It appears as though the South Carolina Republican Party leadership and executive committee are poised to cancel next February’s Republican Presidential Preference Primary.
I am a supporter for the re-election of President Trump. He is the president uniquely qualified for these times as we are under a threat of Revolutionary Marxism from members of congress and Democratic Party candidates for president, and are in the midst of a cultural revolution.
As a State Republican Delegate representing Lexington County for 10 years, my support for the president should not cloud my judgment as to whether he should get a free ride in the SC primary (I don’t have a vote in the matter.)
The reason I’m bringing up the topic at this time is two-fold: First, there is currently one Republican challenger for president and another very familiar one considering a run. Secondly, the idea of cancelling the primary seems to be very popular among Republican activists and casual supporters of the president.
My question is when does the popularity or supposed popularity of an elected official determine whether or not we should hold elections? Sounds a lot like the outcome after a term of a despot regime in the Middle East.
South Carolina is very well-served by its Republican Chairman, Drew McKissick. In this case, as the leader of all aspects of the party, he should stay neutral and hold the primary as it has every four years where there have been multiple candidates.
The one current challenger to the president is William Weld, the former liberal governor of Massachusetts. The other candidate who is deciding on a candidacy is none other than our own former Governor and First District Congressman Mark Sanford. I would vote for Sanford for, well, pretty much nothing.
From a political point of view (which shouldn’t matter in the actual decision), it should benefit President Trump. Any objective analysis shows that he will easily win a primary in any state, especially in SC, where he is extremely popular with primary voters. There will not be any crossover Democrat voters as they have their own primary full of people rushing toward Marxism.
In addition, who wouldn’t want to see another rally or two in our state, including the national audience?
I encourage our state leadership to do the right thing for today’s candidates and the candidates in years to come, the voters of South Carolina and for our status as the First in the South monumental primary. Let’s keep our tradition and our prominence in the history of presidential elections.
Preston Baines is a Political and Policy Consultant from Chapin, SC. You can reach him at prestonbaines@gmail.com.
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