Tag Archives: South Carolina

Romney’s Shifting South Carolina Coalition

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

This is part of a series of posts analyzing how Mitt Romney’s 2012 coalition has changed from his 2008 coalition. Hopefully such analysis will provide clues as to Romney’s performance in the general election. This post will examine South Carolina, where Romney came in second to Newt Gingrich. Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall of the South Carolina Democratic Party

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

In my research on South Carolina’s 2010 gubernatorial election, I came upon a fascinating chart. The chart describes the number of Democrats and Republican in South Carolina’s State House of Representatives from the Civil War to the present day. The data offers a fascinating story of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, and the Deep South in general. Continue reading →

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Analyzing the 2010 Midterm Elections – the South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, Part 3

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

This is part of three posts analyzing the 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election, in which Republican Nikki Haley won a closer-than-expected victory over Democrat Vincent Sheheen. The main focus of these posts will be to explore whether a racial effect accounted for Ms. Haley’s unexpected poor performance. Continue reading →

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Analyzing the 2010 Midterm Elections – the South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, Part 2

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

This is part of three posts analyzing the 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election, in which Republican Nikki Haley won a closer-than-expected victory over Democrat Vincent Sheheen. The main focus of these posts will be to explore whether a racial effect accounted for Ms. Haley’s unexpected poor performance. Continue reading →

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Analyzing the 2010 Midterm Elections – the South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, Part 1

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

This is part of three posts analyzing the 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election, in which Republican Nikki Haley won a closer-than-expected victory over Democrat Vincent Sheheen. The main focus of these posts will be to explore whether a racial effect accounted for Ms. Haley’s unexpected poor performance. Continue reading →

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