Ahead of Saturday’s First in the South Primary, candidates are criss-crossing the state to gain votes. Front runner Donald Trump will be in Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Marco Rubio will appear at a rally in Columbia. Ted Cruz will appear in Columbia Friday evening. Crysty Vaughan and Rochelle Dean report on all the appearances of the GOP Candidates. Categories: News…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – At CNN’s Town Hall with John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Donald Trump in Columbia Wednesday night, South Carolina voters were afforded a slow-pace, more personal interaction with the Republican candidates. The event was held at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Positivity, is what John Kasich has been pushing. Kasich pointed to his actions…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Fresh off of her endorsement of Republican Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio, Gov. Nikki Haley is following through on her promise and hitting the campaign trail. Thursday morning, Haley spoke at a Rubio rally in Greenville where she told a crowd of supporters the Florida senator is the right choice for Commander-in-Chief. “We need to show that…
Sen. Lindsey Graham applauds on stage at the start of the Republican presidential candidate debate at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 15, 2015. | Donald Trump participates in a CBS News GOP Debate, Feb. 13, 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina. Bloomberg/Getty Images (ABC News) — Donald Trump hurled a barrage of insults at former Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The battle over roads is heating up in the SC Senate. Lawmakers are expected to begin debate Wednesday. Among the proposals to fix state roads is raising the gas tax by 12 cents a gallon over three years. Senators may have a long way to go this week to find more money for roads. They spent…
GILBERT, S.C. (WOLO) – After making a come-back on the debate stage, Marco Rubio is criss-crossing South Carolina highways this week, reaching out for the votes of Christian Conservatives. The candidate was in Gilbert Monday night at Harmon’s Tree Farm. Hundreds came out to see the candidate speak. Rubio was flanked by two major South Carolina supporters, Representative Trey Gowdy,…
(ABC News) — The Republican debate debate kicked off in Greenville, South Carolina. In the debate hosted by CBS and the Wall Street Journal the GOP hopefuls opened the night honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Here are the best lines of the fiery debate: ON NOMINATING JUSTICE SCALIA’S REPLACEMENT DONALD TRUMP: “If I were president now I…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The road to the White House is heading right through South Carolina. A number of GOP Presidential Candidates will be in Greenville Friday for the Faith & Family Presidential Forum. The forum is hosted by the Palmetto Family Alliance and Conservative Leadership Project. Candidates who are attending: Governor Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Senator Ted Cruz and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A legislative panel has ordered former South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell to pay nearly $113,500 within six months. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the House Ethics Committee also fined Harrell $1,000 and publicly reprimanded the once powerful politician. The vote reasserts the panel’s position last fall, when it decided Harrell improperly used campaign donations in…
