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GOP defeats Obama-endorsed candidate in deep blue city that Biden won handily in 2020
Fox News ^ | 11/17/21 | Andrew Miller

Posted on 11/17/2021 1:34:24 PM PST by Robwin

An endorsement from former President Obama and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn in reliably blue Columbia, South Carolina was not enough to push the city’s Democratic mayoral candidate over the finish line.

Republican mayoral candidate Daniel Rickenmann, a businessman and Columbia city council member, defeated Democrat Tameika Isaac Devine by a margin of 52% to 48% on Tuesday night in Columbia which sits in a county that President Biden carried by almost 40 points in 2020.

Former President Obama, according to Washington Free Beacon, released an audio message in support of Devine and the former president carried the city’s county by 29 points in 2008 and 33 points in 2012.

Rep. Clyburn, one of the most prominent Democrats in both the South and the Black community who many believe saved President Biden’s flailing 2020 campaign with his endorsement, also endorsed Devine.

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To: Mr. K

“I dont believe that either. “

Pedo Joe won by 40 points last November? and loses in a blue city? The statistical gap is just not possible. The Dem cheat team didnt even bother to concentrate on this one.


21 posted on 11/17/2021 2:18:37 PM PST by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: Robwin

If he won that section by 40% that would be a great place to look for vote fraud.


22 posted on 11/17/2021 2:22:28 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: wally_bert

White conservative man wins v. black chick in what I assume is a majority minority city.

Incredible.


23 posted on 11/17/2021 2:29:40 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Robwin
                                                                                         Obama    Biden       
                                                                                         minus    divided by     
	  Obama 2008	McCain	     2008 total  Brandon       Trump 2020   2020 total   Biteme   Obama
Richland  64%  105,656  35%  57,941   165,037	 68%  132,570  30%  58,313   193,822    -26,914	   125%

The Old White Basement Guy had 125% more turnout than The 2008 Lightbringer, and 27,000 more "votes".

Pull the other one.

Looks like the Columbia Dems didn't have any money budgeted for their ballot factories this go-around...

24 posted on 11/17/2021 2:30:03 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Jacquerie

Has she screamed “racism” yet?


25 posted on 11/17/2021 2:30:49 PM PST by Windcatcher (Time to fly the other black flag -- one of no quarter for Marxists.)
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To: max americana

See my post #24 [Columbia is the county seat of Richland].


26 posted on 11/17/2021 2:31:07 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Jacquerie

Incredible describes the situation very well.

I kind of half read twitter feeds from a few local liberal nuts. People I met in former jobs mostly. Talk about programmed.


27 posted on 11/17/2021 2:32:48 PM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: Robwin
I think an increasing number of people are uncomfortable having a black female Democrat in control, and prefer a white guy preserving their town.

Columbia is 54% white and 40% black. I think some black males voted for the white guy counter-balancing the leftist women


28 posted on 11/17/2021 2:33:00 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (Only the insane have the strength to prosper. Only those who prosper truly judge what is sane)
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To: crz

There’s zero leverage for Democrats to convince Joe Manchin to vote yes on build back better bill. The only thing they have left is to offer him a lot of pork for his state.


29 posted on 11/17/2021 2:38:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Robwin
An endorsement from former President Obama

That certainly didn’t help her.

30 posted on 11/17/2021 2:40:57 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: kiryandil
Precincts: 78 / 78 (100% reporting)

Daniel Rickenmann          52%   10,554

Tameika Isaac Devine       48%    9,762

 Vote Total                      20,316

31 posted on 11/17/2021 2:47:41 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Robwin; 07Jack; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; ...
South Carolina Ping   

If you'd like to be on or off the South Carolina ping list, just click Private Reply below and drop me a FReepmail.

32 posted on 11/17/2021 3:45:01 PM PST by upchuck (The longer I remain unjabbed with the clot-shot, the more evidence I see supporting my decision.)
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To: backwoods-engineer
“Red wave” is just a little too commie-sounding for me.

President Reagan won showing a national map of all his counties represented by the color blue...

Media flipped it, to the color "Commie-Red".

33 posted on 11/17/2021 4:57:05 PM PST by Does so (DC: "The Chinese city on top of a hill".)
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