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@MaryCaitlinByrd

5 years

The seating capacity at Williams Arena is 8,000.

Brad Parscale

@parscale

5 years

Another historic turnout in Greenville North Carolina! Capacity record inside and overflow is huge! Over 20,000 here to see @realDonaldTrump He just keeps setting records. Bigly!

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3 years

"Joe Biden. He won. He's the legitimate President of the United States," says @LindseyGrahamSC , before further affirming, "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were lawfully elected and will become the president and vice president of the United States on January 20." #scpol

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5 years

EXCLUSIVE AND BREAKING: Mark Sanford, SC Republican and former congressman, says he is considering a presidential run against Donald Trump #scpol #politics #2020 #scnews

Mark Sanford, SC Republican, former US Rep, considers presidential run against Trump

Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina congressman ousted from office after President Donald Trump urged voters to toss him out, is considering a run for president.

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5 years

And for those wondering: Yes, the @BernieSanders campaign sent the announcement re: marijuana legalization policy at 4:20 p.m. #scpol #SC2020

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Per the White House, last night President Joe Biden spoke by phone with University of South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley to congratulate her on the team’s championship. #scpol #scnews

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2 years

Fresh off his SC vacation, Biden thanks Majority Whip Jim Clyburn for his efforts on the Inflation Reduction Act. "You're amazing," Biden said. "I am reminded often by my staff, were it not for you, for your wife telling you to endorse me, I wouldn't' be standing here." #scpol

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

7 years

If you're standing in line to vote when the polls close, you can still vote. If you aren't in line, you're out of luck. #Election2016

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5 years

Sanford tells me he would run as a Republican, not an independent. "Sometimes in life you’ve got to say what you’ve got to say, whether there’s an audience or not for that message," Sanford said. “I feel convicted." #scpol #2020Election #scnews

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4 years

Big thanks to @AndrewYang for joining us today for @postandcourier ’s Pints and Politics event. We covered a lot of ground and had an engaging audience. Stay tuned for details about our next event by signing up for our Palmetto Politics newsletter: #scpol

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2 years

Fueled largely by women, South Carolina has added more than 165,000 new registered voters this year — a trend that could preview the political power of female voters in the upcoming Nov. 8 midterm elections. #scpol #scnews #chsnews

Post Roe decision, women power new voter registrations in South Carolina, data shows

Fueled largely by women, South Carolina has added more than 165,000 new registered voters this year — a trend line that could preview the political power of female voters in

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

5 years

Ahead of criminal justice forum in SC, @BernieSanders introduces plan to legalize marijuana, expunge criminal records, invest $ in communities hit hardest by the war on drugs, implement clemency reform, and prevent legalized marijuana from becoming the next Big Tobacco. #SC2020

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

4 years

Already seeing this clip of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham recirculating on Twitter after news of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg tonight. This clip was before Graham became Senate Judiciary Committee chairman. #scpol

Yahoo News

@YahooNews

6 years

Sen. Lindsey Graham justifies his treatment of Merrick Garland: "If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump's term, and the primary process has started, we'll wait to the next election"

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BREAKING: Nikki Haley is running for president. Formal announcement will happen Feb. 15. @skropf47 with the major scoop tonight >>> #scpol #scnews #chsnews #2024Election

It's official: Nikki Haley running for president. Formal announcement Feb. 15

The confirmation she is committing to the race came from a member of Haley's inner circle Jan. 31.

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5 months

NEW: Former President Donald Trump will attend the Clemson-South Carolina game this weekend, his campaign confirms to me, bringing the GOP front-runner to Williams-Brice Stadium for the state's biggest college football spectacle of the year. #scpol #scnews

Donald Trump will attend Clemson-Carolina football game, campaign confirms

Former President Donald Trump will visit Columbia, SC to attend the annual football game between the Clemson University Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks.

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5 years

It was only a matter of time before Trump weighed in on Mark Sanford's presidential challenge. Trump responds to Mark Sanford’s 2020 bid by bringing up Sanford’s 2009 affair again #scpol #2020election #scnews #chsnews #politics

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

5 years

When the former Governor of the Great State of South Carolina, @MarkSanford , was reported missing, only to then say he was away hiking on the Appalachian Trail, then was found in Argentina with his Flaming Dancer friend, it sounded like his political career was over. It was,....

