SC

Nikki Haley Challenger To Run As Independent

TOM ERVIN WILL MOUNT PETITION BID AGAINST INCUMBENT … S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley won’t be facing a Republican primary challenger in 2014 after all … Tom Ervin – the former circuit court judge who filed last month to run against Haley – withdrew from the June 10 GOP showdown this…

TOM ERVIN WILL MOUNT PETITION BID AGAINST INCUMBENT …

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley won’t be facing a Republican primary challenger in 2014 after all …

Tom Ervin – the former circuit court judge who filed last month to run against Haley – withdrew from the June 10 GOP showdown this week. Both SCGOP and S.C. Election Commission sources confirmed to FITS that Ervin’s name will not appear on the Republican primary ballot later this spring.

That’s the good news for Haley …

The bad news? Ervin announced that he will mount a petition candidacy against Haley – meaning the wealthy Upstate attorney will have a much longer window to whittle away at the incumbent’s credibility with his sizable war chest.

He’s not wasting any time getting started, either …

“Four years ago, Nikki Haley promised us transparency and accountability when she became governor,” Ervin said in a statement accompanying his announcement. “Sadly, Governor Haley has broken those promises. Instead, Haley has delivered four years of missteps, mistakes, scandals and cover-ups – none more disturbing than the ongoing investigation of Governor Haley’s cabinet appointee and their gross negligence in failing to protect the children under their watch at DSS.”

Haley won the 2010 governor’s race over Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen – who is the Democratic nominee again this year. In a GOP wave election, she nearly blew a 21-point lead – winning by only four percent of the vote.

To qualify as a petition candidate for the November election, Ervin must submit 10,000 valid signatures to the S.C. Election Commission no later than July 15.

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122 comments

Squeaky says 'I Support Ervin' April 11, 2014 at 5:41 pm

I just heard the news that Ervin quit on WYFF News at 5. I could not believe it and screamed so loud, NOOOOOO! my girl jumped and gave me a dirty look, but now that he wants to do it this way as an independent, well, he’ll have no problems, Nikki sucks; God bless him. I’m on his side even more now that Will says he wants to be an independent and not get any of that one theres republican goo on him, nasty. Way to go Mr. Ervin! Your disclosures shine Sir! I love a man who puts his own money where his money is and so will the people, Don’t STOP Mr. Tom J. Ervin and don’t be afraid of that one there or her biker fiends, ABATE. Call SLED right now Mr. Ervin and tell them to tell her to put her ABATE boys on a chain and they will and Sir, go heavy. That one there plays for real…

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vicupstate April 11, 2014 at 5:53 pm

Where can I sign his petition?

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YallCalmDown April 11, 2014 at 6:11 pm

I’d like to know, too.

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CorruptionInColumbia April 11, 2014 at 9:26 pm

Do you want to guarantee Nikki another four years? If so, sign the petition. If he gets on the ballot, all he will do is draw enough votes from Sheheen so that Nikki goes in for four more years of self-promotion, lining her own pockets, and lining the pockets of family and friends at our expense.

Bible Thumper asked a really good question with regard to why Erving is throwing away $4,200 (registration fee) a certain chance to run head-to-head against her in the primary for a “chance” at running against her in the general election. I smell a rat.

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Buz Martin April 12, 2014 at 9:55 am

Bah! Your are making the assumption that Ervin will only draw from Sheheen’s support. Wrong. Many Republicans only support Nikki because she is the Republican. Virtually nobody (rhetorical bullshit from her paid hacks to the contrary) actually believes that this skeevy bitch is a true conservative, or even gives a shit about the state of SC — or anything else other than herself, her family and her cronies. Ervin, like French, will draw considerably from Haley’s support. Which, unfortunately, my guarantee a win by Sheheen.

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ReElect Nikki April 12, 2014 at 10:55 am

You are daydreaming,Haley is going to win and all that RUBBISH about “true conservative” blah blah blah is BS of the highest order.Nikki is going to win because she is the REPUBLICAN and thats all it takes to win statewide in SC.Hell, man, most of these dolts here who spend their time bashing her will end up voting for her!After all,what the Hell,Bo, you want Nancy Pelosi running this state.See?Get it?

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Haley's Other Face April 12, 2014 at 10:57 am

So, you like that bitch?

Republican done with her April 12, 2014 at 3:56 pm

The look on the girl’s face behind her; “I cannot believe that whopper of a lie she just told”!
Believe it sweetheart, she has a pathology forn lying and does it with a straight face and no conscience!! I know, i’ve been there with her!

ReElect Nikki April 12, 2014 at 6:06 pm

No,I detest her.I am simply being realistic.All this GARBAGE on here about this guy Ervin,Sheheen, that libertarian guy,its all BS.Haley is going to win because she is the REPUBLICAN and in statewide elections in SC,the REPUBLICAN wins and all you clowns coming on here blowing off about Nikki this and Nikki that?

