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Switching parties may be over in S.C.
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Nov 19, 2004 01:18pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Charleston Post and Courier |
| News Date | Friday, November 19, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Charleston Post and Courier article.
An excerpt..."State lawmakers aren't expecting a surge of party switchers after the Nov. 2 elections, unlike the tidal wave going on in neighboring Georgia.
After a federal court's redistricting plan for Georgia was approved, five Republicans switched and ran as Democrats, with four winning re-election. Since the election, three other Democrats have switched to the GOP.
In South Carolina, four Democrats have bolted from their party since September 2003: Sens. Billy O'Dell of Ware Shoals and Luke Rankin of Myrtle Beach and Reps. George Bailey of St. George and Bubber Snow of Hemingway.
Democrats, who promised to defeat them, managed only to keep Snow from returning. It wasn't all bad news, though. In the end, Democrats came out of the elections with one more seat each in the House and Senate.
The elections earlier this month left Republicans holding majorities of 26-20 in the Senate and 74-50 in the House." |
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