https://www.dailykos.com/news/greshambarrett News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:47:14 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:47:14 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/7/1167852/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Morning-Digest-Jim-DeMint-s-resignation-shocker-and-what-comes-next <div class="dkimg-c"><a href="http://campaigns.dailykos.com/signup_page/electionsdigest"><img src="http://images1.dailykos.com/i/user/73/Elections-MorningDigest.jpg" alt="Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest banner" height="100" width="550" /></a> <div class="dkimg-cap">Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. <a href="http://campaigns.dailykos.com/signup_page/electionsdigest">Sign up here</a>.</div> </div> <b>Leading Off</b>: <p>• <b>SC-Sen-B</b>: In a major shocker, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> broke the news on Thursday morning that South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323501404578161613763222762.html">will resign in January</a> to become head of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative DC think-tank. While DeMint had previously said <a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/119115-sen-demint-relishes-role-as-kingmaker">he had no plans</a> to seek a third term in 2016, he was only re-elected two years ago, so this news comes as a serious surprise, particularly since there had been no prior hints that he might bail.</p> <p>DeMint had long fancied himself a conservative kingmaker, meddling in many Republican primaries by means of his outside activist organization, the Senate Conservatives Fund. That had often set him at odds with GOP leadership, who viewed the SCF in the same way they might view the Club for Growth: a group devoted to making it harder for more electable Republicans to win their party's nomination.</p> <p>But the fact that DeMint was himself Senator rankled his fellow members of Congress even more, to the point that he had to promise he would stop trying to unseat incumbents—a promise <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74264.html">he apparently broke</a> earlier this year when SCF transferred $500,000 to the Club at the precise moment they were (successfully) trying to nuke Dick Lugar in Indiana.</p> <p>Now DeMint will have a much freer hand to interfere in GOP internal politics as it suits him, though Heritage is surely not immune to political pressure either. Still, it's easy to imagine how this kind of free agency would appeal to DeMint. And the job may appeal to his pocketbook as well: The outgoing chief of the Heritage Foundation earns a cool <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/06/jim-demint-gets-his-reward.html">$1 million a year</a>. That's quite the upgrade for DeMint, whose <a href="http://apps.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-assets/member/jim-demint/">$40,000 net worth</a> made him one of the least-wealthy members of Congress.</p> <p>So what happens next? Continue reading below the fold.</p> rss@dailykos.com (David Nir) AdamEdelen AlanWilson AllisonLunderganGrimes BillCassidy ChadWalldorf CritLuallen CurtisLoftis DavidWilkins DKEMorningDigest DonneTrotter Epic-MRA GaryPeters GlennMcConnell greshambarrett henrymcmaster Heritage Foundation HeritageFoundation IL-02 JackConway JeffLandry JimdeMint Joe Wilson JoeWilson JohnBaldacci JohnFleming KatonDawson KY-06 KY-Gov LA-Sen LindseyGraham Maps MaryLandrieu ME-Gov MI-Gov MickMulvaney MikeFlood NathanBallentine NE-Gov NikkiHaley NJ-Gov PaulLePage Polls Pres-by-CD RalphNorman RalphNortham RichardCodey RickSnyder SC-Sen-A SC-Sen-B SteveSweeney TeddPitts TimScott TomDavis TreyGowdy VA-LG _1167852 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/9/874547/-SC-Gov-A-Christian-family-man-who-won-t-embarrass-us <p>Gresham Barrett is a "Christian family man who won't embarrass us."</p> <p><object width="450" height="385"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aCV6kH6voK4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" name="movie"></param><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"></param><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"></param><embed width="450" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aCV6kH6voK4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p>Well, sure. Because everyone knows that electing a Christian family man as governor of South Carolina is a surefire way to avoid embarrassment.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Barbara Morrill) greshambarrett NikkiHaley SC-Gov _874547 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:46:05 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/8/874206/-SC-Gov-The-Haley-Saga-Not-Over-Yet <p>For those who can't get enough of the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial soap opera, <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2010/by_county/SC_US_Senate_0608.html?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=POLITICS">you are in luck</a>!</p> <p>The AP is reporting that tonight's primary will result in a runoff between Nikki Haley and Congressman Gresham Barrett. Haley came tantalizingly close to avoiding the runoff (currently sitting at 49% of the vote), but the AP projects she will just miss clinching the race.</p> <p>Needless to say, however, that since she needs only a fraction of a fraction of the votes of the vanquished, she is the overwhelming favorite for the runoff in a couple of weeks. The winner will face Democratic state senator Vincent Sheheen, who won by a surprisingly wide margin this evening.