Another Establishment Disappointment
I’m about at the end of my rope when it comes to South Carolina politics. At least for now. Yesterday’s bought and paid for election of DEI Darline Graham over tried-and-true conservative Ralph Norman proves we have a long way to go. From the start, the odds were stacked against Norman, as they always are in this state when it comes to conservative candidates. Tons of money poured in form her from the usual corrupt PACs, and she was able to outspend him 4 to 1. She also had the terrible Trump endorsement, which he gets wrong every single time in this state. So many people (in this case, 193,396) will just do what they are told rather than thinking for themselves.
When will this state actually elect some conservative leadership? I don’t think I’m asking for much. Last night was a great opportunity to have our first conservative Senator in many years. And now that’s not going to happen. We do have some conservative leadership in the state house, but their agenda is regularly railroaded because establishment fake Republicans would rather unite with Democrats than work with the Freedom Caucus. This explains why this state only turns out 40% conservative legislation.
I hate to say it, but I’m getting a little Trump fatigue from all of this. (Still better than any Democrat, still better than any Democrat, still better than any Democrat.) Unlike the left, our side is capable of independent thought and is able to call out our own people when they are doing something wrong, and my opinion has differed from the president’s on a number of occasions, his terrible endorsements being the main one. (I’ve written extensively about this in past blogs.) I’m ready for the next thing. I don’t care who that upsets. Maybe J.D. Vance will endorse more conservative candidates. Or maybe he will stay out of primaries.
There are other solutions to the state’s rino problems, but I believe the main one is closing the primaries. It’s been talked about. It’s been on the floor of the state house. The establishment (led by Drew McKissick) is trying to bend it so it would benefit his establishment cronies, but this must happen. He knows, as do the rest of the rinos, that closed primaries would be their worst nightmare. They will no longer be able to garner votes from Democrats crossing over and voting for the least conservative candidate, because they believe it’s the best they will do. They are manipulating our candidates.
One more thing – these big money PACs who donate to both parties (depending on the state) to serve their own interests must be exposed. And as of right now, I am making that my number one priority locally. I received at least 5 mailings from “Security is Strength” PAC which receives 94% of its funding from outside the state of South Carolina. There are other PACs that need to be exposed as well.
Those need to be the goals going forward. If we can’t win playing their game, then we have to change the game.