Posted on 07/05/2014 8:54:49 AM PDT by Resettozero
A Charleston businessman and reality TV star has announced his plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Lindsey Graham.
Thomas Ravenel, former state treasurer who resigned from office after his arrest on drug charges, announced his run Friday. He still must deliver 10,000 signatures from registered voters to state election officials by July 15 to get on the ballot.
He stopped in Greenville later in the day to attend the Red, White and Blue Festival.
En route to Greenville, Ravenel confirmed his run with The Greenville News.
“I’ve always felt impelled to do this,” Ravenel said. “It’s not an act of self-aggrandizement; it’s more I feel it’s a duty.”
Ravenel said he wanted to run for the Senate seat because government has gotten too big and the country was headed towards a “doomsday scenario.”
He said he chose to run as an independent because he disagreed with both Republican and Democratic policies, and said both parties were “being co-opted by special interest groups.”
“I’m looking to give the American voter who sees these inconsistencies a choice,” he said. “Both parties are wrong. You get a false choice. I could vote for the party that represents the warfare state or I could vote for the party that represents the welfare state.”
Ravenel, son of former South Carolina congressman Arthur Ravenel, cited health care, foreign policy, Medicare and Medicaid policy and immigration as issues he would focus on.
He added that he would also fight to uphold a better checks and balances system within the government by standing up to policies like those allowing the president to appoint members of the judiciary.
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I’d vote for a Democrat to get rid of Linda.
Harry Reid agrees with you.
I don’t know much about Ravenel, but at least he’s the anti-Graham.
It’ll be interesting to see if he fleshs his immigration stance out along the lines of NumbersUSA as Brat did.
Ravenel is a coke head. I’ll not vote for him.
Obama agrees with you.
Is there a kopek’s worth of difference between Reid and McCommie?
Linda only disagrees with him at primary time.
Yes. I believe Ted Cruz would be more effective in a majority party than the minority.
People still think the GOP can win the senate?
Whatcha wanna bet that Lindsey Graham will keep Ravenel out of the Debates?
Ravenel is a coke head. I’ll not vote for him.
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Hey, coke heads need representation too.
I love Arthur but his son is a screw up.. ain’t voting for him
Cool, an opportunity to send grahmnesty to sepnd more time with his family.
“Drug charges”? He might as well throw in the towel before spending all his money as BOTH the rhinos and the demodummies will crucify him.
The guy’s probably looking to get bought off by the GOPe
Might need more money to support his habit.
People still think the GOP can win the senate?
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I did up until a couple of months ago, but now, I don’t think so. I think the RINO Party will lose Kentucky, North Carolina, Louisiana, Michigan and possibly South Carolina (thank you Thomas Ravenel) and definitely Mississippi if Thad Cochran is the nominee. Colorado and Arkansas are not looking good for the RINO Party these days either. And frankly, I don’t shive a git.
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