Sanford would be an interesting candidate in SC. McMaster hasn't stirred up much angst. He's conservative but not super crazy. Unlike Haley though, he's been willing to back antiLGBT legislation, but has not put up $$ to oust in party rivals like Haley did to Lee Bright years ago. However, Mace has lots of detractors. Wilson could have t…
Sanford would be an interesting candidate in SC. McMaster hasn't stirred up much angst. He's conservative but not super crazy. Unlike Haley though, he's been willing to back antiLGBT legislation, but has not put up $$ to oust in party rivals like Haley did to Lee Bright years ago. However, Mace has lots of detractors. Wilson could have trouble with corruption among DAs (called solicitors here).
SC has no party registration and open primaries. I would totally vote in the GOP primary to elevate Sanford over Mace or Wilson, knowing that in the fall I'd vote for whatever Dem was chosen. There's no way I'd take the chance that Mace would be elected and move SC to the crazy wing of the GOP like Wyoming, because she isn't seen as crazy enough to make people vote for a Democrat.
I'll have to think about Senate though. I expect Graham to get a strong primary opponent. Some GOP people here hate him. If he survived the primary would they stay home? Maybe. Or would they vote for a Dem? Unlikely. Hard to say. If the GOP nominated a nut, would that help the Dem candidate? Have to be Mark Robinson nutty.
Sanford would be an interesting candidate in SC. McMaster hasn't stirred up much angst. He's conservative but not super crazy. Unlike Haley though, he's been willing to back antiLGBT legislation, but has not put up $$ to oust in party rivals like Haley did to Lee Bright years ago. However, Mace has lots of detractors. Wilson could have trouble with corruption among DAs (called solicitors here).
SC has no party registration and open primaries. I would totally vote in the GOP primary to elevate Sanford over Mace or Wilson, knowing that in the fall I'd vote for whatever Dem was chosen. There's no way I'd take the chance that Mace would be elected and move SC to the crazy wing of the GOP like Wyoming, because she isn't seen as crazy enough to make people vote for a Democrat.
I'll have to think about Senate though. I expect Graham to get a strong primary opponent. Some GOP people here hate him. If he survived the primary would they stay home? Maybe. Or would they vote for a Dem? Unlikely. Hard to say. If the GOP nominated a nut, would that help the Dem candidate? Have to be Mark Robinson nutty.