotts

SC GOPer Apologizes For Calling Obama And Haley 'Ragheads': I Was Just Joking

Ben Frumin | June 4, 2010, 10:21AM

South Carolina State Sen. Jake Knotts (R) has apologized for referring to President Obama and Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley as "ragheads," saying that he meant the comment as a joke.

"We've already got a raghead in the White House, we don't need another raghead in the governor's mansion," Knotts said on the internet political talk show Pub Politics, according to co-host Phil Bailey.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Jake Knotts, Nikki Haley, SC-GOV, South Carolina