Who gives a damn?She will win and,really, deep down all of you know it?You want to kick me about it.Fine Go at it.Im just saying what anyone with an ounce of political sense knows.

Fed Up Republican April 12, 2014 at 12:59 pm

Obviously you are smoking serious shit, to the point of being brain dead!

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 7:33 pm

Yes he does!! Pelosi I mean.Why he supported Colbert-Busch and Tinabu, a socialist and a Green Peace commie!

vicupstate April 12, 2014 at 6:15 pm

Not hardly. If Ervin gets in it, it gives Republicans who don’t like Haley but won’t vote for a Democrat, a choice in the race. It would also be two against one in the debates, press releases, etc.

This time, unlike 2010, Sheheen won’t have a Green party candidate to siphon votes from him. If he keeps the vote he got last time, and French/Ervin get even 3-5% between them, he wins.

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CorruptionInColumbia April 12, 2014 at 11:22 pm

If Ervin beats Haley in the primary, that he already plunked down a few thousand for the opportunity to do, he would still be giving Republicans a choice they otherwise didn’t have AND have a better chance against Sheheen in the generals due to the numerous straight party votes that are cast in SC. Something stinks with this move, and bad.

I like your analysis of the situation with the lack of a Green Party candidate this time, though.

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Bible Thumper April 12, 2014 at 10:08 am

Make sure you have your voter I’D when you go to sign the petition.

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 7:25 pm

Elizabeth Cobert Busch-League Headquarters
Loserville,SC
666-666

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Defeat Nikki April 11, 2014 at 6:01 pm

He probably doesnt stand a chance,but Ervin would make a better Governor than either Nikki or Sheheen.

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SCBlues April 12, 2014 at 7:56 pm

I’m planning to hold my nose and vote for Sheheen . . .hate to do that – but I see no other option in this case.

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 7:23 pm

Take your head out of your arse first,loser.

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Haley=Idiot, Sheheen=No Balls April 11, 2014 at 6:36 pm

Agan, anybody but Haley…might as well be this guy.

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Smirks April 11, 2014 at 7:11 pm

As a Republican, he probably didn’t stand much of a chance.

As an independent, he is completely boned.

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 7:29 pm

Hilarious.Buz Martin is apparently supporting Ervin and predicting victory.
Martin has never supported a winning political candidate in SC that I know of!

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Bible Thumper April 11, 2014 at 8:01 pm

His campaign seems to be disorganized. Why would you give up a chance to go head to head with Haley after paying $4200 and instead have to collect 10,000 signatures and go up against four or five other candidates? Can someone explain the reasoning?

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ReElect Nikki April 11, 2014 at 8:11 pm

Like she wasn’t going to win anyway?

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CorruptionInColumbia April 11, 2014 at 8:23 pm

Exactly!!!!! He just lost my vote. I was looking forward to voting for him in the Republican primary, hoping he would defeat Haley and spare me having to cast a vote for Sheheen. This act of stupidity will guarantee he will not win and his only purpose will be in dividing the anti-Haley vote in the general election. As with the idiot(s) running against Lindsey in the general elections under non-Republican banner(s), I cannot help but wonder if Nikki isn’t funding his campaign for this purpose.

No, I am not some big Republican party hack. Quite the opposite. I have grown to detest a party whose candidates probably received a majority of my votes for decades. I also know that in this state, running as anything other than a Republican, your chances diminish considerably, in part due to the number of idiots who vote a straight party ticket with no regard for what the candidates really stand for or against.

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William Wallace April 13, 2014 at 6:57 am

Corruption in Columbia,
We usually agree on most every issue; but, here we do not . Not saying I’m right and you are wrong, haley needs to go! She, like Obama, has been a disaster and a second term, like Obama, will be worse!
I’ve known Ervin for many, many years. He is a good, honest, truthful person, who wants the best for this State and future generations! Haley, I’ve known for 10 years, worked with her for a short time. She is ALL about Nikki, nothing else! The truth evades her conscienous. Haley is NOT a good and truthful person. That should have been obvious to anyone, by now!
I voted for haley ONCE and ONCE is enough! I worked for her and saw what she really was all about and it was not pretty!
I’ve talked with Ervin and met with him. Like I said, I’ve known him for a long time and I know he is everything Haley isn’t: truthful, ethical, smart, knowledgeable, honest, forthright, dependable, concerned for the future of this State and future generations! Haley is looking for a taxpayer funded sugar tit and a ticket to Washington! She could care less anout SC and it’s citizens!
Look at her actions with:
DHEC and Savanna River sell out.
The incompetence of her appointments:
the deaths of children under her DSS appointment
our failing schools,
her Ghost jobs that never materalize,
Her DOR breach,
Her DOT failures,
Her Employment and work force failures,
Her power grabs,
Her continuous lies (Wilbur Smith and Lex. Medical Center job/non job,
did not remember traveling first class with Mark Sanford to China), ethical failures,
her moral failings(I did not have sex with that man Will Folks and Larry Marchant, Clintonisque isn’t she),
Her destruction of emails (against the law),
using security detail goffers, waiters and alcoholic beveraage fetchers.
This list is sickening and could go on and on!
Wake up people! Your State current and future generations need you!!!!

