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South Carolina’s Haley and Scott Win Historic Nods; Inglis Loses Renomination

By | 06.22.10 | 8:50 pm

It’s a historic night for South Carolina Republicans — they nominated candidates who broke significant gender and racial hurdles, while a third incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives lost renomination.

The Associated Press declared state Rep. Nikki Haley the winner in her primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Gresham More…

Tonight’s Election Preview: Primaries and Runoffs in Utah and the Carolinas

By | 06.22.10 | 12:41 pm

There are two high-profile primaries in Utah and runoffs in the Carolinas tonight; here’s a rundown of what’s to come:

UTAH

Two races hold national interest in the night’s only true primary elections — the Republican Senate primary between two Tea Party candidates and Rep. Jim Matheson’s (D) fight to More…

Inglis, Haley Forced Into GOP Runoffs in S.C.

By | 06.08.10 | 10:14 pm

It appears that yet another incumbent is in serious danger of losing his seat in Congress after South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis’ (R) poor showing in tonight’s primary election. With 88 percent of precincts reporting in the 4th District, county solicitor Trey Gowdy led with 43 percent to just 26 More…

A Treasury of Conservative Nobel-Bashing

By | 10.09.09 | 3:03 pm

I took most of today off as part of a long weekend, so I have paid less attention than I might otherwise have to the conservative outrage over the Nobel Committee’s decision to award President Obama the 2009 peace prize. None of it is surprising. For a very long time More…