We don’t follow county-level politics all that closely here at FITS, but after writing briefly on one of the (ahem) “candidates” running for Treasurer of Richland County, S.C. – this particular race has caught our interest.
The current occupant of the office – David Adams – is a white Democrat who would likely get trounced in his reelection bid if the right black candidate came along.
Simple demographics, people … as roughly 80 percent of Democratic primary voters in Richland County are black.
Anyway, sources familiar with the race tell FITS just such a candidate – described as a “local black elected official with $30,000 already in his campaign account” – is currently eyeing Adams’ seat.
Hmmmm …. obviously this isn’t statewide news but it is an interesting local scoop – one we look forward to following up on in the event this prospective candidate decides to enter the fray.
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Maybe he can campaign in black face and increase his chances?
Couple of the county council members are in desperate need of a paying job. Not sure being out of work is a strong qualification for running for office.
Is there another unemployed McBride family member out there?
Leon Howard has always been rumored to be interested in that seat. If he could count, I’m sure he’d make a fine treasurer.
FITS maybe you can give us a better hint. I checked the campaign disclosures for every elected in Richland County and only one has anywhere near 30k (in fact over 40k) but he is a sitting state Senator who makes a lot more money “consulting” than he would be paid by Richland County. So either the person is lying about the 30k or he/she needs to be turned into SC Ethics for failing to file.