SC-Sen: Tom Davis out

[RogueBeaver]

So Graham coasts. Ugh.

http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/01/2614437/state-senator-wont-run-against.html#emlnl=Morning_newsletter

[Maxwell]

So Graham coasts. Ugh.

http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/01/2614437/state-senator-wont-run-against.html#emlnl=Morning_newsletter

I hope there is someone else who decides to primary Graham. Either that, or Vincent Sheheen decides to try to go after Graham and try to make the election competitive.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

So Graham coasts. Ugh.

http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/01/2614437/state-senator-wont-run-against.html#emlnl=Morning_newsletter

I hope there is someone else who decides to primary Graham. Either that, or Vincent Sheheen decides to try to go after Graham and try to make the election competitive.

Sheheen has a much better chance of beating Haley in a rematch than he does of beating Graham.  If Graham is to be denied reelection it will have to be a primary battle.

[Mr. Morden]

State Sen. Lee Bright is considering a primary challenge to Graham:

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130204/ARTICLES/302041016

[Maxwell]

That will not be a serious challenge but I have my hopes.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I support Graham as "the best we'll get out of South Carolina right now."

[Obamanation]

I support Graham as "the best we'll get out of South Carolina right now."

I would actually prefer a rabid Rand Paul-style teapartier just so that we start to get rid of some of the Neocons in the Senate.

[Gamecock]

Didn't expect him too. I actually think this is a better way to topple Graham. Davis was a pretty well-know Paulite (go look at his Facebook page, some of the stuff is...interesting). It would have been pretty easy for Graham to find something to attack him as anti-military, which is a big deal in SC. Lee Bright would have a much better chance.

True Federalist, I know Curtis Loftis ruled out running for governor, but do you know if he said anything about senate?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

While Loftis made his remarks amidst chatter he should run for governor, he did not simply say he was ruling out a gubernatorial bid in 2014. He instead said he was definitely running for reelection as treasurer in 2014.  So that would seem to preclude running for Senate or any other office as well.  The only way I could now see him running for Senate or Governor in the next election would be if Graham or Haley unexpectedly chose to not run for reelection in 2014.

[Gamecock]

Apparently some GOPers want to change the candidate selection process to via a convention, which would be a big disadvantage to Graham. Party leaders don't like it.

http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/23/2644562/sc-republican-leaders-say-activists.html