By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 2nd at 09:09 AM  | 

She has out a new ad. She needs money to keep it up on the air in South Carolina. GO HERE AND DONATE.

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  June 1st at 01:04 PM  | 

InsiderAdvantage polled for Statehouse Report the South Carolina primaries for Governor, and while the necessity of a runoff makes the long term future uncertain, the frontrunners in each race are clear: Nikki Haley and Vincent Sheheen.

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 28th at 06:16 PM  | 

I can’t say that I am surprised by the level of aggravation and acrimony in the comments of my “Letting the Chips Fall” post. I certainly promised more than I delivered. You should have seen the first six drafts. They were much better. For the few cheery souls remaining, I appreciate that you got the point — it’s exactly what Will Folks has been doing, | Read More »

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  May 28th at 02:31 PM  | 

At RedState we’ve hammered for a long time the idea that your local politics matter. We also give plenty of attention to federal elections for the House, the Senate, and of course the President. But governors matter, too. The next governor of South Carolina will affect us all. As will Georgia’s, Ohio’s, and Oregon’s. It doesn’t matter where you live. These Governors, as well as | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 28th at 09:00 AM  | 

Without a guilty plea for beating a woman, but with a Devil May Care attitude, RedState.com’s fearless editor, Erick Erickson, endeavoring to write about himself in the third person, though omniscient or limited is still up for grabs, will now proceed to dish out the dough and let the chips fall where they may in the whole sordid affair in South Carolina. Only today did | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 27th at 02:50 PM  | 

Who paid Will Folks? He was allegedly offered money. A LOT of money. In fact, RedState now confirms through a whole heap of sources that he’s been trying to sell this story for a year. We know who bit. We know who didn’t bite. We know who paid Will Folks to push this story out there. Oh, and you guys in the media, you’ve let | Read More »

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  May 27th at 11:29 AM  | 

According to an internal poll of Mick Mulvaney’s discovered by National Journal, the South Carolina Republican has gained 11 points on 14 term Democrat John Spratt of the 5th district. If the Chairman of the Budget Committee can’t use his seniority to keep his seat safe, then I would expect to see a wave nationwide.

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 27th at 10:24 AM  | 

“They’ve strung up Nikki Haley — skipping the issues, skipping the ethics, skipping experience, and going straight to calling her a whore. But they’ve shown nothing.” It was Clarence Thomas who talked about the high tech lynching the left put him through during his confirmation battle. The left went straight for the pubic hair on the coke can — forget everything about his qualifications, intelligence, | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 26th at 07:00 AM  | 

Truth be told, I’ve wanted to be delicate in other South Carolina races because I haven’t wanted people to think my candidates are somehow Nikki Haley’s candidates too. They most certainly are not, but I know some people may think otherwise. There are, however, a couple of other races in South Carolina that are on my radar. One is the Lt. Governor’s race and Bill | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 25th at 09:44 PM  | 

Ben Smith of the Politico called Will Folks “credible” when the “inappropriate physical relationship” story broke. Michael Brendan Doughtery called him “revered” and said “His reputation since leaving the governor’s office has only increased. He has become South Carolina’s essential political blogger.” Like the only two movie critics quoted on a movie scoring 5% at Rotten Tomatoes, those quotes may come back to . . | Read More »

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  May 25th at 05:04 PM  | 

Having attended a speech of Nikki Haley’s in Atlanta last year, her run for Governor of South Carolina is one I’ve followed. Living here, I’ve also watched the California Senate race. Both situations seemed to be stable: Haley was stuck in fourth, while in California Tom Campbell was staying ahead of second place Carly Fiorina. Then Sarah Palin intervened, and both Haley and Fiorina shot | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 25th at 03:38 PM  | 

Friends, we cannot let our friend down in a time of great need. Nikki needs money ASAP to get new ads on television to combat the sleazy smears against her. Join Sarah Palin and RedState in supporting Nikki Haley. By the way, Nikki now has a 20 point lead in South Carolina, which is why they are going after her with sleaze. Let’s not let | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 24th at 03:38 PM  | 

No one cared about Nikki Haley when she was in third place in South Carolina — no one, that is, except RedState and Sarah Palin. Now guess what? Nikki Haley is in first place with a double digit lead over the number two candidate. Rasmussen has her at 11 points up. So what do they do? A blogger claims he has an “inappropriate physical relationship” | Read More »

By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  May 24th at 03:21 PM  | 

Sarah Palin lent her considerable Facebook megaphone in support of South Carolina gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley, with whom a prominent Palmetto State blogger alleged today he had an “inappropriate physical relationship” years before. “When Nikki and I held her endorsement rally on the steps of the beautiful and historic South Carolina state house a few weeks ago, I warned her and her family that she | Read More »

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 24th at 11:46 AM  | 

Last week I was tipped off to the panic in the South Carolina House and Senate Republican Caucuses. The leadership had a private meeting to see what could be done to take out Nikki Haley. She spent her years in the legislature fighting the good old boys, even within her own party. She demanded transparency and won. They don’t like her. Well, with Rasmussen now | Read More »