The_Counsel
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Tue Nov-23-04 06:48 PM
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...just that nobody seems to think beyond one issue in that state.
In 1994 Beasley defeated Nick Theodore because he was against the establishment of a state lottery to help the education system. Too many people thought it was "too much like gambling."
In 1998, Hodges beat Beasley because the education system worsened, and Beasley's less-than-stellar handling of the confederate flag debacle. Not to mention Beasley was an all-around piss-poor governor.
In 2002, Hodges was defeated simply because he was a Democrat. No less than nine Republicans fell over themselves for the nomination -- all saying "we need to get back to our conservative roots." Damn if that logic didn't work on the SC electorate, too...
There's a reason why South Carolina is immediately filed under "lost cause" by any Democrat running statewide or federally... :eyes:
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