SCGOP: Sheheen Would Bring “Liberal DC” To SC

Liberal trial lawyer Vince Sheheen, a career politician from Camden, has ducked and dodged the most important issues facing South Carolina for years–all in the name of trying to be all things to all people.

While standing against, even stonewalling, many of the essential reforms Governor Haley and our Republicans have been fighting to deliver to taxpayers, Vince has been enthusiastically and publicly embracing President Obama’s signature agenda items as his own.

South Carolina Republican Party Chairman issued the following statement detailing what South Carolina would look like with Vince Sheheen as Governor:

“Today, as Governor Haley announces that she’ll run for re-election, South Carolina is moving in the right direction– unemployment is down, our businesses are growing, and when President Obama and his allies push massive spending disasters and mandates from Washington, Governor Haley and our Republican team fight back,” said Chairman Matt Moore.

“If Vince Sheheen were governor, the opposite would be true. A lawyer who opposed tort reform and makes hundreds of thousands of dollars suing the state, Vince Sheheen and President Obama would stifle economic growth. When Vince embraced the Obamacare expansion, he sent a clear message to South Carolina small businesses that four years of a Sheheen government would be bad for our bottom line.”

Vince Sheehen Supported President Barack Obama’s Re-Election:

• As A Delegate At The DNC Convention Vincent Sheheen Vowed To Support President Barack Obama And His Agenda.(Democratic National Committee Website, “2012 Convention Delegates,”Democrats.org, Accessed 7/25/13)

Vince Sheheen Supports Big Unions, Not The South Carolina Worker

• As A DNC Delegate Vince Sheheen Vowed To Support Unions And Vigorously Oppose Workers Right To Work Laws In South Carolina. (Democratic National Convention Website, “2012 Democratic National Platform,” Democrats.org, Accessed 7/25/13)

• As A DNC Delegate Vince Sheheen Vowed To Overturn South Carolina Workers Rights To a Secret Ballot. (Democratic National Convention Website, “2012 Democratic National Platform,” Democrats.org, Accessed 7/25/13)

Vince Sheheen Wants Obamacare In South Carolina

• In March 2013, Sheheen Supported The Expansion Of Medicaid Under Obamacare. “South Carolina should give health insurance to more poor people — at least as long as the federal government is willing to pay for it, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen saidThursday. The announcement, made on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina, focused mostly on Gov. Nikki Haley’s refusal to expand the program under the federal Affordable Care Act…”(Adam Beam, Sheheen Endorses Temporary Expansion Of Medicaid, The State, 3/7/13)

• In 2010, Vince Sheheen Supported Obamacare. “Democratic gubernatorial nominee Vincent Sheheen … supports much of federal health care reform.” (John O’Connor, “Sheheen Backs Health Reform, Immigrant Law”, McClatchy Newspapers, 8/26/10)

In His Own Book Vince Sheheen Says He Wants To Raise Taxes In South Carolina.

• Raise Sales Taxes By $600 Million (Page 67)

• Raise Income Taxes (Page 69)

• Create An Internet Sales Tax (Page 71)

• Impose Taxes On Alternative Fuels (Page 80)

• Raise The Driver’s License Fee (Page 81)

• Raise The Automotive Registration Fee (Page 81)

• Raise The Truck Registration Fee (Page 81)

Vince Sheheen Furthers His Own Economic Interests At The South Carolina Taxpayer’s Expense

• Sheheen Has Made Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Suing The State Of South Carolina. “The law firm of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Vincent Sheheen earned hundreds of thousands of dollars working for and against state agencies in court over the past decade, according to public documents provided by the Comptroller General’s Office.” (John O’Connor, “Sheheen Firm Profits From State Government,” The State, 10/11/10)

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