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• Just Like Kansas

  Published: August 1, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Missouri, State Politics

  the right.  Here was a state with a long tradition of populist politics, that fell into a pool of red so deep, that for a while there it looked like the heart of the conservative movement.   But as we were still pondering what happened, Kansas itself was already in flux (actual Midwestern states and their politics change far more

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• What happened to Tim Scott?

  Published: August 3, 2007, 7:29 pm

  Tags: State Politics

  asked numerous Statehouse folks, including many legislators…what happened to Tim Scott today? From the best we can gather, Scott was seen all over the lobby trying to get votes, but no one nominated him. WHAT!?!? The Governor’s endorsement didn’t even so much as get a nomination? We don’t know if that’s

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• Catawba Indian ties take down two South Carolinians

  Published: August 3, 2007, 5:44 pm

  Tags: Top Shelf News, State Politics

  to unknowingly make false statements to the FEC. According to federal authorities: Both defendants admitted that, beginning in 1997, they worked with a tribe of Native Americans in South Carolina to operate a tribal gaming facility. Collier and Price also sought to further the gaming interests of that tribe with certain federal elected

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• What Sanford thinks

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:51 pm

  Tags: Top Shelf News, State Politics

  Here’s what Mark Sanford has to say on today’s Treasurer’s election: “To hold this election in just over a week after the Treasurer resigned makes a mockery of the electoral process and gives South Carolina the appearance of a banana republic,” Gov. Sanford said. “The General Assembly owed it to the people who

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• Chellis wins big

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:31 pm

  Tags: Top Shelf News, State Politics

  We aren’t counting, but all we are hearing is “Chellis, Chellis, Chellis, Chellis” from the Senators with the occasional “Ryberg.” Looks like 99 votes in the House for Chellis. Make that 100 with the proxy of James Smith. Smith proxy not allowed in joint assembly…back to 99 house votes. Looks like only 7 House

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• Campbell v. West: What’s going on?

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:42 am

  Tags: State Politics

  With Earl Capps busy running for Treasurer this week, he hasn’t given us any updates on the Campbell / West fight going down in Berkeley County. Since Earl’s dropping the ball like a Gamecock running back (and passing drug tests unlike any Gamecock football player ), we turn to our boy David Dangerfield for an update. Check out his

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• Some Police Are Getting Tougher On Illegal Immigration

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:38 am

  Tags: Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Washington State Politics

  violation, whether federal, state, whatever, they're not to just turn their backs on it."H/T to the Orb for this story.On a routine traffic stop, the first clue to a motorist's immigration status may come when an officer runs a driver's license and gets all zeros in place of a Social Security number.Of course to the Democrat politicians this is

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• Washington State Voter Fraud & The Web Of Corruption

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:13 am

  Tags: Union Thugs, Washington State Politics, Democrats

  to the Secretary of State within 10 days of being filled out and signed.NEW MEXICO: 2005, An ACORN employee registered a 13-year-old boy to vote. Citing this and other examples, New Mexico State Representative Joe Thompson stated that ACORN was manufacturing voters throughout New Mexico.COLORADO: 2005, Two ex-ACORN employees were

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• Spokane City Council; Brad Stark In Que

  Published: July 31, 2007, 9:27 am

  Tags: Washington, Washington State Politics

  I just have not had time to get to it. However I hope to have something up about the Spokane City Council race and Brad Stark's seat.

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• Greenville GOP brings the pain

  Published: August 7, 2007, 12:35 pm

  Tags: State Politics, The Chaser

  of a Democrat to the State Supreme Court. Of course, censures carry no weight and have little meaning beyond a quick hit in the news, but it is a bold move by the Greenville GOP that could backfire on them should Graham continue his march to being unopposed by any Republican candidate of with significant weight. It all seems like a

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• Breaking News: Campbell projected winner 55%-45%

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:27 pm

  Tags: Top Shelf News, State Politics, The Chaser

  In the race for State Senate District 44, a lowcountry seat encompassing Berkeley County, The Shot has a projected winner. Republican candidate, Paul Campbell, is projected to defeat Democrat, John West with a margin of 55% to 45%. This was a special election to fill an open seat held by the late Senator Bill Mescher. Stay tuned…

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• Katon for RNC Chair? That’s what we think.

  Published: August 8, 2007, 9:14 am

  Tags: Top Shelf News, State Politics

  to announce the date of his state’s “first-in-the-South” GOP Presidential primary at - of all places - the New Hampshire State House. South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson will hold a State House press conference tomorrow morning to disclose the date of his state’s party-run Republican primary and promote what he views

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• Is Levy Getting His Comeuppance? Part 7: Levy as Chicken Little

  Published: August 10, 2007, 9:50 am

  Tags: New York State Politics, Long Island Politics, Immigration

  policy in regards to any state-funded hiring hall. Assembly big shot Sheldon Silver promised that the required vote would take place in September when members return from vacation. So everything is just fine in a New York sort of way–until up pops Levy. Until…. Never one to leave things alone, the hyperactive Levy declares that

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• LA-GOV: Jindal at 63% in new statewide poll

  Published: August 13, 2007, 8:29 pm

  Tags: State Politics

  with 63 percent, followed by state Sen. Walter Boasso, D-Arabi, with 14.3 percent, Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell with 4.4 percent and Republican Metaire businessman John Georges with 1.3 percent. In the poll that included Nagin, Jindal had 60.3 percent followed by Nagin with 10.5 percent, Boasso with 10 percent, Campbell

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• Race to replace Ceips

  Published: August 14, 2007, 9:20 am

  Tags: Top Shelf News, State Politics

  In case you haven’t been paying attention, former SCGOP Political Director and long time activist Randy Bates is running to replace Catherine Ceips in the State House. Check out this article from the Beaufort Gazzette.

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