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CorruptionInColumbia April 13, 2014 at 8:24 am

Hi William Wallace! I agree with what you said about Haley, 100%. I don’t know Mr Ervin, but his actions seem at the very least, suspect. Suspicious soul that I am, I cannot see any good reason that Ervin has decided to drop out of the primary and run as an independent in the general, except to benefit Haley. Do you have some filler on something that I may have missed? I read his “explanation” elsewhere on here and it rang as total rubbish. He said he didn’t have enough time to get his message out and fight the Haley and Sheheen camps so he will opt for the delay, and the headache of getting the signatures on his petition, and the uphill fight against thousands of Republican straight party votes, to buy that time.

Thing is, if he stays on the ballot for the primaries, he only has to fight Haley, NOT Sheheen. He only has to get his message out to those who want to choose between him and Haley. If he wins the primary, he has time to get his message out against Sheheen and will have the advantage of those thousands of straight party Republican votes in that battle. His actions make no sense that I can discern.

BTW, did you ever work as upper management in a well-known facility with a lot of metal doors? If so, I may know you.

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William Wallace April 13, 2014 at 5:50 pm

Upper management, yes. Metal doors, no. I have noticed we have many, many of the same thoughts and opinions.
I have known Tom Ervin for 30-35 years. We were roommates, many years ago. I know the man well and honestly can say nothing bad about him. I also know Haley well, too well! I know she has a difficult time with the truth, seems to over exagerate, even when not necessary and will outright lie about simple things and BIG things. I have personally caught her in many falsehoods.
She is NOT a person of character and has many very slimy friends. She claims to be a Methodist Protestant to get elected; but, a Sikh when managing the Temple and raising money from the Indian community!
She truly has NO core values, except those she feels are politicly expediant for her!
Ervin is the exact opposite of her, with her personality/character flaws and disorders.
I’ve seen and known Ervin to do the right thing, when no one would know different, or would be looking. Haley will do whatever she feels she can get away with.
Tom is passionate that Haley is a disaster and will be worse in a second term. He feels she has to go, one way or the other, due to all of the reasons i’ve mentioned, and more!
Best to you my friend!
We do agree much more than we disagree!
Keep up the good work. maybe we can awaken a sleeping GIANT (the VOTER/TAXPAYER)!
He truly is a person of morals, ethics and principle, which Haley is NONE of the above.

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 9:43 pm

Hilarious!! LIES LIES LIES!!
TOM J ERVIN +GLORIA TINABU +ELIZABETH COLBERT-BUSCH-LEAGUE=DEFEAT
p.s…hey ‘roomie’…a person of character,NEVER quits!!

vicupstate April 12, 2014 at 6:36 pm

1) He has a much bigger pool of voters to draw from in a general election
2) He has a much longer period of time to make his case.
3) As Governor, Haley is the titular head of the party. The party organization will be in her corner in a primary.
4) If Haley can’t get to 50% in her reelection, her national ‘spotlight’ will go dark, even if she manages to win.
5) Debates will be 2 against 1, a position no front-runner wants.

Basically, two months just isn’t enough time to pull an upset.

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GrandTango April 11, 2014 at 8:04 pm

The guy is just another democrat idiot. We already got one of those in the race.

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Bible Thumper April 11, 2014 at 8:11 pm

Which divides the Democratic idiot vote as if there was any other kind. So why is he doing it?

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WTF April 11, 2014 at 8:17 pm

To help rid us of her HINE-ASS!!!!!

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Bible Thumper April 11, 2014 at 8:18 pm

He is helping her win.

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Guest April 13, 2014 at 8:32 pm

I don’t think so!

On the Idiot Watch April 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm

You’re replying to the biggest idiot on this board and you’re calling other people idiots.Better go read that Bible ,instead of thumping it.

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Bible Thumper April 11, 2014 at 8:33 pm

I only reply to idiots. Ah …hem

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Sarah Palin Forever! April 11, 2014 at 8:13 pm

Well maybe you’re right Nut Nut.Ronald Reagan was a Democrat at one time and we all know he was an idiot!

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Long Time Friend April 11, 2014 at 8:15 pm

Wrong! I’ve known this guy for 35 years.
He is many things Haley isn’t:
Conservative
Truthful
Honest
Moral
Ethical
Haley is none of these, plus he is not a self serving fool, which she is!!
He also has integrity, which she doesn’t!

