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• Obama delegate ready to cast vote

  August 19, 2008

  An eagle eye around recent Democratic Party events might have spotted an odd memento. Amid the countless T-shirts and bumper stickers touting the ... Read More

• More voters feeling blue

  August 19, 2008

  After a sustained period of GOP dominance starting in 1994 when the Republican Party unveiled its Contract with America, voters in many parts of ... Read More

• Obama Campaign Announces South Carolina Staff

  August 16, 2008

  Senator Barack Obama's Campaign announced today that Trav Robertson will be the state director for the campaign in South Carolina. Robertson, a ... Read More

• Spratt, Fowler: McCain Social Security Plan Bad for SC

  August 14, 2008

  More than 70 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act creating a program that has saved millions of retirees, ... Read More

• Oconee Democrats set for national convention

  August 13, 2008

  Two of South Carolina's 45 delegates to the National Democratic Convention will represent Oconee County in Denver Aug. 25 through 28. Read More

• SC's Clyburn to speak at Democratic convention

  August 13, 2008

  U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Read More

• SC Campaign for Change Comes to Charleston

  August 8, 2008

  More than 250 Charleston County residents proved that they are fired up and ready to support Senator Barack Obama and other Democratic candidates ... Read More

• S.C. Dems make case for blue November

  August 8, 2008

  Despite 28 years of Republican presidential wins in South Carolina, state Democrats are already eagerly participating in nominee Barack Obama's ... Read More

• Change' bus rolls into town

  July 30, 2008

  The Democratic Party's "Register for Change" bus rolled into Greenwood Monday to register voters and engage more people in the political process. Read More

• Democrats gather in park to boost enthusiasm, raise funds

  July 28, 2008

  Whether it's excitement about the presidential race or a desire for new people in government, local Democrats are sure 2008 will be their year. Read More

• SC Obama campaign reaching back to volunteers

  July 24, 2008

  Barack Obama's presidential campaign is taking shape in South Carolina, recruiting volunteers it hopes will help deliver a state that has backed ... Read More

• Florence Democratic Party prepares for November elections

  July 21, 2008

  The Democratic Party is prepared to move forward with getting candidates elected in the November election. Read More

• The necessary ingredient for success: hope

  July 21, 2008

  Look at our politics today. Who's visualizing success for America today? The answer's so obvious that it seems a leading question: Sen. Barack Obama. Read More

• SC Dems Launch Campaign for Change

  July 18, 2008

  It's official. Senator Barack Obama's Campaign for Change has come to South Carolina. Read More

• S.C. Democrats seek residents' ideas

  July 16, 2008

  South Carolina voters will get an unusual chance to help shape the future of the Democratic Party —and to provide advice to its presumptive ... Read More

• Island native goes to work for Obama

  July 7, 2008

  Like a carefree twentysomething, Hilton Head Island native Gillian Bergeron has spent the last several months ping-ponging her way across America. ... Read More

• Obama to set up shop in South Carolina; In unusual move, staff hopes to swing the state to Democrats

  July 7, 2008

  A team of paid staffers for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will be dispatched to the Palmetto State in coming weeks. Obama's ... Read More

• Democratic candidates raise money, support in Anderson

  July 7, 2008

  Democrats running for national, state and local offices rallied a crowd of roughly 250 supporters Saturday at the 3rd annual Anderson County ... Read More

• Democrats confirm Wingard as candidate in S.C. House 63 race

  July 2, 2008

  The S.C. Democratic Party has confirmed that Barry Wingard will be its nominee to face incumbent Republican Kris Crawford in the S.C. House 63 ... Read More

• Clyburn: Obama-Clinton rally will help party heal

  June 30, 2008

  Wounds within the Democratic Party should begin to heal following Friday's Obama-Clinton rally, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Friday. Read More

• Senator Barack Obama - The America We Love Speech

  June 30, 2008

  Senator Barack Obama delivered the following speech in Independence, Missouri. Read More

• SCDP Chair: DeMint, Brown and Barrett Bad for SC and World

  June 26, 2008

  South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler released the following statement today in response to Republican Senator Jim DeMint's ... Read More

• Democrats thank fire departments for help with elections

  June 23, 2008

  The Democratic Party of Abbeville threw a Fish Fry Appreciation dinner Thursday in honor of the five rural volunteer fire departments that let ... Read More

• Local Democrats hopeful that numbers hold up for the general election

  June 23, 2008

  When Democrats turned out in unusually high numbers during February's presidential primaries, local party members bragged they were finally ... Read More

• SC Democrats losing/gaining executive director

  June 19, 2008

  The South Carolina Democratic Party is losing its executive director and has a replacement ready to take over. Read More

