Rolling Stone published an intriguing article about Fred Thompson titled “Once a Pro-Choice Skirt Chaser, Now Standard Bearer of the Religious Right?”
There is some pretty interesting stuff even I didn’t know about Thompson. Here is an excerpt from the article:
“I do not believe abortion should be criminalized.” - Fred Thompson in 1996
“I was single for […]

This is an e-mail that was forwarded to us at the Shot. It appears that McCain lost the support of at least one county chairman due to his immigration policy. Please note the former Aiken County Chairman’s use of the word “amnesty”.
——– Original Message ——–
Subject:  RE: TIME TO CALL RADIO
Date:  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 22:15:22 -0400
From: […]

The Shot has learned that following the GOP state convention, over 400 delegates stood in line for over an hour to meet Governor Romney personally. A Romney staffer told The Shot they expected half the crowd.
These pictures were taken by a Romney supporter.
No, this isnt the line to the American Idols on Tour concert.  This […]

You may remember that McCain announced he was going to announce his official candidacy in the month of April while appearing on the Late Night with David Letterman. Well, it appears that the announcement will consist of a three stop tour in S.C.
Here is the announcement schedule:
9:00 am
Greenville, SC
Wyche Pavillion
300 South Main Street
1:00 pm
Columbia, SC
Adluh […]

 
WOW!  Already?
We woke up this morning and found these two signs on the corner of Huger and Gervais in Columbia.  On the way home we saw 6 more locations in downtown Columbia.
This is a long time out to be starting the sign war.  Let us know if you have seen any around your neck of […]

We all know that Corey Boyd has ground game, but which GOP presidential candidate has ground game in SC?  Don’t ask Hotline On Call, ‘cause they don’t know either.
Last week Hotline on Call said:
McCain has the best national organization and the best statewide field teams in IA, NH and SC.
But now they say:
Over […]

SC Cash | The Democrats
So which Democratic candidate for President raked in the SC cash?  It wasn’t even close.  John Edwards blew Clinton, Obama, and Richardson away in SC.  In fact, he doubled what Clinton, Obama, and Richardson raised combined.
Was it those boyhood SC ties, the trial attornies, or Zeke Stokes?
Here are the numbers:
John Edwards - […]

So which Republican candidate for President raked in the SC cash?  Here are the numbers:
Mitt Romney - $174,525
John McCain - $127,565
Rudy Giuliani - $120,650
Duncan Hunter - $18,000
Sam Brownback - $7,612
Ron Paul - $2,083
Mike Huckabee - $1,350
Tommy Thompson - $1,000
Tom Tancredo - $850
We were pretty shocked by these numbers.  The press has made a big deal […]

When we think of “Republican Strongholds” we think of Orangeburg County, and today Gov. Mitt Romney won the county party’s straw poll. All of fifteen people voted, and it was a close one. Here are the results:
Romney: 6
McCain: 5
Brownback: 3
C. Rice: 2
Giuliani: 1
Gov. Sanford: 1
Huckabee: 1
Tancredo 1

McCain and McMaster, the McCheaters win in Florence
Tonight the Florence County Republican Party held their straw poll and Henry McMaster’s illegal vote gave McCain the needed bump to win…double….over his nearest competitor.
The Florence County rules state that only official Florence County GOP delegates may vote in the straw poll. A source close to the Florence […]

More First Tuesday Club footage from…well last Tuesday of course

 
I must apologize to our readers. We had what we thought was a reliable source on this on this one, but after talking to Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer I’ve been informed our report from earlier this morning was incorrect.
“I’m not endorsing anybody at this time or in the near future” said Bauer. “We don’t even […]

 
Mitt Romney- $23 Million. All I have to say is “Wow”. I had expected Romney to produce a strong first quarter because of his business connections, but I was not expecting to out pace his closest competitor by $8 million. This puts Romney on pace to raise over $100 million by the first primary in […]

[UPDATE] 
Jason Miller, Gov. Sanford’s Deputy Chief of Staff and former Campaign Manager, is leaving to join Rudy Giuliani’s Presidential Campaign. Miller will serve as Deputy Communication Director and lead the Rapid Response Unit for the national campaign staff. Miller will also help the campaign make inroads in South Carolina. 
Miller is one of the top political operatives in country. Before […]

From the Boston Herald:
Stylist confirms: Mitt’s a never-say-dye guy
By Laura Raposa
Saturday, March 24, 2007
For the record, presidential hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney has never dyed his hair, his long-time hair stylist said yesterday.
 
“No, no, no, he does not color his hair,” said Leon de Magistris of Belmont, who has been snipping the White House hopeful’s dark […]