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2 years

The S.C. Department of Corrections just released this photo showing the renovated Capital Punishment Facility as seen from the witness room. The firing squad chair is on the left. The covered chair is the electric chair, which doesn't move. #scpol #scnews

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7 years

Police describe the suspect as orange and tan in color, with short arms and a large head. The suspect is also extinct.

Glenn Smith

@glennsmith5

7 years

Have you seen this suspect? via @GregoryYYee

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NEW: Tomorrow, on her first full day as Charleston County Sheriff, Kristin Graziano will end the agency's 287(g) agreement with ICE. This was a central campaign promise made by @krgraziano , and was a major contrast between her and outgoing sheriff Al Cannon. #chsnews #scnews

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A routine press conference on a federal grant for Charleston’s bus system put Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace on the defensive after Democrats pounced that she actually voted against the bill that made it happen. #chsnews #scpol #scnews

US Rep. Nancy Mace endorses Charleston bus project. But she voted against its funding.

A routine press conference for a future regional transit hub became a political headache for Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace after Democrats criticized her for voting against the bill that

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7 years

Former South Carolina congressman to Paul Ryan: 'Don't obstruct justice. Put country first.' #scpol #scnews

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4 years

. @PeteButtigieg received a standing ovation for his remarks to the First Baptist Church of James Island. #SC2020

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5 years

In the final stretch, #SC01 Republican Katie Arrington has two other big names coming to the Lowcoutnry to campaign on her behalf Monday: Donald Trump, Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle #scpol #chsnews

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Full @NikkiHaley quote: "I think that God sometimes places people for lessons and sometimes places people for change. And you can look at everything that's happened, and I think we are seeing a lot of change, and I think we are gaining a lot of lessons from it as well.” #scpol

David Brody

@DBrodyReports

4 years

JUST RELEASED: @NikkiHaley on whether God put @realDonaldTrump in place as president for such a time as this? She Says, "everything happens for a reason... I think God sometimes places people for lessons and sometimes places people for change." Her @700club story Tuesday! @POTUS

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Abe Jenkins at the lectern to introduce @PeteButtigieg to First Baptist Church of James Island. He opens by saying, “I am here to introduce the guy who I think is our future.” He notes the pastor of this church is young, like @PeteButtigieg , but grew the church. #SC2020

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6 years

Mark Sanford concedes, saying he is a realist: “The numbers indicate I am not going to win this race.” #SC01

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4 years

Demetria “Demi" Bannister was starting her third year as a third grade teacher at Windsor Elementary School. She led the school’s student choir. On Monday, she died of Covid-19. She was 28. The story by @dtravisbland >>> #scnews

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Buttigieg says of down-ballot impact of a Sanders ticket: You might want to check with people who turned the House blue. "Not only are they turning away from your platform, they are running away from your platform as fast as they possibly can. #DemDebate

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. @PeteButtigieg opens by saying, “thanks be to God.” He says running for President is about humbling oneself because you go into middle school gyms, diners, churches and looking people in the eyes and asking for support. He admits he is a newcomer who may be unknown. #sc2020

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. @WhipClyburn and other Democrats are threatening to kick Republicans out of future coronavirus hearings if they don't wear masks. @kadiagoba has the latest >>> #scpol

Democrats Won't Let Republicans Speak In Coronavirus Hearings If They Won’t Wear Masks

“We’re not going to have another meeting in a confined space if we’re not going to abide by this,” Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told Republicans.

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3 years

Kristin Graziano was just sworn in as sheriff of Charleston County. Her wife, Elizabeth Graziano, held the Bible as she took the oath of office. #chsnews #scnews

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My grandmother said she wanted her funeral to be her “going away party.” And she left clear instructions: from keeping the homily to 2 minutes, to picking readings that ranged from scripture to literature. And it was so. On Monday, we said goodbye to Hazel Byrd. She was 100.❤️

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Buttigieg notes he is married to a teacher and he gets an education on education every day. #DemDebate

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. @PeteButtigieg then reminds congregation that @realDonaldTrump once said “I alone can fix it.” Buttigieg counters. “Nobody this side of paradise can fix anything alone,”Buttigieg says, to applause and shouts of “yes.” #SC2020

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Pastor Charlie L. Murray, Jr. during his pastoral observation prayer says, “Brother Pete. Brother Pete. You keep fighting until the end. And surround yourself with people who will lift you up, not tear you down.” #SC2020

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"If everybody in America does what we ask for in the next 15 days, we will see a dramatic difference. And we won’t have to worry about the ventilators, and we won’t have to worry about the ICU beds," says Dr. Debbie Birx.

