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DEL.ICIO.USIn South Carolina, the names don’t change
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We have to admit that when we saw an announcement that Carroll Campbell and Strom Thurmond have agreed to be the South Carolina co-chairs for Sen. John McCain’s PAC, Straight Talk America, we thought it was another one of those South Carolina longevity jokes.
Upon closer inspection, we saw it was Strom Thurmond Jr. and Carroll Campbell III, the sons of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond and former Gov. Carroll Campbell, who have thrown their support to McCain.
The names still count for something in South Carolina, although Mike Campbell, another son of the former governor, lost a primary runoff challenge to Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer. Even though Bauer was the incumbent, that was a big upset — Campbell led him by eight points in the primary.
Wonder which Republican Bauer will be backing?
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