This is probably a good deal for Graham. He would have likely been challenged from his right in a primary. Now, the Hard Right has to push and support a candidate in both primaries, which could take a little pressure off of Graham.
Sweet, now we can get Alvin Greene his rightful senate seat.... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_HER2pGdAak" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
South Carolina has a long history of having the most bat.**** crazy senators, all the way back to Preston Brooks. I'm sure that, whoever he is, the replacement will set a new standard of crazy that future generations of South Carolinians will strive to emulate. Is this about money for DeMint? When Palin quit as governor of Alaska, It made no sense until the money angle came to light.
Allegedly Haley has aspirations of being on the GOP's national ticket in 2016 which would make appointing herself less likely. DeMint isn't cut from the same cloth as Palin. He really believes everything he says and wants to change America. Money isn't his primary motivation. Ms. Dingbat, on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with governing once she tasted national celebrity. Resigning as governor was predictable because it allowed her to money-grub and play the "hot, right-wing, momma grizzly" role full-time.
It's basically like two different offices: Senate Seat #1, Senate Seat #2. One seat is only a 2 yr term, while Graham's would be a 6 yr term. So you'd just have to decide which one you want to run for.
Demint's replacement has been named. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20761178 Rep. Tim Scott, first African-American senator from the South since reconstruction, and the first African-American in South Carolina history to replace an outgoing Senator. He's also the only black Republican in Congress. He doesn't seem too far from standard GOP policy. Pro-life, anti-immigration, wants to repeal Obamacare, cut federal spending. Didn't want to enter Libya, wants to stay in Afghanistan, afraid of Iran. He's an Evangelical and a member of the Tea Party.
Thanks for posting. From the bbc link: "In 2008, he became the first African-American member of South Carolina's state legislature since the Reconstruction era that followed the 1861-1865 civil war." What? That cannot be possible. It cannot be possible that for nearly 150 years, South Carolina has not had an African-American person in their entire state legislature... can it? Whoa. I mean, it does not have the demographics of Idaho or something. It is a diverse state.
That's not right - Clyburn has been in their federal representation for a while, so I don't see how that would even be possible at the state level.
