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Field, Ravenel had already announced he WASN'T going to challenge Graham when he was busted for being the biggest cokehead in SC. The anti-Graham people were already trying to find another candidate because Ravenel had told them no. There was no conspiracy with them dropping a bombshell to "stop him" from running. I could find the article proving but what's the point? In any case Ravenel was too busy trying to sell South Carolinians on Rudy (who is far more liberal than Graham will ever be). 90% of freepers will admit Ranevel turned out to be a scumbag, and Giuliani was ridiculed on this board for days since he didn't vet the guy.

If it makes you feel better, I will admit that the guy who actually did end up challenging Graham in the primary, Buddy Witherspoon, was a decent person and probably would have voted to the right of Graham if he was elected. However, he didn't have a prayer and was nothing more than a protest vote.

And I think you're actually coming around to my point of view on Jim DeMint, my perspective being yes, DeMint is the "more conservative" Senator from SC, but the degree of conservatism can be measured in millimeters. DeMint is a pretty solid conservative vote but he does not belong the pedestal his worshipers on FR place him on. He's just as bad as Graham when he says crap like "Hillary will be one of our greatest secretaries of state"

Ravenel only ran for Treasurer to use as a stepping stone to the Senate, and I’m sorry, I damn well do believe he was set up. Does that absolve what he did ? No. But as I stated, it’s very convenient the Feds were more than willing to allow him to run for statewide office to take down an incumbent Democrat (when the public had a right to know what was going on with Ravenel), but only just happened to “produce” the charges just as he was running for the Senate. The whole think reeked.

I did not support Giuliani, but I had an ounce more respect for him than some of the other RINO turds (and at least he wasn’t trying to switch positions and pretend like he’d “discovered” Social Conservatism the moment he left office).

Nope, the whole takedown of Ravenel was a nice little warning to any serious challengers of Graham. No wonder nobody else first tier came forward, because who knows what Graham’s powerful friends in DC would dig up. And THAT is why I’d have voted for Conley. This guy operates like a rodent, talks like a rodent, and SMELLS like a rodent. I’d rather have an OPEN Democrat serving than a covert one.

And DeMint gets no hosannas from me, either. He was dumb enough to support Slick Willard (or worse, approved of what he did), and that goes to nearly unforgiveable. And the Hil Clinton comment was sickening.