There are politicians that make empty campaign promises, and then there are politicians like Representative Spencer Wetmore. A former Folly Beach official who flipped a Lowcountry seat from red to blue in last year’s special election, Wetmore promised to combat the intense polarization of the State House and work across…
Since the mainstream media has already begun to speculate about what could potentially shape up to be a highly competitive governor’s race in South Carolina next year, we figured we would add our two-cents to the discussion, as well. There is no doubt that next year’s election will be one…
Just when it appears as though bipartisanship is officially dead in South Carolina, Senators Shane Massey and Gerald Malloy prove us wrong. With the introduction of S.516, the Republican and Democrat put people over politics as they seek to address educators’ concerns regarding the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. In his…
“South Carolina is winning,” Governor Henry McMaster declared one year ago in his inaugural State of the State address. Just months later, the Palmetto State was hit hard by one of the deadliest public health crises of modern day. After failing to rise to the occasion and effectively address the…
In a jarring upset from last week’s election, multiple Democratic incumbents of the South Carolina State House lost their seats to Republican challengers. Representatives Mandy Powers Norrell and Laurie Funderburk of Lancaster and Kershaw counties, respectively, were among the losses for state Democrats. These counties also lost their long-time state…