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5 years

Today marks 51 years since the Orangeburg Massacre, the bloodiest civil rights event in South Carolina’s history. Last year, some people told us they fear it’s fading from memory. #scnews #scpol #chsnews #CivilRights

Orangeburg Massacre survivors fight for remembrance of bloodiest civil rights event in S.C. history

Some fear the Orangeburg Massacre, an era-defining moment of the 1960s, did not pierce the collective conscious of America but 50 years later, some fear it's fading from memory.

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Donald Trump has hired three SC political operatives to help the Republican frontrunner build out his 2024 presidential primary operation in the Palmetto State and shore up support among the state’s grassroots base. My scoop: #scpol #scnews #SC2024

Trump announces key South Carolina 2024 campaign staff ahead of state GOP convention

Trump campaign officials are calling the trio of S.C. staff hires the start of "the Palmetto Team."

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A White House official told me Vice President Kamala Harris was adamant about adding a South Carolina school to her national “Fight for Our Freedoms” tour. Next Wednesday, she will be at the College of Charleston. My latest: #scpol #scnews #chsnews

VP Kamala Harris to speak at College of Charleston as part of tour to reach young voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is adding a South Carolina stop to her nationwide college tour, appearing next week at the College of Charleston in a broader appeal to connect with young voters ahead of...

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5 years

Lindsey Graham confirms he will be golfing with President Donald Trump tomorrow morning. Graham said they will talk about "what’s going on with the whistleblower." #scpol #scnews #politics

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4 years

Full quote from @SenatorTimScott on the Justice Act, as he made an emotional appeal to his colleagues from the Senate floor to set aside partisanship to come together on police reform efforts: #scpol

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

6 months

INBOX: On Friday, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn will submit Joe Biden's official paperwork to appear on South Carolina’s first in the nation primary ballot. Clyburn is the state's highest ranking Democrat, and is also a national campaign co-chair for Biden's reelection bid. #scpol

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1 year

NEW + DEVELOPING: Federal judges strike down SC’s 1st Congressional District as racial gerrymandering #scpol #scnews #chsnews #SC01

Federal judges strike down SC's 1st Congressional District as racial gerrymandering

A panel of federal judges in South Carolina has concluded that the state's coastal 1st Congressional District was drawn in such a way that it discriminates against Black voters and

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NEW: VP Kamala Harris will campaign in South Carolina today on President Joe Biden’s behalf, making a surprise trip to the state that will go first in the Democrats’ 2024 nominating calendar after Black voters here resuscitated his 2020 campaign. #scpol

VP Kamala Harris travels to South Carolina today to submit Biden's primary ballot paperwork

Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to campaign in South Carolina today on President Joe Biden's behalf, making a surprise trip to the state that will now go first in

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

5 years

Lindsey Graham, the senior Republican U.S. Senator for South Carolina, is named as a primary target for the Democratic Coalition. The super PAC was founded in 2016 in opposition to Trump. It bills itself as the "home of the resistance to Donald Trump and his agenda" #scpol

Democratic Coalition

@TheDemCoalition

5 years

. @TheDemCoalition is focused on removing these 8 GOP Senators in 2020: Lindsey Graham (SC) Cory Gardner (CO) Martha McSally (AZ) Thom Tillis (NC) Susan Collins (ME) David Perdue (GA) Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) Mitch McConnell (KY) #TheResistance 🌊🌊

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I cover politics in South Carolina. I am not pushing a political agenda. I do this work to deepen understanding and to hold people accountable. Reach out anytime. I'm your neighbor. I work for you. I'm a newspaper reporter. 👉 cbyrd @postandcourier .com #NotTheEnemy

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One day before Trump is set to speak at Benedict College in Columbia, the SC campaign for @BetoORourke has dropped a banner that hangs across the street from the school. It reads: Hate Is Not Welcome Here (photo cred to Beto O'Rourke campaign) #scpol #SC2020 #politics

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3 years

South Carolina Democrat Joe Cunningham files preliminary paperwork for possible run for governor A spokesman declined to comment, but Cunningham sounded like a candidate waiting in the wings on Tuesday night. #scpol #scnews #chsnews

SC Democrat Joe Cunningham files preliminary paperwork for possible run for governor

In the last 24 hours, in both actions and words, Charleston Democrat Joe Cunningham dropped hint after hint that he’s eyeing a run for South Carolina governor.

