SC GOP Gubernatorial Runoff

Who do you support to be South Carolina’s republican nominee for governor?

The runoff is between State Rep. Nikki Haley and Congressman Gresham Barrett and the vote is next Tuesday, June 22nd.  Here’s our two cents, take it for what it is worth.

Nikki Haley

Haley won the initial primary collecting almost 49% of the vote, even after multiple allegations (2) that she had extra-marital affairs.  She received the endorsement of Sara Palin and is the beauty of the SC Tea Party.

I personally have liked Haley for several years.  Especially on her transparency and reform initiatives.  Of course, even some of that has come into question recently.  In particular, The State newspaper is calling her out over contradicting stimulus votes.

My biggest fear with Haley?  I’m afraid she’ll run into the same issues as Mark Sanford had.  That is, not being able to work with the legislature to get the key reform initiatives passed.

Gresham Barrett

Our biggest complaint with Barrett is that he first voted against TARP, then voted for it.  That, and in my opinion, he campaigns to heavily on his Christian credentials.

Most recently, he was questioned by a political activist concerning a “miss-statement” in one of his campaign ads claiming he was retired. The activist confronts Barrett and he agrees that there was a mistake, but the activist was trying to tie this mistake to our friends in Connecticut.  In particular, the activist is referring to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal who had been lying about his service record, claiming to have been in Vietnam.

My biggest fear with Barrett is he’ll flip flop on key issues.

Who Wins?

So who will win this race and who are you supporting?  Here’s your chance to make the best case for your candidate.

Spartanburg GOP Gubernatorial Debate

The Spartanburg GOP with WSPA (News Channel 7) will be hosting a debate for the 4 announced republican gubernatorial candidates on Friday, April, 23 starting at 7pm.

Nikki Haley: Meet and Greet Simpsonville, March 26

Nikki Haley, Candidate for Governor, will be hosting a meet and greet at the Olympian Grill in Simpsonville (7 Five Forks Court, Simpsonville) from 6 to 7 pm today, Friday, March 26th.

Nikki Haley – Meet and Greet

Rep. Nikki Haley, Republican Candidate for Governor, will be hosting a campaign reception at the Thornblade Country Club, 1275 Thornblade Blvd, Greer, from 6pm-7:30pm.  This is a FREE event, all are welcome to attend.

For more info, contact: Caroline Nichols at caroline@NikkiHaley.com or call: (803)834-7065, or visit: www.NikkiHaley.com

Spartanburg Republican Women Picnic with Nikki Haley

We are pleased to announce that Nikki Haley is coming to our July 11th picnic.  We plan to gather about 5 in the afternoon at Baby Doll Lake off John Dodd Road.  It would be great to have a good turnout to meet Nikki as she has announced she is running for Governor.  She’s first in line of the many who are running.

More information to be posted on our Spartanburg Republican Women Website.

Please RSVP to Monica Hill via email.

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