S.C. Democrats' Final Push

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By Abe Nelson
Published: November 03, 2008

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They are typically the political underdogs in the state, but South Carolina Democrats say change is on the way.

At the party’s Columbia headquarters Monday, volunteers are hopeful to change the state from red to blue on Election Day, “I'm not here all day, but you can see 75 to 100 people walk through this door,” said one volunteer.

Absentee voting lines in South Carolina are filled mostly with African Americans, historically Democrats in the state. But will that be enough to win the presidential campaign or state legislative seats? State Democratic Chairwoman Carol Fowler says yes, but she's realistic, “We won't achieve majority this year, but our goal all along has been to work toward that majority.”

While she expects to retain the incumbents, she only expects to win about six seats in the state house and senate.

The expectations are similar for the federal races, with an Obama win and just one seat in U.S. House of Representatives.

Fowler says Jane Ballard Dyer, Robert Miller, and Paul Cordon, running for the U.S. House of Representatives, are viable candidates this year. Ballard is running against incumbent U.S. Representative J. Gresham Barrett. Corden is up against incumbent Representative Bob Ingles. Robert Miller is trying upset U.S. Representative Joe Wilson’s seat.

She thinks Linda Ketner’s race against incumbent U.S. Representative Henry Brown, has the most momentum. Ketner spent a lot of money in advertising on the coast vying for U.S. District 1.

Fowler says she does not think Bob Conley’s campaign is organized, and she does not think he will beat Senator Lindsey Graham.

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