• Clyburn herds a diverse flock

  June 19, 2008

  "I fish in many ponds," Jim Clyburn likes to say. So many, in fact, that the South Carolina congressman seems less an angler than some great, ... Read More

• Area candidates tap into Obama effect

  June 17, 2008

  When Herb Crump kicked off his campaign for the state House on Saturday, he promised a departure from "politics as usual" in South Carolina. A ... Read More

• State Democratic Party to hear Willis' protest

  June 17, 2008

  The state Democratic Party will hear Florence Mayor Frank Willis' protest of last week's Democratic primary, in which challenger Stephen J. Wukela ... Read More

• SDCP Chair Congratulates Democratic Primary Winners

  June 11, 2008

  South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler released the following statement today about the winners of the June 10 Democratic primary ... Read More

• Fowler: McCain Needs a Dose of Reality; Troop Levels in Iraq Do Matter

  June 11, 2008

  South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler issued the following statement in response to Senator John McCain's appearance on the Today ... Read More

• The Obama factor

  June 9, 2008

  South Carolina hasn't voted for a Democrat since President Jimmy Carter in 1976, but the tone of Obama's campaign has been to breach the barriers ... Read More

• 'A lot of chatter' surrounding Democratic primary

  June 9, 2008

  "A lot of chatter" is the way one local political official describes the keen interest in Tuesday's Democratic primary. With nine local ... Read More

• SC Dems Decide Delegates' Fate

  June 3, 2008

  A South Carolina Democratic couple was just one of a handful of people who helped decide the fate of thousands of votes Saturday. Read More

• Congressional face-off: Two Democrats battling to take on Joe Wilson

  June 3, 2008

  WASHINGTON — Two military veterans who share their antipathy for U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson have turned their fire on each other as they vie for ... Read More

• SCDP Chair Criticizes Sanford Vetoes

  May 28, 2008

  South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler released the following statement in response to Governor Mark Sanford's veto of the cigarette ... Read More

• Election 2008: Will House District 79 swing Democratic?

  May 20, 2008

  Unprecedented growth and shifting demographics could make House District 79, which includes portions of Northeast Richland and southwest Kershaw ... Read More

• Saving the stumping spirit

  May 20, 2008

  Some say that all politics is personal, and so it was at the 132nd year of the Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting on Monday as politicians of both ... Read More

• SCDP Chair Defends Clyburn's Hire of Rickenbaker

  May 20, 2008

  South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler released the following statement in response to SCGOP Chair Katon Dawson's criticism of ... Read More

• S.C. Democrats head north; Obama, Clinton supporters hope to sway voters in N.C.

  May 5, 2008

  South Carolina confirmed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama as a major political force, a candidate who could not only win over white voters in Iowa but ... Read More

• Senate hopeful's residence disputed; Lawsuit seeks to oust McKown from fall ballot

  May 5, 2008

  Issues of where a Republican candidate for state Senate lives and for how long erupted into a legal scuffle Wednesday with the filing of a ... Read More

• Berkeley Dems work to rise from ashes

  April 8, 2008

  Berkeley County's Democratic Party was in such disarray a year ago that a County Council candidate trying to run as a Democrat couldn't find ... Read More

• Greenville Democrats see current, future hope in filings

  April 8, 2008

  Greenville County Democrats left 22 of 27 state and local offices unchallenged when filing for the races closed Sunday, but their new chairman ... Read More

• GOP plan may keep early S.C. primary; Dems working on same

  April 3, 2008

  South Carolina may keep its early slot in the Republican presidential primary calendar in 2012, based on a new set of proposed rules designed to ... Read More

• More than a dozen candidates file with the SCDP

  March 31, 2008

  The following candidates have filed with the South Carolina Democratic Party for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and solicitor races. Read More

• Meadors takes aim at Bryant's S.C. Senate seat

  March 24, 2008

  Anderson doctor Marshall Meadors announced to a crowd of roughly 50 supporters Thursday that he will run for state Senate District 3, the seat ... Read More

• Local Democrats contend S.C. can go for nominee in election

  March 24, 2008

  Orangeburg County Democrats say their party has the answers to high oil prices and the declining economy. And they think the country is ready to ... Read More

• South Carolina Democrats are winning the 'enthusiasm gap'

  March 24, 2008

  South Carolina Democrats are on a high. For the first time in years, they are winning the "enthusiasm gap" between Democratic and Republican ... Read More

• Rules Count

  March 19, 2008

  In life, in love and in politics, when you break the rules there are inevitable and often deserved consequences. Last year, the Democratic ... Read More

• Anderson announces bid for state Senate

  March 12, 2008

  Businessman and attorney Greg Anderson announced his candidacy for state Senate District 25. Anderson said education, health care access, job ... Read More