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Steve Singiser) 2010 greshambarrett NikkiHaley SC-Gov _874206 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:01:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/5/30/870676/-Jane-Dyer-says-when-we-work-together-we-can-accomplish-anything <p>Jane Dyer is running as a Democratic candidate to serve the SC-3. Dyer is a working mom, Clemson grad, former AF pilot and current FedEx Capt. Ready to tackle tough issues to bring brighter future to SC.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Jamie Sanderson) Democrats Elections greshambarrett House JaneDyer Republicans SC-03 SouthCarolina _870676 Sun, 30 May 2010 22:34:24 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/4/8/854602/-SC-republican-applauds-HCR-bill-in-writing-to-constitutent <p>I can't believe South Carolina's U.S. House of Representative Gresham Barrett sent a letter to a local constituent, writing of the positive aspects of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection &amp; Affordable Care Act. &nbsp;I've seen it with my own eyes! After his introductory remark of "thank you for contacting me", the letter continues with - </p> <blockquote> <p>As you know, one of the most pressing problems in health care is the large number of uninsured and underinsured Americans, 700,000 of which are located in South Carolina. I understand that you support health care reform legislation that will provide insurance coverage to all Americans. </p> </blockquote> <p> I should note that Gresham Barrett is currently running for South Carolina Governor. &nbsp;His House seat is open, with republican and Democratic primaries in June. &nbsp;The letter follows with a long paragraph giving factual information about the health care reform bill. &nbsp;</p> rss@dailykos.com (teharper428) Elections greshambarrett H.R.3590 House JaneDyer JimdeMint Joe Wilson JoeWilson Primaries RepublicanHypocrisy RobMiller SC-03 SouthCarolina VicRawl _854602 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:37:27 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/12/13/813791/-Jane-Dyer-Stop-Contracting-Out-The-US-Military <p>Jane Dyer, Democratic candidate running for SC-3 - U.S. Congress, shares her thoughts on contracting out with our military. The seat is held currently by U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, who wants to be S.C.'s governor in 2010. Please help <a href="http://janedyerforcongress.com/">Dyer</a> any way you can.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Jamie Sanderson) 2010elections greshambarrett House JaneDyer Military SC-03 SouthCarolina _813791 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:30:22 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/4/800502/-SC-Democratic-Gov-Candidate-Mullins-McLeod-s-email-response-to-GOP-Rep-Gresham-Barrett <p>Yesterday, Congressman Gresham Barrett sent Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Mullins McLeod an email asking him to sign a letter to President Obama demanding that he not move suspected terrorists to South Carolina or American soil as they await military trial. Barrett is a Republican candidate for Governor.</p> <p>Below is McLeod's response email to Congressman Barrett sent this morning. &nbsp;As the email clearly states, McLeod has chosen to decline Barrett's request.</p> rss@dailykos.com (McLeod for Governor) 2010elections Governor greshambarrett mullinsmcleod SC SCGOV SouthCarolina _800502 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:03 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/10/4/789624/-How-Do-You-Turn-a-Red-State-Blue <p>I live in South Carolina, and I don&#8217;t know the answer. Yes, I&#8217;m from the land of Jim DeMint, Joe Wilson, and Mark Sanford. Yes, I&#8217;m from the state that other Kos commenters constantly ask, &#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with them?&#8221; (oh, and I can tell you, asking that question doesn&#8217;t actually help). And yes, I&#8217;m from the land where it can feel awfully lonely being a liberal; where people walk over to the Democratic Party booth at town festivals just to make trouble; where running as a Democrat in some parts of the state is the mission of a martyr; where so few Democrats run that our primaries can be commandeered by libertarians (I&#8217;m looking at you former senate candidate Bob Conley).</p> rss@dailykos.com (allusionist) 2010 amoselliott Creigh Deeds CreighDeeds dwightdrake greshambarrett henrymcmaster JimRex JonCorzine Mark Sanford MarkSanford Marriage Equality MarriageEquality mullinsmcleod NJ-Gov RobertFord SC-Gov SouthCarolina VA-Gov VincentSheheen _789624 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:37:11 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/4/20/722177/-Schadenfreude-Alert-Video-of-Carolina-Wingnuts-vs-the-GOP <p>In what might be the funniest piece of Southern based comedy since the golden age of 1960s redneck comedies (Hee Haw, Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, etc.), watch as a group of South Carolina teabaggers go apeshit and let the hootin' and hollerin' fly as their congressman, Rep. Gresham Barrett, tries to appease the unruly horde at a local teabag rally.</p> <p>The crowd is seen here reacting to the fact that Barrett had voted in favor of the $700 billion bailout. This, of course, raises the question as to why this two faced rep would appear at a teabag rally if he had voted for a stimulus bill. Opportunistic politics, anyone? Unfortunatly for Barrett, sometimes politics as usual blows up in one's face.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Randian) greshambarrett Republicans SouthCarolina Tea Party Teabag Teabaggers TeaBagging TeaParty Wingnuts _722177 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:59:35 +0000