South Carolina Dems chair asks Greene to leave U.S. Senate race

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Wednesday June 09, 2010 · 1:54 PM PDT

2010/06/09 · 13:54

South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler has asked that unknown Alvin Greene leave the U.S. Senate race amid the discovery of a pending felony charge. Greene, who won against presumed frontrunner Vic Rawl in last night's Dem primary, didn't even campaign for the seat.

Fowler's comments are below:

Today I spoke with Alvin Greene, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the US Senate, and asked him to withdraw from the race. I did not do this lightly, as I believe strongly that the Democratic voters of this state have the right to select our nominee. But this new information about Mr. Greene has would certainly have affected the decisions of many of those voters.

We are proud to have nominated a Democratic ticket this year that, with the apparent exception of Mr. Greene, reflects South Carolina’s values. Our candidates want to give this state a new beginning without the drama and irresponsibility of the past 8 years, and the charges against Mr. Greene indicate that he cannot contribute to that new beginning. I hope he will see the wisdom of leaving the race.

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