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Bible Thumper April 11, 2014 at 8:17 pm

His move seems to help Haley and hurt Sheheen.

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GrandTango April 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm

I think you are right. And that is the opposite of his intention…

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CorruptionInColumbia April 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm

100% correct. He just lost my vote with this act of stupidity.

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GrandTango April 12, 2014 at 7:05 am

Isn’t he a Former Democrat. We’ve had enough of that. Learned our lesson.

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nitrat April 12, 2014 at 8:22 am

You mean like virtually all of Trikki’s appointees?
And, particularly her private plane pilot Ray Chandler. Wow.

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GrandTango April 12, 2014 at 3:20 pm

So you’re lambasting her for allegedly having a former democrat as a pilot, but it’s no problem, this clown running against her is a former D…who thought about running as an R, until he could not get enough signatures???..

FITS, the media and the Dems must think everybody is a stupid as they are…

vicupstate April 12, 2014 at 6:38 pm

He didn’t need ANY signatures when he was running as a Republican.

GrandTango April 12, 2014 at 9:16 pm

Then that makes sense. Every F*#king idiot democrat will sign for him…..I think the democrat party has conceded Sheheens chances. Like FITS, their only chance is to try to embarrass Haley, because the Democrat brand has been ruined for a long while by Obama….

CorruptionInColumbia April 13, 2014 at 11:43 am

No, the Haley supporters will be coming out in droves to sign his petition. In just about any race where you have a hated incumbent and a newcomer facing off, a third (4th, 5th, etc) candidate will only act as a spoiler, drawing votes away from the challenger.

easterndumbfuckastan April 13, 2014 at 2:48 pm

Splitting the vote might not be a bad thing if you can use it to force a run-off. If Ervin, French, and Haley can split the conservative vote then they can force a run off with Sheheen assuming that French or Ervin can get enough votes to force Haley out off the runoff.

Ervin is from the upstate and French is from the low country so they can pull some of those voters that don’t like having Governor from the midlands. What really has to happen though is Haley has to lose the Tea Party and or the Establishment Republican support. I don’t know if that’s going to happen but it makes for a good thought experiment.

Ervins got it figured out. April 13, 2014 at 10:08 am

If he can get and I’m sure he can get the required number of signatures that will say a lot to the republicans in this state who are truly tired of her and talk about GREAT PUBLICITY; have ya’ll noticed how all her family 7-11s have all been rebuilt, restocked and even have new gas pumps and air pumps and new signs too all over the state, whas up? Thats a lot of jack out of the blue like that, agreed?

Palo Alto April 13, 2014 at 10:03 am

Yeah, Trikkis made numerous flights to Menlo Park, paid for by her campain funds, look at the expenditures for April 2014 for yourself, at least she don’t have to take the chances of driving back like the 20 mule team, what the fuck is she doing out there? Oh.

Starting The Day Off Wrong April 12, 2014 at 11:06 am

So nice of you to share your stupidity first thing in the morning.

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 9:31 pm

Ha Ha!!In my opinion a QUITTER and working for Obama and Pelosi! No different than Gloria Tinabu and Elizabeth Colbert Busch!

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Deo Vindice SC April 13, 2014 at 10:23 am

I would vote Alvin Green over Nikki anyday.

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Thomas April 11, 2014 at 11:29 pm

“Tom is running to bring competent, conservative management and leadership to the governor’s office,” said Ervin campaign spokesperson Aly Haley. “The taxpayers of South Carolina deserve a governor who will put…efficient, strong management before political consideration.”

Really? Quitting is not strong management. So much for gravitas. He just destroyed his mission statement.

If Democrats come out to vote in their primary June 10 for medical marijuana, and not crossover to vote out Graham, get out the broom for an incumbent clean sweep.

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vicupstate April 12, 2014 at 6:26 pm

I guess you don’t think much of Sara Palin then.

Beating her in a primary is next to impossible. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 8:46 pm

Exactly right! A QUITTER working for the Clyburn,Cummings and Pelosi agenda?.He is no different that Colbert-Busch or Gloria Tinabu,just trying a different stratagy in order to help the Democrat Socialist Party.

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nitrat April 12, 2014 at 8:22 am

If you want to vote AGAINST Haley, vote for Sheheen.
Haven’t we learned from 1992 and 2000 that spoiler candidates can give you the candidate you do not want?
And, now we have Ervin AND the Rex/Lovelace bunch in the mix. (If Rex/Lovelace want to do anything meaningful, they need to field candidates in the state’s House and Senate districts.)
We are not a parliamentary system – I wish we were – therefore, the ONLY thing that third party candidates do is ‘make a statement’. Don’t we get enough meaningless political gesture from politicians already?

