08 June 2004
GOP Senate candidate Jim DeMint on five issues
by jasontromm
Where does DeMint stand on five important issues?
DeMint aims to capitalize on House service
by jasontromm
When three-term U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint of Greenville entered the Republican race for U.S. Senate 18 months ago, the seat seemed to be his for the taking.
DeMint offers skills, experience needed in Senate
by jasontromm
SOUTH CAROLINIANS have a crowded field to consider in Tuesday’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, ranging from the unknown to political veterans. But in this race, Rep. Jim DeMint offers the best combination of skills, experience and demonstrated mett
28 May 2004
Running on fumes
by jasontromm
Ten years ago, John "Waffles" Kerry mused about the value of raising the tax on gasoline by 50 cents a gallon. Now, Kerry has hit the road to campaign for cheaper gas prices and to accuse President Bush of not lifting a finger to lower prices at the pump.
27 May 2004
Beasley vs. Beasley
by jasontromm
It remains to be seen whether Jim DeMint, Thomas Ravenel or Charlie Condon can stop former Governor David Beasley from winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but there is one candidate who can. That candidate is David Beasley.
Candidates jockey for crucial second place
by jasontromm
In vying for No. 2, Charlie Condon accused U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint of doing nothing to control runaway federal spending; Jim DeMint said Condon was “cherry-picking votes”; and Thomas Ravenel said Beasley traded his free-trade principles for campaign cash
SC Bar president asks for apology from DeMint
by jasontromm
Republican US Senate candidate Jim DeMint says he stands by a campaign television ad that criticizes lawyers.
Margin of victory key in primary
by jasontromm
The Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate is David Beasley’s to lose.
GOP Senate candidates hit church circuit to court voters
by jasontromm
Churchgoers in North Charleston may find a well-groomed stranger sitting in the pew next to them today. Don't worry: He's just a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate stopping by to hear the sermon -- and stump for votes.
Political Action Arm of Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Endorses DeMint
by jasontromm
South Carolina voters should retire over two decades of fiscal irresponsibility and vote in a proven taxpayers’ advocate to the Senate.
Candidates spar over deficit
by jasontromm
Five of the six Republican candidates for U.S. Senate sparred Monday over taxes and deficits — and who is to blame for them.
11 May 2004
The political economy
by jasontromm
With loss of the economy as an issue, Kerry and the Democrats may have no choice but to ratchet up their attacks on Bush's Iraq policy.
07 May 2004
Slimeing the Democratic podium
by jasontromm
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, one of the questions was whether or not Al Sharpton would be a speaker at the Democratic National Convention.
06 May 2004
New Kerry Ad Campaign Reveals Service in Vietnam
by jasontromm
Concerned that Americans do not yet know Sen. John Forbes Kerry, his presidential campaign has launched a $25 million TV advertising burst which reveals that the candidate served in the Navy during the Vietnam war.
Random thoughts on the passing scene
by jasontromm
Jay Leno says that, if John Kerry is elected, he will become the first President who can deliver both the State of the Union address and the rebuttal.
05 May 2004
04 May 2004
Pharmaceutical firms latest to learn that no good deed goes unpunished
by jasontromm
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says that he wants to become president so that he can 'take on the powerful special interests,' such as 'the drug industry.'
03 May 2004
01 May 2004
Biden for Vice President
by jasontromm
Influential Democrats are urging Sen. John Kerry to consider Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, the party's principal voice on foreign policy, as his choice for vice president.
30 April 2004
Everything Kerry
by jasontromm
How about politicizing your car's dashboard with a John Kerry bobblehead?
The Kerry medals mystery - and why it matters
by jasontromm
If John Kerry hadn't already clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, his medals meltdown on "Good Morning America" this week would have sunk his campaign.
29 April 2004
Kerry's House of Ketchup #9
by jasontromm
His Good Morning America appearance and post-interview whine show a candidate without confidence.
Memo to the GOP: Where are you?
by jasontromm
It's almost impossible to distinguish between Democrats and journalists in their passion to elect Kerry and defeat Bush.
