I dont know, SC had a primary opponent to vote for in 08 and still choose Lindsey.
How many times does someone have to post this reply:
SC has open primaries. Linseed was nominated in the primary and elected BY CROSSOVER DEMOCRATS. Unless the primary system is changed in SC, Graham will be re-elected in 2014 by those who want him in office: Democrats and RINOs.
As much as I hate it, I'll betcha he is reelected. I'll be surprised if ole Ben Nelson (Nebr) doesn't get re elected after his sell out to ObamaCare. I know DeMint is on Bens case. Pls make him gone.
The Tea Party movement has energized limited government advocates. They won’t sit out next time, and Graham will not win another primary in South Carolina.
To be more precise, I might have written that, in SC’s open primary system, crossover democrats added to a sufficient number of RINOs has produced Republican candidates not acceptable to SC Conservatives who comprise the majority of registered SC Republicans.
Using a similar but modified tactic, the same manipulation is accomplished in the General Election by the Dems running an opposing candidate who won’t likely win and, perhaps, has his own money to finance much of his Democrat campaign. Then the machine Dems and RINOs vote for their desired candidate, Graham. That’s what has happened more than once, not only benefitting Graham but other machine candidates at the State level.
Again, my main point is that the Open Primary system MUST be adjusted or the will of the majority of the SC people will continue to be thwarted.
On a similar subject, the people of SC elected Mark Sanford by a hefty margin, then watched him be out-maneuvered by the same Columbia crowd that continues to see that Graham is in office, and yet stood behind him while Columbia and the local/national media were making him powerless through incessant ridicule, which still continues even now. It wasn’t just Sanford’s affair that crippled him; it was that foul-smelling Columbia Democrat/RINO/media triumvirate that used it and many prevarications against him. Such utter hypocrites.