To: fieldmarshaldj
This is going to be Hollings' most competitive race yet. He needed the Clinton fiasco (and the increase in Black turnout) to bail him out in 1998 (although Inglis didn't help himself by refusing PAC money). He had his closest race in 1992, and despite outspending his oponent by a huge margin (about five to one) he prevailed by a mere three points. This time, we will have a republican president racking up a huge margin in the state and a well financed candidate in Rep. Jim DeMint. Put two and two together and you have a very powerful, if not unbeatable, combination.
To: MainstreamConservative
Add to that, the fiasco that was David Beasley. We lost a couple Republican statewide officeholders in SC that year.
10 posted on
06/11/2003 2:01:02 PM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
(~Remember, it's not sporting to fire at RINO until charging~)
To: MainstreamConservative
Actually he had his closest race in 1966 when he was first elected.
Ernest F Hollings (D) 51.4
Marshall Parker (R) 48.7
12 posted on
06/12/2003 3:29:33 PM PDT by
Impy
(Sharpton/Byrd 2004!! The Slave/Massa Ticket!!)
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