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Good Ole Boy April 12, 2014 at 8:30 am

If he can get 4-5% of the vote then it may be enough to give the election to Sheheen.

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Bible Thumper April 12, 2014 at 9:50 am

If he can get 4-5% of the vote then it may be enough to give the election to Haley.

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euwe max April 12, 2014 at 2:01 pm

Do you really think support for Haley is that great?

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Bible Thumper April 12, 2014 at 2:22 pm

There is no pressure on her from the right. She can move to left.
Example: She quit talking about vouchers. Opposed “common core” then doesn’t mention it in the State of the U. Her latest proposal is more money for poorer districts.

It is the economy stupid. Fits likes to show jobs data in the worse possible light.
Facts:
Unemployment 1% below national rate.
SC has nations largest drop in Feb. 6.4% to 5.7%. This is largest one month drop in SC history since records have been kept since 1976.

SC has largest 12 .onth

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euwe max April 12, 2014 at 2:30 pm

So the tea party is weak in SC, is what you’re saying.

Bible Thumper April 12, 2014 at 2:31 pm

They only have strength in Republican primaries with an open seat.

euwe max April 12, 2014 at 2:38 pm

Jobs in South Carolina… what irony.

Bible Thumper April 12, 2014 at 2:49 pm

Sheheen will attack her on education (k-12, college), roads, and DSS. He needs to stay away from jobs and healthcare.

Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:41 pm

Vincent Sheheen will attack Nikki Haley on her opposition to medical marijuana! That is all we know about it right now!

Bible Thumper April 12, 2014 at 9:49 am

It’s.a good thing that Republicans passed the “Voter ID Law”. Ervin will have an easier time proving the validity of 10,000 signatures.

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Nacy April 12, 2014 at 10:16 am

This idiot just gave Haley another 4years in office. ..people would vote for Obama is this state if he said he was a Teabagger…thats all it takes that and a lot of fucking out of state money like Haley has being whoring all over the country for..

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GrandTango April 12, 2014 at 3:37 pm

The guy probably has trouble getting 10 names, much less 10K…When democrats have to get VALID voters’ names, it becomes a lot more difficult. Dead people or multiple signers won’t work here.

Sounds like he’s lazy, or not committed, to me. We sure don’t need that.

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Matt April 12, 2014 at 4:22 pm

Sad that the republicans can’t find a better candidate to run against Haley. Anyone other the a tea party dope would be a huge improvement

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Hugh April 12, 2014 at 4:25 pm

The only thing going for her is her near-perfect ass and her tight skirts. Morally she is bankrupt.

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WTF April 12, 2014 at 10:19 pm

Hugh, Hugh…Have you seen that FAT ASS and bird legs lately!!!!!
For God’s sake mand see an Opthamologist!!!!!!

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:40 pm

Hypocritical statement!

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval said that all of you people are stupid enough to fall into this trap!

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Bible Thumper April 13, 2014 at 8:23 pm

Gov. Sandoval doesn’t know me.

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Guest April 13, 2014 at 8:31 pm

Nor does he care about it at all!

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Bryan Wqsc Crabtree April 12, 2014 at 9:41 pm

She may be in trouble. Sheheen isn’t weak, there’s a Libertarian who will take 1-2% of the vote and Ervin might pull a strong amount. With 5% gap last time, this could go downhill for Haley quickly.

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Mike at the Beach April 12, 2014 at 11:07 pm

Valid rationale, but Sheheen’s numbers are already considerably lower than they were four years ago, or she would be in a pickle. They’ll beat him down a few more points on his love affair with the ACA before all is said and done and she’ll squeak right on through (unless she experiences something politically catastrophic between now and November, which is always possible).

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:38 pm

Her politically catastrophic situation is medical marijuana if Nikki Haley keeps betraying her people that they trusted and voted for her in the first place!

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Mike at the Beach April 13, 2014 at 8:46 pm

I hear ya, but even if that does hurt her (I would bet her polling says it won’t be a big deal), it won’t be *catastrophic.* Most people understand that in most instances (this one included) a vote for a third party candidate essentially becomes a vote for the “other” mainstream candidate, in this instance, Sheheen. Were he a better candidate (i.e., more palatable to “R” voters), this could mean trouble, but I don’t believe he’s that guy.

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GrandTango April 13, 2014 at 9:43 am

You trippin. She may not be the best. But the D brand is so tainted, and the so-called libertarian is about as bad. You’re just talkin to hear yourself.

Your speculation has very little chance of being accurate.

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easterndumbfuckastan April 13, 2014 at 2:30 pm

(She’s not a Ron Paul Conservative, like we need) ….There I fixed it.

