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  • Textile executives break tradition, support Democrats

    09/26/2004 3:00:03 PM PDT · by Willie Green · 42 replies · 754+ views
    The Ledger ^ | Saturday, September 25, 2004 | JENNIFER HOLLAND -- Associated Press Writer
    For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The drain of jobs to cheaper markets overseas and the Republican candidate's eagerness to usher in free trade agreements has prompted textile leaders to support a Democrat in South Carolina's U.S. Senate race this year. "There's a lot of Republicans up here who would struggle to vote for a Democrat, but in the textile industry there's a number of us who are finding it much easier this election," said Carl Lehner, chief executive officer of Leigh Fibers in Spartanburg. Industry leaders embraced Democrat Inez Tenenbaum after U.S. Rep....