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4 years

NEW: Office of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says senator met w/ Australia's Prime Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton in Graham's DC office on March 5. Dutton tested positive for COVID-19. Graham continues to self-quarantine/work from home. Still awaiting test results. #scpol

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7 years

McCain is the only senator who had to be gaveled out, for going over his allotted time during Comey hearing.

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2 years

The campaign for @AnnieAndrewsMD says she raised >$200K in the first 24 hours of her #SC01 campaign. That 24-hour total is nearly double what Joe Cunningham raised in his 1st quarter when he first ran for the seat in 2018. #scpol #chsnews #scnews

SC Democrat raises $200K in first 24 hours of congressional race against Rep. Nancy Mace

The campaign for first-time political candidate Dr. Annie Andrews said she raised more than $200K in the first 24 hours of her campaign. That’s nearly double what Joe Cunningham raised in his first...

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Town hall attendee says she "would not have moved here" if she knew U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson was her representative

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

4 years

. @PeteButtigieg steers back to fillibuster question. "We're in South Carolina. How are we going to deliver a revolution if you won't even support a rule change? We are in a state where Strom Thurmond used the fillibuster to block Civil Rights legislation repeatedly. " #DemDebate

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UPDATE: The @KamalaHarris campaign tells me this portion of the @nytimes story was a mischaracterization. The campaign says people have reached out to @J_WashingtonSC about post-campaign positions -- not that she is in talks for post-campaign gigs. #scpol #SC2020 #scnews

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

4 years

In this @nytimes story about the state of the @KamalaHarris campaign: Several aides, including @J_WashingtonSC , the state director in crucial South Carolina, have already had conversations about post-campaign jobs. #scpol #SC2020 #scnews

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The age of Trump has ushered in the end of a political era in South Carolina: Mark Sanford concedes to Katie Arrington in SC District 1 race, losing his first election #SC01 #scpol

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NEW: @JoeBiden gains SC endorsements from former Kamala Harris co-chairs #SC2020 #scpol #scnews

Joe Biden gains SC endorsements from former Kamala Harris co-chairs

Two Democratic women who helped lead Kamala Harris' presidential campaign in South Carolina are now endorsing Joe Biden in the state's first-in-the-South presidential primary.

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Pastor Charlie L. Murray, Jr. during his *altar prayer* says, “Brother Pete. Brother Pete. You keep fighting until the end. And surround yourself with people who will lift you up, not tear you down.” #SC2020 (Corrects earlier tweet that misidentified the prayer.)

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7 years

In statement, @SenJohnMcCain says: "We should not be content to pass health care legislation on a party-line basis." #GrahamCassidy

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7 years

A yearlong @BuzzFeedNews investigation about America's largest psychiatric chain is worth your time: @RosalindZAdams

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2 years

INBOX: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Charleston on Wednesday to tour local infrastructure and highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments. Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-Columbia, will join him. #chsnews #scpol

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. @NikkiHaley : "I’ve dealt with bullies my entire life. They don’t intimidate me. They only motivate me further. And I’ve never met a bully I couldn’t take on." #scpol #scnews

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. @PeteButtigieg takes his seat at the First Baptist Church of James Island. As congregants file in, they shake his hand as they walk past him. #SC2020

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Kyle Kashuv, a survivor of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman whose pro-2nd Amendment stance has served as a counter to the March for Our Lives movement, gets a thank-you note from UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. #scpol

Kyle Kashuv

@KyleKashuv

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Thank you for everything, Ambassador @nikkihaley . God bless you! 🇺🇸

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NEW: General Patton’s grandson, a Republican, endorses SC Democrat Joe Cunningham in battleground U.S. House race #SC01 #scpol #scnews #chsnews

General Patton's grandson, a Republican, endorses SC Democrat Joe Cunningham in House race

"I'm a Republican. I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I voted for Joe and I'll do it again," Gen. Patton's grandson says in a new TV

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Overheard in the newsroom here and likely everywhere right now: "What's our style on 'shithole?'" #journalism #media @OHnewsroom

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Constituent: "Ever since the election, I've felt like a passenger in a car that’s being driven by a drunk driver." Crowd goes wild. #chsnews

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As we look ahead to Memorial Day, a reminder that we owe this tradition to 10,000 former slaves who gathered in Charleston, SC to give proper burials to Union soldiers at what is now Hampton Park. From the archives: #scnews #chsnews #MemorialDay

The First Memorial Day

Charleston was in ruins.