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GrandTango April 13, 2014 at 3:51 pm

RonPaul is a liberal-tartian. They do not believe in our right to defend ourselves, or the cause of freedom for others, who are being exploited in a way that will cause us grave danger to us, if left unchecked…(see Chamberlin and Nazi Germany)…

Not to mention: liberalizing heroin, prostitution and graft will make society less free, and more miserable, at a time when we need more liberty from vice and the encouragement of true happiness and the right to pursue it.

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:36 pm

You are the reason why our country is in big trouble right now!

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 8:38 pm

Why? Cause GrandTango speaks the truth? Why do you liberal/socialist, God hating creatures attack and dismiss those that seek to educate the lost and uninformed?

Guest April 13, 2014 at 8:51 pm

Seriously?! Why bother talking to you after your fellow and other supporters disrespected and trashed people all the time including all of the Ron Paul supporters out there as well!

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 9:07 pm

Ron Paul is a lunatic.The ‘apple don’t fall far from the tree’ ALTHOUGH Rand appears to be a nice fella.
Rand has NO chance of becoming President because of his father.
Just an opinion.

Guest April 13, 2014 at 9:11 pm

Yeah Right!

Guest April 13, 2014 at 8:52 pm

GrandTango is always wrong all the time!

Guest April 13, 2014 at 8:54 pm

Name calling will not working at all! It encourages all of the South Carolina people to vote for Tom Ervin and Vincent Sheheen much more than Nikki Haley!

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 9:02 pm

TOM J ERVIN TINABU SHEHEEN BUSCH-LEAGUE!!
Put that name on the petition! Same result.It = LOSER!! :-)

Guest April 13, 2014 at 8:57 pm

Name calling will not work at all! It encourages all of the South Carolina people to vote for Tom Ervin and Vincent Sheheen much more than Nikki Haley!

GrandTango April 13, 2014 at 8:58 pm

Now that’s Deep, and requires so much personal insight…you must be a RonPaul voter…

Guest April 13, 2014 at 9:10 pm

Not a Ron Paul voter!

Nice try!

FudgePackerAtChocolateMonkey April 13, 2014 at 9:41 pm

Tango have those little sores around your anus healed yet? I’m so ready to stick my dinky in your stinky.

easterndumbfuckastan April 14, 2014 at 3:04 pm

Please enlighten us as to what a liberal-tarian is. I’m well versed of local and national politics and I’ve never heard the term. The Libertarian party is pro-constitution, pro-freedom, pro-keep the government out of our lives. I didn’t vote for Dr. Paul in the primaries either time he ran because the lamestream media and the RINO branch of the Republican marginalized him so much that he had no chance of making out of the primaries, and I knew Mitt Romney had little chance of winning the general election, so I voted for a candidate I thought had a chance of unseating Obama. It didn’t work out but at least we tried.

No has said the United States couldn’t or shouldn’t defend it self, What has been proposed is pulling out of the Middle East, Europe and Asia and concentrating military on defending the US and our vital interests. Look if we are going to fight wars we need to fight them to win, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not being fought to win they were being managed for some purpose but not to be won.

As to legalizing drugs and prostitution, these are moral issues, and not crimes. People pay for sex and buy drugs on a daily basis and the laws in place do nothing to stop it. All these laws do are put people who have not hurt anyone in to the criminal justice system which cost the taxpayers money. If the black market was eliminated then you would see more money in the legitimate economy benefiting the entire society. For the record I’ve never used any illegal drugs or procured the services of a prostitute and I don’t see myself ever doing so, (it would be nice if I could run down to the pharmacy and pick up my allergy meds, or a some decent pain killers without having to go get my doctor to write the same prescription that he always writes, you know because it works) I just don’t see them as a criminal justice problem.

GrandTango April 14, 2014 at 3:28 pm

Allowing more prostitution and drug use to be condoned by the gov’t is NOT freedom. It is Bondage.

You simply want more freedom to subjecate the weaker and the more ignorant…

Not to mention: You think the US has no right to use its moral and military superiority to free the enslaved or thwart small terrors, before they grow to large threats…

You are immature and unrealistic about the reality of demons in the world…because you’d rather use the money to get high and chase ho’s…and then you’ll expect the mature and responsible to pay for the messes you are responsible for…

easterndumbfuckastan April 14, 2014 at 4:52 pm

Allowing more prostitution and drug use to be condoned by the gov’t is NOT freedom. It is Bondage.

You simply want more freedom to subjecate the weaker and the more ignorant…

Let me get this straight more freedom is less freedom? That sounds like something directly from Orwell’s 1984. Good is bad, up is down and right is left????? Legalization isn’t condoning anything it’s simply removing restrictions on what free people can do with there own lives. I don’t want to subjugate anyone quite the opposite.

