Posted on 06/17/2024 3:09:34 AM PDT by cotton1706
After the dust settled on dozens of Statehouse primary battles between the GOP majority and the renegade House Freedom Caucus, three GOP majority incumbents — including two veteran leaders close to Speaker Murrell Smith — had been ousted.
Assistant Majority Leader Rep. Jay West, R-Belton, and powerful House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Sandifer, R-Seneca, were sent packing.
Voters also showed one of the House’s last Republicans with a moderate stance on abortion, Rep. Jerry Carter, R-Clemson, the door.
Meantime, the Freedom Caucus members facing primaries all fought off well-funded mainline opponents to declare victory.
Freedom Caucus Vice Chair state Rep. RJ May called the results “the greatest defeat of the RINO establishment in South Carolina political history,” using the acronym for "Republican in name only."
“We were targeted for defeat, every one of us, yet every one of us survived, and not only did we survive, most of us crushed our opponents,” May said. “The establishment set out to crush the conservative movement and the Freedom Caucus, and we came out stronger.”
(Excerpt) Read more at postandcourier.com ...
“Defeat some now. Defeat more later.”
Making strides but have a long way to go.
GREAT NEWS!! NOW GO AFTER THE DEMOCRATS!!
Certainly a few steps in the right direction.
Attention all RINOs, you are being removed...leave now, or leave next time...
Bacon in Nebraska and Wicker in Miss. They had their chance.
great to defeat RINO’s.
one of those 2 was in my district..good riddance
does anyone know how to look up who their state senator is?
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