Posted on 08/03/2013 6:13:16 PM PDT by ClaytonP
Newcomer Nancy Mace and libertarian-leaning state Sen. Lee Bright are set to become the second and third GOP candidates to announce their intentions to run against the second-term senator, and political watchers in the Palmetto State believe the field may expand even further in the coming weeks.
At first glance, when gaming out Graham’s chances of surviving a multi-candidate primary and going on to win re-election, the logic seems simple: the more competitors, the merrier.
For a lawmaker who has long raised the ire of some rank-and-file conservatives with his deal-brokering and occasional breeches from Republican orthodoxy, there is a benefit to splitting the Tea Party vote into as many parts as possible.
But this line of reasoning has a potential flaw: South Carolina electoral law stipulates that a candidate must win at least 50 percent of the primary vote to avoid a runoff, and Graham’s chances of reaching that threshold could become even more difficult with additional names on the ballot.
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The 3 challengers need to get together and decide on who is going to be the one.
Political drafting.
It will lead to a runoff between the top two if he goes below 50pc.
Get enough candidates, and it might be possible to knock Linda to 3rd place
Now THAT sounds like fun...!
SC has the 50% primary rule. That is good news.
The 3 challengers need to get together and decide on who is going to be the one.
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They will...it’s called the primary. The three (or more) of them running in the primary against Graham will, hopefully, keep him under 50%. Successfully doing that will then require the two (presumably Graham and the “best” of the conservative challengers) candidates with the most votes to advance to a run-off. It will be in the run-off where highly motivated conservatives will turn out and elect the conservative sending Little Lindsey off to the little girls home in Washington D.C.
Someone needs to take that cracker out, of his job.
This sounds very promising. Voters will be in two camps, pro-Linda and anti-Linda. As long as Linda does not get over 50% on the first round, good chance the anti-Linda’s will coalesce around the challenger. Gets the anti-Linda’s into the mood of ousting her.
Exactly right. Then throw their full support behind that person and drive them through.
I heartily agree. Don’t split the true Conservative vote or Mr. Giggles will get the nomination again.
I’m so tired of him playing Charlie McCarthy to McCain’s lead.
HE NEEDS TO GO.. NEXT MCCAIN. Where should we send donations?
—— But this line of reasoning has a potential flaw: South Carolina electoral law stipulates that a candidate must win at least 50 percent of the primary vote to avoid a runoff, and Graham’s chances of reaching that threshold could become even more difficult with additional names on the ballot. ——
This sounds ideal.
I don’t care who wins, as long as McCain’s girlfriend is taken out.
It ought to be followed in the Presidential primaries as well.
I wish the GOP in general had a 50% primary rule even for the Presidency.
IT HASN'T
Unless someone changed the title on the article.
That would be a great idea!
It would sure get rid of the nonsense about throwing away a vote. People could vote for who they really support in the first round without any pressure not to. The establishment types would really be fit to be tied.
Think they would let a vote on that happen at the convention?
This sounds like a winner to me!
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