• House candidates to speak Thursday

  March 12, 2008

  Blaine Lotz and Rob Miller, Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District, will speak at the meeting of ... Read More

• 'The people' should decide the nominee

  March 7, 2008

  Sixth District Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., says the perception that superdelegates could ultimately name the Democratic presidential nominee ... Read More

• SC Democratic Party chairwoman endorses Obama

  March 4, 2008

  The chairwoman of the South Carolina Democratic Party - who also is a party superdelegate - is backing Barack Obama. Read More

• S.C. Democrats begin picking delegates

  February 25, 2008

  Gathered over syrupy breakfast plates or around folding tables, wearing jogging suits or blue jeans, Democrats around Horry County began choosing ... Read More

• Orangeburg native rises rapidly in D.C.

  February 25, 2008

  Jaime Harrison's roots inspire and haunt him. Some of the 30-year-old Orangeburg native's childhood friends and relatives went to an early ... Read More

• Road to the Democratic National Convention

  February 20, 2008

  With the Democratic presidential primary historically close, the hottest ticket this year could be one to the party's national convention, and on ... Read More

• S.C. Democrats to select precinct leaders Saturday

  February 20, 2008

  The test of the Democratic Party's strength in this state - and this county - following a record number of primary voters last month, could be ... Read More

• South Carolina Looses Under Bush's 2009 Budget

  February 14, 2008

  George W. Bush's reign as president has been marked by social and economic failures. His term is almost over, but his failures will still affect ... Read More

• Tuesday of super interest to S.C.

  February 4, 2008

  On Tuesday — Super Tuesday, Super Duper Tuesday or whatever you want to call it — Republican and Democratic voters in more than 20 states will ... Read More

• S.C. Democratic Primary | How Obama won

  February 3, 2008

  Victory grew from grass roots as relying on the 'little man' produced big results Read More

• SC Dems see record turnout for presidential primary, beat GOP

  January 27, 2008

  The South Carolina Democratic Party broke its own turnout record in Saturday's presidential primary and eclipsed the number of ballots cast by ... Read More

• Obama rides record turnout in landslide

  January 27, 2008

  Barack Obama left the Democratic field in his red clay dust Saturday, easily winning South Carolina's first-in-the-South Democratic presidential ... Read More

• January Yellow Dog Chat Transcript Now Availabile!

  January 10, 2008

  The chat transcript from the January 9th, 2008 Yellow Dog Chat with Chair Carol Fowler is now available! Read More

• New Hampshire in spotlight; Results could shape tenor of S.C.'s upcoming primaries

  January 8, 2008

  All South Carolina eyes will be on the Granite State tonight, where voters’ decisions in the nation’s first presidential primary of 2008 are ... Read More

• Remember rules about voting in primaries

  January 8, 2008

  There are just 11 days left in the countdown to South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 19. The Democratic ... Read More

• 3 Things you should know about absentee balloting

  January 4, 2008

  Eligible S.C. voters can cast a ballot for the Jan. 19 Republican primary or the Jan. 26 Democratic primary now. Some campaigns are encouraging ... Read More

• Candidates will participate in King Day gathering at State House

  January 4, 2008

  Presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama will headline the NAACP's King Day rally at the State House on Jan. 21, turning ... Read More

• Candidates soon will focus on voters here

  December 27, 2007

  One month from their Jan. 26 showdown, South Carolina Democrats are ahead of -- or behind -- the national curve. Read More

• Presidential primaries

  December 27, 2007

  With the state's primaries less than a month away, below is a primer on what they're all about and who can participate. Read More

• Congressman Clyburn announces staff visits to Sixth District communities for 2008

  December 27, 2007

  Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn today announced the 2008 schedule for his staff's regular office hours throughout the district. ... Read More

• Presidential Primary Voter Registration Deadlines Near

  December 21, 2007

  To help ensure the upcoming presidential primaries run as efficiently as possible, the S.C. Election Commission wants to remind everyone of ... Read More

• Debate times set

  December 20, 2007

  Go ahead and queue up your TiVo. The times and broadcast participants for the upcoming debates are set. Read More

• Clyburn chides president for SCHIP veto

  December 13, 2007

  House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement regarding President Bush's veto of the State Children Health Insurance ... Read More

• SCDP: Polls Show Americans Disapprove GOP Leadership in 08

  December 13, 2007

  Recent months have been filled with uncertainty for many Americans as they try to decide which candidate to vote for in upcoming primary ... Read More

• Rex offers solid public school choice initiative

  December 11, 2007

  State Education Superintendent Jim Rex wants to provide students and their parents more school choice within the public school system. A bill ... Read More

• Only two weeks left to register to vote

  December 3, 2007

  The holiday season typically brings a long list of things people plan to do early but end up putting off until the last minute. But one thing that ... Read More

