He’s actually a pretty nice guy to talk to in person; very likable, reasonable for a conservative, especially of the SC variety. He’s polite and actually has listening skills. Went to one of his town hall meetings on health care in March '17 (packed) while I was visiting friends in the area. He’s far too Christiany for me and I don’t like Rs to begin with, but he’s not the worst the Rs can come up with. I was a little surprised at the crowd who were voicing great concern about keeping their health care even if it was called “Obama Care” and I was even more surprised that a couple of people asked about immigration in ways you would not expect at all in this area. The one I attended was in Beaufort. So I guess I’m saying…he’s probably the best of the Rs to be stuck with but maybe the clown who won will be easier to beat, but it’s South Carolina so probably another incoming nut job as usual.
late: have to admit I was floored that there are white Dems (male & female) in coastal South Carolina…few and way outnumbered of course, but I actually met some…it was like seeing exotic animals at the zoo.
Later: Just chatted with my friend in Beaufort who says people on Hilton Head wanted him out. She said: “There is a YUGE group originating over there in Hilton Head. RESIST, who was very down on Mark… mostly, from what I observed at all the town meetings, sick of Mark’s empty promises but also apparently sick of the CONservstive good ole boy approach. For quite a while Mark has been vocalizing a lot of hot air…speeches but no substance, just skirting issues. In the past week there have been huge full page ads in the paper, with ppl REPS declaring their support for Cunningham. That tells me they are sick of the Party…You might be surprised at how very MANY damned Yankees there are down here now. And I think they represent huge numbers of antiTrump, anti Sanford and anti CONservative…Joe C is a bit young but then so was Mark”. (She’s just kidding about the damn Yankees, she kind of is one but has been down there a very long time)
And that comes from someone who has known the Sanford family for decades and was one of the caretakers for Mark’s mother in her last few years.
Joe Cunningham, the Dem, is said to be a good Dem candidate because he is young, good looking and dead set on beating the good ol’ boys. Wishful thinking perhaps but one to watch. Ohhhhh, Joe is a little hottie: definitely one to watch for the eye candy alone: