SCGOP: Bill Clyburn must not let Clinton and Obama interfere in South Carolina election
South Carolina Republican Party
Press Release
State Rep. Bill Clyburn must not let Clinton and Obama interfere in South Carolina election
SCGOP Chairman says Clyburn running scared; Clinton, Obama pandering to Jim Clyburn
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson today released the following statement on State Rep. Bill Clyburn’s intention to use Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to campaign against Republican State Senate candidate Shane Massey:
“Shane Massey is a reform-minded conservative with broad appeal, and his conservative message has resonated with voters in Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick and Saluda counties,” said South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson. “Now, his opponent State Rep. Bill Clyburn is running scared enough to turn his campaign over to radical liberals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a last-ditch effort to get elected.”
“It’s easy to see why Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are willing to take over Bill Clyburn’s campaign – they think helping Bill Clyburn will secure them a political endorsement from Bill Clyburn’s cousin U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn.”
Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, third most-powerful Democrat in Congress, told the Associated Press that Democrat presidential candidates “ought to be involved” in getting his cousin Bill Clyburn elected to the State Senate (Associated Press, 10/8/2007). While U.S. Rep. Clyburn claimed not to have pressured any candidate to campaign for his cousin, he said he “hopes the battalions of volunteers formed by presidential candidates swinging through South Carolina will help his cousin (Associated Press, 10/8/2007).
“State Rep. Bill Clyburn will face a backlash on election day because, here in South Carolina, voters don’t like to see out-of-state liberal politicians who support abortion-on-demand, gay marriage and higher taxes meddle in our state elections,” said Dawson.
“We are proud Shane Massey is standing up for our conservative South Carolina values on the campaign trail, and we will work hard to ensure he joins our conservative team in the General Assembly. Today, I call on State Rep. Bill Clyburn to decline support from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Otherwise, a vote for Bill Clyburn will be a vote for radical liberal values.”
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