Posts Tagged ‘South’

Obama to visit Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 to July 3, the White House announced on Monday. The Obamas spent one emotionally charged day in Ghana in July 2009β€”the president’s only other visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office. “The president will reinforce the importance [...]

Noem Considers Senate Bid in South Dakota

Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is discussing the possibility of mounting a Senate campaign in 2014, telling The Hill she’s had “some conversations” with groups about running for the seat being vacated by Sen. Tim Johnson (D). Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Virginia is More Important Than South Carolina

Charlie Cook: “Mark Sanford’s victory Tuesday in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District tells us only one thing about the 2014 midterm elections–that Democrats still need to capture 17 seats to win back the House majority they lost in 2010. Nothing more, nothing less.” Tweet This Post

Elizabeth Colbert Busch Represents South Carolina’s Diversity and Independent Spirit

Yahoo News asked South Carolina voters to share whom they’re backing in Tuesday’s U.S. House election — Mark Sanford or Elizabeth Colbert Busch, or if they’re abstaining. Here’s one voter’s perspective.FIRST PERSON | I have been an independent all of my adult life. At age 18, when I first exercised my right to vote in [...]

Mark Sanford wins election for South Carolina House seat

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democratic businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special House election for South Carolina’s first congressional district, despite an expansive effort among Democrats to turn the district blue for the first time in more than 30 years. The district seat, which was left open when [...]