Not to mention: You think the US has no right to use its moral and military superiority to free the enslaved or thwart small terrors, before they grow to large threats…

The US military is to protect the country from invasion and support the vital interest of the US. It’s not for nation building, policing Africa, The Middle East, and defending the bloated social welfare systems in Europe.

You are immature and unrealistic about the reality of demons in the world…because you’d rather use the money to get high and chase ho’s…and then you’ll expect the mature and responsible to pay for the messes you are responsible for..

Whatever read my response above I’ve never used illicit drugs nor sought the services of a prostitute nor do I have any desire to. I want to encourage a more free society a society that doesn’t remove freedoms from others based on a supposed moral code. Morals and values are between an individual, their God and possibly their family. Morals and values are not the responsibility of The State. Jesus said Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. Which can be interpreted in a broad sense to mean leave spiritual and moral things to the church and secular thing to the government.

PS – You still haven’t answered my question as to what a liberal-tarian is.

GrandTango April 14, 2014 at 6:40 pm

Leaders have the authority, and OBLIGATION to limit the ability of some people to harm themselves, and others…
You sound like a SPOILED CHILD. Just because YOU WANT TO does not give you the right to do danger to yourself, other people, or society…
Have the people ELECT a majority as irresponsible and selfish as you…then maybe you can have your way…until then sit down and STFU…
PS: You can still smoke dope, shoot heroine or chase whores..Just do in the back alley where trashy people, w/ no control belong…
You have NO right to impose your vices and weaknesses on a culture that I have to raise my children in…
Go to Malaysia, or some other third-world country, if you MUST molest children…but you WON’T di it here…Pervert…
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easterndumbfuckastan April 14, 2014 at 9:04 pm

Leaders have the authority, and OBLIGATION to limit the ability of some people to harm themselves, and others.

Leaders have the obligation to uphold and abide by The Constitution, they have an obligation to run the government in an efficient manner, they have an obligation to represent the people subject to the restrictions of The Constitution. That’s all nothing more nothing less. They have not right, responsibility, obligation, or authority to impose their morality on any one or any group. They have the responsibility to keep people from hurting others, NOT to stop consenting adults from doing any damn thing they please as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else. GT get it through your think skull, this is not a THEOCRACY we don’t practice Sharia law if you want religious based morality as the basis of your legal code move to IRAN with the God damned Muslims. They’ll either welcome you or stone you either way it’ll be OK.

You sound like a SPOILED CHILD. Just because YOU WANT TO does not give you the right to do danger to yourself, other people, or society.

Whatever, I’ve tried to give a well thought out logical argument and you’ve resorted to name calling, you been intellectually outclassed by a couple of orders of magnitude, admit it, it’s OK.

The whole point here is you can do what you please if you aren’t hurting anyone else. A smaller government, that stays out of everyone’s life. It’s good for business, it’s good for society. It’s not good for reincarnated Puritans like you I guess. How many “witches” did you help hang in 1692 and 1693. I would have thought you’d have learned your lesson before they let you come back, I guess not.

Have the people ELECT a majority as irresponsible and selfish as you…then maybe you can have your way…until then sit down and STFU…

I forgot you as a Statist believe in an all powerful all seeing all knowing government, just like YOUR LORD GOD OBAMA.

PS: You can still smoke dope, shoot heroine or chase whores..Just do in the back alley where trashy people, w/ no control belong…

Again I ask you to fully read my previous two comments (you can read, right?) I’ve never used illicit drugs nor sought the services of a prostitute nor do I have any desire to. It’s not about drugs or prostitution or vices or morals or anything but freedom from overbearing Statist governments and policies. It’s about FREEDOM. It’s about these word written by Thomas Jefferson in the Deceleration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

You have NO right to impose your vices and weaknesses on a culture that I have to raise my children in…Go to Malaysia, or some other third-world country, if you MUST molest children…but you WON’T di it here…Pervert…

The immortal words of tyrants everywhere “We have to do it to protect the children” more people have been killed, more innocents jailed, tortured and executed in the name of the “children” than for any reason in history. The problem here is that the “children” grow up and the “children” don’t want to be slaves to your statist tyrannical society. As to raising your children, that’s your problem, not mine, not societies, yours and yours alone. This isn’t Hillary Clinton’s dream world where “It Takes a Village” if you want the Village the you need to go out an build your village of family and friends because the society doesn’t owe your child a sanitized version of the world to grow up in. Hell half the problems we have in this world are due to the Styrofoam coating of the universe.

I don’t even know how to respond to the end of that. No one brought up child molesting what the fuck ever you are talking about. I’m not a pervert but damn you get obsessed with sex of all types, and always discussing perversions. Sounds like you might be projecting. I know a good shrink, let me know if you want his number, he might be able to help you.

