Thursday, June 10, 2010

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUN-OFF IN GOVERNOR’S RACE-


Nikki Haley was supported by 49% of the voters in Tuesday primary. She was just one point short of an outright win. Gresham Barrett received only 22% and came in as a distant second in a field of four. As a consequence of this we are headed to a run-off on June 22nd.

The Augusta Chronicle has an interesting editorial concerning Nikki Haley’s race so far and the Washington Post gives us an interesting observation concerning Gresham Barrett’s efforts for the run-off. Please take the time to read both.

Traditionally, run-off elections have a lower turnout than occurs in the original election.

I urge everyone to vote their choices again in the run-off election on June 22nd and to remind their friends and neighbors to do the same.
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1 comments:

  1. Nikii Haley got 49% and Gresham Barrett got 22% of the votes in Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary. To beat Haley in a runoff, Barrett will have to keep his 22% of the votes and and get all of the remaining 28% of the votes. The odds against him doing so are unmeasurably high. Gresham could earn a heap of politcal good will and save the taxpayers of South Carolina a lot of money in the cost of a losing runoff election by dropping out and conceding the election to Nikii. Do the honorable and sensible thing Gresham for you and the Republican party; concede to Nikii Haley.
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