by Jim Heath | Jun 22, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg took the stage at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s convention today and addressed difficulties he’s faced in the aftermath of a police shooting that has both exposed racial tensions in his home town and left him the...
by Jim Heath | May 17, 2019 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Headlines
In a major education policy speech set to be delivered Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders will call for a ban on all for-profit charter schools, a position that puts him directly at odds with the Trump administration. The Vermont independent also will call for a moratorium...
by Jim Heath | Apr 18, 2019 | Headlines
Richard Quinn Sr., a legendary S.C. Republican consultant, was indicted today by a state grand jury on a dozen charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. The new charges against Quinn, 74, stem from special prosecutor David Pascoe’s years-long investigation into...
by Jim Heath | Mar 12, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Book Excerpts
If you’ve followed politics you’ve probably heard of the “stump speech.” The phrase originated back in 1876 when Democratic candidates would stand on tree stumps to give speeches at Galivants Ferry, South Carolina. For over 130 years the biannual event had been...
by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
In the biggest political upset of the night, a Democrat has won South Carolina’s coastal 1st District for the first time in 40 years. In Mark Sanford’s congressional district, political newcomer Joe Cunningham defeated GOP state Rep. Katie Arrington, flipping...