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		<title>West bio shows practical leader who dreamed</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2011/06/west-bio-shows-practical-leader-who-dreamed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2011/06/west-bio-shows-practical-leader-who-dreamed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John West]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUNE 10, 2011 -- What's missing in today's overcharged, hyper-partisan world of South Carolina politics is the place at the table for thoughtful, practical leaders who think big.

One such man was the late Gov. John C. West of Camden, a gentle lion who dreamed big dreams to make the Palmetto State a better place.]]></description>
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		<title>Not much of a &#8220;new era&#8221; for SC</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/11/not-much-of-a-new-era-for-sc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/11/not-much-of-a-new-era-for-sc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOV. 5, 2010 -- The headline in a local newspaper Wednesday after the GOP sweep in South Carolina was, “A New Era.”

Really?]]></description>
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		<title>Next governor has big challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/10/next-governor-has-big-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nikki Haley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SC governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vincent Sheheen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OCT. 22, 2010 – Regardless of whether GOP Rep. Nikki Haley or Democratic Sen. Vincent Sheheen wins the state's top elected position on Nov. 2, South Carolina's next governor will start with a full plate of vexing issues.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheheen answers 10 questions</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/08/sheheen-answers-10-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/08/sheheen-answers-10-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheheen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Questions, I've learned in more than 20 years of writing, never hurt anyone. It's the pesky answers that cause problems for politicians.

Last week, we asked 10 questions of GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, whose campaign did not answer. This week, we asked 10 questions of her Democratic challenger, Sen. Vincent Sheheen. His campaign responded within 24 hours. You be the judge whether he answered questions fully.]]></description>
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		<title>To be transparent, you have to be seen</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/07/to-be-transparent-you-have-to-be-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/07/to-be-transparent-you-have-to-be-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[JULY 23, 2010 -- South Carolina’s Queen of Transparency, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley, hasn’t been in the local media much lately.

For South Carolina Democrats, that’s because she’s caught in a media bubble by her campaign handlers in an attempt to bypass serious scrutiny for as long as possible. ]]></description>
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		<title>Electorate is impatient, malleable &#8230; or not</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/06/electorate-is-impatient-malleable-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/06/electorate-is-impatient-malleable-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheheen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That something odd is going on with the South Carolina electorate isn’t a controversial statement. But trying to peg what actually is happening is more difficult.]]></description>
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		<title>Haley&#8217;s thin record leaves little leadership hope</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/06/haleys-thin-record-leaves-little-leadership-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/06/haleys-thin-record-leaves-little-leadership-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUNE 18, 2010 - - The really bitter irony of the June 8 elections is that the angry people who voted for Nikki Haley as the GOP’s choice for governor are in for a big shock one day: Instead of being a change, she represents more of the same.  The hyper-ambitious Haley is little more than Mark Sanford in drag.]]></description>
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		<title>New SC poll still has us scratching our heads</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/05/new-sc-poll-still-has-us-scratching-our-heads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/05/new-sc-poll-still-has-us-scratching-our-heads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 12:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Statehouse Report]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MAY 31, 2010 - With about a week before the primaries, a new InsiderAdvantage/ Statehouse Report poll still has us flummoxed.

The poll, taken the night following the May 25 headline-grabbing accusations that GOP Rep. Nikki Haley had an extramarital affair with a blogger in 2007, showed voters still preferred her over three male opponents. Of the respondents who said they would vote in the Republican primary, just over 30 percent said they'd cast ballots for Haley, compared to 20 percent for Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer and 14 percent each for U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett and Attorney General Henry McMaster.]]></description>
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		<title>Holleman, Nelsen, Lord, Chellis get nods</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/05/340/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/05/340/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On South Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MAY 28, 2010 -- Democrats and Republicans have important choices to make June 8 in party primaries and none may be as important as the bids of candidates who want to be the next state superintendent of education.

With the current superintendent, Democrat Jim Rex, running for governor, the winner of this open seat will be in charge of managing more than $2 billion in state education funding – about 40 percent of South Carolina’s general fund budget.]]></description>
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		<title>New poll shows Haley, Sheheen in leads</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/05/new-poll-shows-haley-sheheen-in-leads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrack.org/2010/05/new-poll-shows-haley-sheheen-in-leads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Brack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statehouse Report]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andybrack.com/?p=338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW INSIDERADVANTAGE/STATEHOUSE REPORT POLL: Despite allegations that GOP Rep. Nikki Haley had an extramarital affair with a blogger, she commands a 10-point lead over her three male challengers in the Republican race for governor.  State Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden has a 9-point lead over state Superintendent Jim Rex in the Democratic primary race.  To [...]]]></description>
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