• Presidential primary calendar set

  December 3, 2007

  The presidential primary calendar was finalized Saturday, after months of uncertainty and just 33 days before the first votes are cast in Iowa. ... Read More

• Democrats film GOP candidates, put it online

  November 30, 2007

  The Democratic Party has posted hours of raw Republican campaign video footage on its Web site for anyone to download view, and they hope, create ... Read More

• SC Dems: Calling Young Voters

  November 30, 2007

  With just two months left before their presidential primary, the South Carolina Democratic Party is reminding eligible, but unregistered voters ... Read More

• School reform to be discussed at Rock Hill, Walterboro and Clemson Town Hall meetings

  November 27, 2007

  State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex is holding Town Hall meetings in Rock Hill, Walterboro and Clemson during the next six days to talk ... Read More

• SCDP Recognizes McNair

  November 20, 2007

  Former South Carolina Gov. Robert McNair was laid to rest Tuesday. Although he's no longer with us, his memory will continue to live on at the ... Read More

• S.C.'s 'man for the times'

  November 18, 2007

  Robert Evander McNair, the epitome of the New South governor of the 1960s, died Saturday at age 83. Friends and associates described his ... Read More

• The South Carolina Democratic Party is busy being first

  November 14, 2007

  With the first Democratic presidential primary election in the South less than 75 days away, the South Carolina Democratic Party has its hands ... Read More

• Clyburn: SC Democratic debate will be held on MLK Day

  November 12, 2007

  The last Democratic debate before South Carolina votes on a presidential nominee will be held Jan. 21, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said Sunday ... Read More

• SC Democratic Party recognizes Representative Moody-Lawrence

  November 8, 2007

  South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler has commended House District 49 Rep. Bessie Moody-Lawrence on her years of service to the state. Read More

• What S.C. voters are thinking

  November 7, 2007

  One year removed from the 2008 general election and less than three months from the S.C. presidential primaries, a Winthrop/ETV poll asked S.C. ... Read More

• Elect Clyburn to Senate 25 seat

  November 1, 2007

  The Aiken Standard endorses Representative Bill Clyburn in the race for S.C. Senate in District 25 which will be decided on Tuesday. Read More

• Clinton files for S.C. primary

  October 30, 2007

  White House hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign turned in paperwork Tuesday to get on the ballot in early voting South Carolina.The campaign ... Read More

• Clinton, Obama file for S.C. primary

  October 30, 2007

  Obama supporters brought a band, while Clinton supporters filed a little more quietly for their presidential candidates on Tuesday. Read More

• Congressman Clyburn Heralds Announcement of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission

  October 29, 2007

  The National Park Service officially announced the 15-member Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Read More

• Congressman Clyburn Helps Announce Gullah/Geechee Corridor Commission

  October 25, 2007

  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, along with representatives from the National Park Service, will announce the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage ... Read More

• Election to fill Moore's Senate seat close call

  October 22, 2007

  The race for Senate District 25 may be close for candidates Bill Clyburn and Shane Massey. Read More

• Can Colbert get on S.C. primary ballots?

  October 22, 2007

  Getting on the presidential primary ballot may not be so easy for Colbert and others. Read More

• Colbert runs; S.C. smiles

  October 18, 2007

  Charleston native Stephen Colbert plans to run for president in both the Republican and Democratic primaries in South Carolina. Read More

• S.C. Democrats want to vote 3 days earlier than scheduled

  October 16, 2007

  South Carolina Democrats decided Tuesday to ask to move the state's primary to Jan. 26, three days earlier than the current schedule. Read More

• Children's Health Care is a Moral Issue

  October 12, 2007

  The U.S. House of Representatives will vote to override President Bush's veto of SCHIP on October 18th. Congressman Jim Clyburn explains why this ... Read More

• A primary idea we can all support

  October 10, 2007

  One of the main reasons the Legislature agreed this year to take over the political parties' job of running presidential primaries was to preserve ... Read More

• Support same-day primaries

  October 8, 2007

  A same-day primary for Republicans and Democrats would be a winner for South Carolina and its taxpayers. Democratic Party officials should listen ... Read More

• S.C. Democrats may ask to move primary date move to Jan. 19

  October 4, 2007

  COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Democrats will decide within two weeks whether to ask the Democratic National Committee to move the state's ... Read More

• S.C. could decide nominees

  September 30, 2007

  The 2008 presidential primary battle may be old news by the time Super Tuesday rolls around next February. Read More

• Florida Move Might Help S.C. Dems After All

  September 24, 2007

  Florida Democratic Party officials announced yesterday that they would stick to the Jan. 29 primary date, but the move may end up helping South ... Read More