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DeMint has already raised nearly $2 million. He has had "encouraging" talks with the White House. Beasley has already been "fired" by the state's voters- not a good sign. And he hasn't exactly held his word or abided by conservative principles:

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Incumbent Gov. David Beasley (R) of South Carolina was seeking re-election in one of the most Republican states in America. During his first term, Beasley had reversed his stands on several issues important to conservatives. His campaign was in jeopardy early because the conservatives mistrusted the incumbent who had broken several campaign promises during the first term. As the campaign heated up, Beasley made the worst possible mistake; he reversed himself on yet another issue the lottery. This further disillusioned and disappointed the conservatives. The result was a very suppressed conservative voter turnout and a victory for Democratic challenger Jim Hodges.

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2519/1_20/53889308/p2/article.jhtml?term=

[SC MOOSE]

On what issues did Beasley reverse himself? He stayed firm on his Pro-life, Pro-gun, pro-business, and traditional value stances. He always was against the lottery and because he was against it some republicans voted for Hodges. Voter turnout was the highest it had been in years. The Demos just got more out to vote than the Republicans did.