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How do you get new and non-voters out the polls? @PeteButtigieg : "It didn't just happen that a lot of people didn't vote. People made it hard. There is a political agenda to make it more difficult to vote."(Things like availability of early voting, voting centers etc) #scpol

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NEW: SC Congressional candidate Katie Arrington falsely claims Trump won the 2020 election More on my 15-minute interview with her this morning shortly after she launched her US House race. #SC01 #scpol #chsnews #scnews

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０２．２５．２４ ❤️ ＥＳ＋ＣＢ South Carolina's presidential primaries are officially in the books, but I must declare myself the winner of this election cycle — and every one thereafter. Last weekend, I was the one being asked a question, and I said yes. 💍

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NEW: @SenatorTimScott wants to lift high school students out of poverty with new "Opportunity Internship." The program is specifically for rising juniors and seniors who attend Title I high schools in South Carolina. #chsnews #scnews #scpol

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Lindsey Graham: "The question is: Can we come together? The answer is we have no other choice." #DACA #scpol #scnews

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Campaigning in Bluffton, SC, @NikkiHaley dings Trump for his proposed changes at the RNC, saying Trump is going to try to "continue to take the party so that it does what he wants it to do. That’s the problem. It’s not about him. It’s never supposed to be about him." #scpol

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Liz Cheney in closing statement: "Every American must consider this: Can a president who is willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of Jan. 6 ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again?"

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The first 2020 presidential candidate back in South Carolina after Christmas? @AndrewYang . His campaign says he will make a two-day swing through the state. Stops include Walterboro, Charleston, Hartsville, Florence, Sellers, and Columbia. #scpol #SC2020

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. @PeteButtigieg says he's happy to be back in SC and notes the first time he was in the Palmetto State was when he was posted near Fort Jackson for combat training. The next time, he says, was last fall when he came to CHS to help Joe Cunningham get elected. #scpol #2020inSC

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"I feel no need to kiss the ring. And I have no fear of Trump’s retribution" @NikkiHaley says in a forceful repudiation of the former president. "I’m not looking for anything from him. My own political future is of zero concern." #scpol #scnews #chsnews #SC2024

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"We have a duty as United States Senators to be fully aware of our country's history of systemic racism, and a responsibility to take serious action toward achieving America's founding ideal of equal justice under law," says @SenKamalaHarris

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INBOX: President Joe Biden's week ahead will include traveling to Kiawah Island with his wife, Jill Biden, on Wednesday, according to guidance just released by the White House. The Bidens have repeatedly vacationed here in the Charleston area. #scpol #scnews #chsnews

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Some personal news: I am excited to share that I will be soon be taking on a new role as @thestate 's enterprise reporter based in Charleston. (And yes, I will continue to cover the #SC01 race.) I am immensely proud to be joining this statewide team. #spcol #scnews

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South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham calls on Gov. Henry McMaster and lawmakers to wait until after November to take up any new abortion laws. "I believe that South Carolinians should have a voice in determining our state's abortion law." #scpol

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"We are being called like our foremothers and fathers to be the moral defibrillators of our time." — @RevDrBarber #DemsInPhilly

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Biggest misconception Buttigieg Not passionate. Says he is. Buttigieg says scripture guides him. If you would be leader, you must first be a servant. #DemDebate

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Well-played, @netflix @arresteddev http://t.co/dEsypnKlTi

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

1 year

SC Democrats are back with the mobile billboard ahead of Tim Scott's launch. Dems did a similar version when Nikki Haley announced her presidential campaign in February. #scpol

Alyssa Bradley

@AlyssaLBradley

1 year

Tim Scott can’t name a single difference between his platform and Donald Trump’s. As he officially launches his presidential campaign today we’re welcoming him to the presidential race with a reminder to voters — Scott is just as MAGA as the rest of the 2024 field #scpol

