Open letter to South Carolinians
This past Wednesday evening I was asked to attend the pledge signing with four other candidates seeking the US Senate seat for South Carolina. The pledge states: “We, the undersigned genuine conservative Republicans, agree to endorse whichever one of our fellow signers advances to the run-off election against incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham following the South Carolina Republican primary election for the U.S. Senate on the 10th of June 2014.”
I declined to participate in that pledge and refused to attend the gathering for two reasons:
1) I am running to become your next United States Senator – and to sign a pledge of surrender before the campaign process has culminated would be admitting defeat before the battle has even begun; and
2) At this point, the candidates have not engaged in a single debate on the complex issues facing this nation. I believe in the necessity for a smaller federal government, reduced regulatory burden on small business, free enterprise and strong immigration reform.
Furthermore, I reject the statement made yesterday by one of the candidates about Senator Graham. That comment exemplifies part of the problem with Washington today. Debasing a man’s name and character is not our path forward to prosperity and will only leave us wallowing in the political malaise.
I pledge to you today that our campaign has always been and will always be built on trust, integrity and optimism for the future of America.
Respectfully,
Det
Det Bowers
Candidate for U.S. Senate
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19 comments
Damn. He’s really really old.
Looks like he’s wearing Washington’s teeth.. but he’s using cheaper paint.
I would eye ANYONE who will not sign the pledge to throw their support behind the ultimate winner in a runoff against Graham with extreme suspicion. The “reasons” given by Mr Bowers ring hollow. Graham needs to be removed from our office this year. Could it be that Mr Bowers plans to throw his support to Lindsey once he is defeated in the primary? It is not inconceivable that Lindsey, with a war chest of the size he has amassed from the varied contributors, could fund the campaigns of one or more candidates to weaken the effort to unseat him, with the idea that those candidates would throw their support to him once they are defeated.
I would urge Ms Mace to sign this pledge and soon.
Of course you’d eye him with “extreme suspicion”. He probably even breathes with his mouth closed.
Are you sure the residents of the states have that right?
That news conference was an absolute circus event. Those guys marginalized themselves being associated with the ambiguously gay cop. They don’t stand one chance against Graham. Not one of them at that event do.
“Furthermore, I reject the statement made yesterday by one of the candidates about Senator Graham. That comment exemplifies part of the problem with Washington today. Debasing a man’s name and character is not our path forward to prosperity and will only leave us wallowing in the political malaise.”
WOW! A SC Republican with some integrity. I never thought I would see that.
What’s debasing about being gay?
This guy seems insincere. Too old, too many teeth, not a team player. My vote goes elsewhere.
This is hilarious. “Furthermore should have been 3). And he cant even bring himself to say the word gay. God is “calling” Det to the US Senate like he is calling me to the bahamas. Interesting how god is not calling him to feed the hungry, cure the sick or work with the least of thee. Ask him if women should be allowed to preach to men.
Appears Det Bowers is working for Graham. BTW what does he mean by “strong immigration reform”? Probably supports Amnesty Graham’s position.
We get ridiculed enough for our elected figures here in South Carolina without electing someone named Det . . .
Truth in advertising?
I say the same thing about Jeb and Newt.
How dare he refuse to play in one of the reindeer games.
I asked Nancy Mace about this in an interview Friday: http://www.thebryancrabtreeshow.com/nancy-mace-tackles-us-senator-r-sc-lindsey-graham/
LOL……..all these men jumping on the Graham elevator to crowd out Nancy Mace. This is CLASSIC……
What would the counter be to this action………..
None of this matters anyway as Graham looks poised to win the nomination outright.
You know how I know you’re gay?