Winthrop/ETV Poll
670 Registered Voters
Margin of Error  plus/minus 3.79%
Rudy Giuliani               18.6%
John McCain                 14.4%
Mitt Romney                 11.7%
Fred Thompson             6.4%
Newt Gingrich                3.4%
Sam Brownback             1.5%
Duncan Hunter               1.1%
Mike Huckabee               0.8%
Tommy Thompson         0.8%
Chuck Hagel                     0.4%

The Shot has heard from numerous sources that Sommer Grasser is the 3rd McCain field staff fired.  We have also heard from a very reliable source that Sommer was not the 3rd victim, but another UpState field rep was. The only other UpState field rep is Vic Bailey, son of wealthy auto-dealer Vic Bailey.
 Developing…

The Shot has confirmed that former SC McCain Political Director Brad Henry, who suddenly stepped down from this position last week, was forced to resign during a campaign shake-up of underperforming areas. 

 
Picture: Montgomery with Karl Rove while working at the White House
Analysts say that this quarter’s lagging economy could be due to the major layoffs by the McCain for President Campaign in the second quarter.
McCain made news weeks back for laying off employees across the nation following a lower than expected fundraising quarter.  Last week we […]

Real Clear Politics is a great website. RCP sorts through a vast amount of polling to create a big picture that I feel accurately depicts trends in public opinion.
But the other day I read on of the most misinformed articles I have ever seen on their website. The article written by Tom Bevan titled “Mitt’s […]

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we here at The Shot hate bigots.  We hate the crap that’s been put in South Carolina mailboxes and coming out of some idiots’ mouths.
The man talking to Governor Romney in this video is an idiot…plain and simple. 

Earlier today Politico broke that Fred Thompson is indeed running for President.    Now there’s an indicator that Thompson will play in South Carolina and has already begun courting the SCGOP.
The Shot has learned that representatives from the Thompson campaign have contacted State Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson and asked if Thompson can do a fundraiser […]

 
Jim Davenport is reporting that a small group of SC Lawmakers are joining Congressman Gresham Barrett in supporting a potential bid for the Republican nomination.  Those lawmakers held a press conference today led by State Senator Larry Grooms.
From the AP:

Joining Grooms at the news conference Wednesday were state Sens. John Hawkins and Ray Cleary and […]

The Politico is announcing that Fred Thompson is running for President. We pretty much already knew this, but this article is the first to announce specifics.
Fred Thompson running for President
POLITICO
By: Mike Allen
May 30, 2007 05:47 AM EST
Fred Dalton Thompson plans to enter the presidential race with a bang over the Fourth of July holiday, announcing […]

Lisa Nova is one of my favorite vloggers on YouTube. Recently she did a pretty humorous skit on the Democratic Primary race. Check it out:

Today at the immigration press conference AP reporter Jim Davenport asked Gov. Mark Sanford whether or not he supported the questionable “Z-Visa” measure in the U.S. Senate bill. Here listen to this exchange for yourself:

Here is some footage from today’s press conference at the State House:

Today Governor Mark Sanford defied many in the business community and backed an immigration reform package that will make all SC employers verify the citizenship of their employees.  Here’s the press release:
Gov. Sanford Calls for Passage of Immigration Reforms
BILL WOULD REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO VERIFY CITIZENSHIP OF THEIR EMPLOYEES
Columbia, S.C. - May 29, 2007 - […]

Dorchester County Republican Party straw poll results:
Romney            24%
Rudy                 19%
F. Thompson   15%
Huckabee         12%
McCain             10%
Hunter              5%
Newt                  2%
Tancredo          2%
Paul                   2%
Brownback       2%
Undecided        8%

Rasmussen Reports:
Guiliani               25%
Romney              16%
McCain                15%
F. Thompson      12%
 The current survey is based upon national telephone interviews with 467 Likely Republican Primary Voters conducted May 21-23, 2007. The margin of sampling error is +/- 5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. The Rasmussen Reports sample includes not only Republicans, but also independents who say […]

If you don’t read The Onion, you are missing out on the funniest thing since Eddie Murphy’s Raw.
Here are a few samples:

Bush Challenges America To Produce The Perfect Romantic Comedy By 2009

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We are going to take a page out Thomas Ravenel’s book and spend the weekend poolside catching rays. Since its Memorial Day Weekend and we’re out of town, we won’t be updating the Shot. We’ll be back Tuesday and promise to give you a full summary of all the political happenings from this weekend.
This hot […]

The S.C. McCain staffers BJ and Adam are reporting that Chris Allen has been named the new Political Director. Allen was initially named S.C. Field Director for McCain’s Straight Talk America PAC. But after the McCain made his campaign official, Allen’s role in the campaign became somewhat muddled. Allen did a stint in Iowa this […]

Last night WLTX ran this segment following up on Andre’s crash 1 year later. For some reason the sound delayed a bit when we converted it to YouTube.