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Biden confirms that he spoke with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster this morning. Last night, Biden says he received a request from McMaster for an emergency declaration for South Carolina. "Which I approved right away, just as I did for Florida." #scnews #chsnews #chswx

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Biden: "Bidenomics is just another way of saying 'Restoring the American dream.' Forty years of trickle-down limited the dream to those at the top but I believe that every American willing to work hard should be able to get a good job, no matter where they live." #scpol #scnews

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

7 years

@SenJohnMcCain McCain continues, "I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal." #GrahamCassidy

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

2 years

Biden's comments came Tuesday afternoon, ahead of his signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law. In his remarks, Clyburn called Friday's unanimous House Dem vote to pass this legislation "one of the few truly historic days in the 30 years I have spent in the Congress." #scpol

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

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NEW: @JoeCunninghamSC is calling on state lawmakers to hold a special legislative session to repeal the ban on mask mandates in schools. And if they don't, he says schools should do whatever it takes to keep their students safe. #scpol #chsnews #scnews

‘Admit when you are wrong.’ Cunningham urges SC lawmakers to undo school mask mandate ban

“If the legislature does not act, people will die. That’s not hyperbole, governor. It’s a fact,” Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham said.

www.thestate.com

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

7 years

The Senate bill would let states deny Title X family planning funds to Planned Parenthood.

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@cspan

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Seen on C-SPAN2: After hour-long wait, @VP Pence breaks tie... Senate advances family planning funding HHS rule repeal, 51-50

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"This national self-loathing is killing us," Haley says. "You elected me the first female minority governor in history. You did that. America is not racist. America is blessed." She says children need to be saying the Pledge of Allegiance every am before they start school. #scpol

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

6 years

NEW in #SC01 race: Two South Carolina Republicans endorse Democrat Joe Cunningham over Katie Arrington #scpol #scnews #chsnews

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

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. @PeteButtigieg says he hears from black voters who say Dems only come knocking every 4 years. He says the party has to get this election right."This is the time to model and show that we are serious...This election could set the tone for the next 30,40, or even 50 years." #SC2020

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

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In his appeal to black voters this morning, @PeteButtigieg says, “So many black lives are at stake in decisions that are being made right now in those big white buildings in Washington, DC.” #SC2020

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

2 years

Democrats get a congressional candidate in the #SC01 race: Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, says in her campaign launch video that she is running to focus on climate change, protecting the SC coastline, fixing roads and tackling gun violence. #scpol

Dr. Annie Andrews

@AnnieAndrewsMD

2 years

As a pediatrician for over a decade, you’ve trusted me with your kids. Now, I’m asking you to trust me with your vote. My name is Dr. Annie Andrews and I’m running to serve the South Carolina Lowcountry in Congress.

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. @NikkiHaley doubles down on her commitment to staying in this 2024 GOP contest: "A presidential candidate has to get 1,215 delegates. Donald Trump has 32 and I have 17." #scpol #scnews #chsnews

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

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U.S. Rep Nancy Mace, who got engaged about two months ago, says of her “yes” vote for the Respect of Marriage Act to codify Obergefell ruling: “If gay couples want to be as happily or miserably married as straight couples, more power to them.” #scpol #scnews #chsnews

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@MaryCaitlinByrd

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Warren again pushed Bloomberg to release ALL women to be released from NDAs (not just the three released). Crowd boos. Bloomberg says he's doing just that. #DemDebate

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NEW+BREAKING: Tim Scott takes another White House step: Launching 2024 exploratory committee #scpol #scnews #chsnews #SC2024

SC Sen. Tim Scott takes another White House step: Launching 2024 exploratory committee

According to two sources with knowledge of his plans, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott plans to launch a presidential exploratory committee on April 12 — the same day he plans to

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Caitlin Byrd

@MaryCaitlinByrd

5 years

Nikki Haley's book tour includes two stops in her home state of South Carolina. Haley will be in Spartanburg on Nov. 16 and in Charleston on Nov. 17. #scpol #chsnews

Nikki Haley

@NikkiHaley

5 years

We are excited to announce our book tour schedule! Hope to see you there. Sign up today for your location at: #WithAllDueRespectBookTour

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