Jean RN April 14, 2014 at 7:04 pm

“PS: You can still smoke dope, shoot heroine or chase whores..Just do in the back alley where trashy people, w/ no control belong…”

That’s okay, Hoss…I’ll smoke my dope poolside with my fancy craft beer after a long day (12 hours) treating patients at the ER.
I’ll be in bed at 10:30, wake up at 5:00 without a hangover, and work another 12. You should stop assuming most pot smokers are dregs of society.

Jean RN April 14, 2014 at 7:07 pm

Sorry, meant for GT ;)

Henry April 13, 2014 at 4:02 pm

The most evil incompetent so called Governor is history…Nikki Haley..

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Deo Vindice SC April 13, 2014 at 4:46 pm

Well said, Henry, but why, did not the people of SC see it comming? That is the real issue.

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GrandTango April 13, 2014 at 7:04 pm

FITS feeds liberal delusions.
With Obama nose diving, and bleeding popularity, w/ each new day..I notice his REVENGE contingent of voters are becoming scarce on here..And FITS is very slow to post what is actually happening politically, because it proves him wrong…and punch drunk…
FITS only bait is to feed you some tripe about a chance Haley can be toppled. And it works, as your level of Stupidity spikes….
Yall are not this ignorant, are you???…While Haley has not been ultra Conservative, she has been pretty good at Rejecting Obama. And that has now become a NATIONAL Movement, as the young idiots become less employable. More Obama voters are realizing how much Obamacare will cost them, for inferior coverage…all so hateful and bitter people can get even more Free Stuff, w/o ever having to worry about working…
You people are LOST when it come to reality…

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:32 pm

Barack Obama is just a puppet for the bankers and others and also an establishment agenda shill just like George W. Bush by An Angry Democrat on Twitter.

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:21 pm

Nikki Haley is in big trouble right now. Vincent Sheheen knows he will win easily with Tom Ervin running as an Independent.

It will be Deja Vu all over again on the Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013!

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 7:42 pm

Lois Lerner is in big trouble right now.Barack Muhammed Putin is in big ‘political’ trouble right now.Billary Bengazi is in big trouble now.
Nikki is fine.

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Guest April 13, 2014 at 7:45 pm

Barack Obama is just an establishment agenda shill just like George W. Bush! Nothing will change at all anyway! What do you expect about all of these problems anyway?!

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rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 8:58 pm

Please.Daddy,Harvard and Rev.Wright taught Obama well-destroy America.Has nothing to do with an ‘establishment agenda’.

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Guest April 13, 2014 at 9:13 pm

All of your posts are Irrelevant Talking Points!

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 9:52 pm

That is just the ‘bong’ telling you that! :-)

Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 9:55 pm

That is just the bombshell telling you that Nikki Haley is just another scandal version of Chris Christie!

rebellozit April 13, 2014 at 10:33 pm

Christie? Tom J. Ervin QUIT on the SC Republican Party just like Christie QUIT on Romney just prior to the 2012 pResidential Election with his Obama worshipping.
That is why Christie is finished politically(nationally) and why Ervin has no chance too even be a ‘spoiler’ in state politics.

Guest April 13, 2014 at 10:42 pm

Unless they know how to vote for a candidate!

GrandTango April 13, 2014 at 9:02 pm

4.5% unemployment under Bush, w/ rising salaries, no inflation and cheap Gas…

Obama is the INFLATION-Depression president of no jobs, declining incomes and astronomical energy-price extortion…

You are a F#*king idiot if you think the 2 administrations are not VASTLY different…You must be a democrat or a liberal-tarian…who is too Stupid to discern reality on your own, and compare it to what the media tells you…

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Guest April 13, 2014 at 9:14 pm

I disagree!

Your name calling proves that you hate everyone else out there!

GrandTango April 14, 2014 at 7:42 am

Exactly. And that’s the opposite of what FITS wants. FITS is fine w/ Obama thriving. He gets a lot od what he wants under a radical, leftist, growing gov’t and punishing contributors to finance the lazy, hateful and un-American…

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:25 pm

Yes we all know that both Vincent Sheheen and Tom Ervin supported the legalization of marijuana because it helps the people recover from all of their illnesses for medical purposes.

Unfortunately Nikki Haley opposes the legalization of marijuana because she got paid off by the Military Industrial Complex and others to fund the failed so called War on Drugs.

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Truth In Media April 13, 2014 at 7:29 pm

South Carolina Illegally Blocks Libertarian Party From Ballot

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Liz April 14, 2014 at 9:46 am

Girl frowning on the left: “I don’t believe a word you say.”

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ELCID April 14, 2014 at 11:27 am

This is terrible news. He needs to run as a Republican.
All he is going to do is split the Sheheen vote and put that crooked Haley right back in office. Which is probably the plan all along.

Sounds just like a Lee Atwater strategy: Put a Red Herring in the election to split the opposition votes. It worked great in 1860 election and just caused the civil war.

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