Professor explains GOP’s decision to reopen filing for county council seat

Was the York County Republican Party unhappy with having former councilman Joe Cox running for the seat vacated by Eric Winstead? York Technical College political science professor Rick Whisonant says perhaps that was the reason the GOP re-opened the filing period, allowing former council chairman Steve McNeely to enter the June 12 primary. Whisonant agrees [...] Read More

York Co. GOP Leader: GOP, Democrats working to get candidates back on ballot

York County Republican Party Chairman Glenn McCall says that both parties are on the same side in requesting that the 183 candidates thrown off the ballot after a Supreme Court decision last week be returned to the ballot. McCall says he’s even willing to push back the June 12th primary date. But what happens if [...] Read More

GOP leaders, pollsters react to Saturdy’s primary

York County Republican Party Chairman Glenn McCall says he’s shocked and surprised that Newt Gingrich won South Carolina’s GOP presidential primary Saturday. McCall says he thought Mitt Romney would pull it out at the end. Winthrop University political science professor Doctor Scott Huffmon also says he thought Romney would win a close race in the Palmetto [...] Read More

GOP leader renews call for campaign finance reform

With the Iowa Caucuses having now flung open the doors to the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination, all eyes will soon be on South Carolina in just a few weeks leading up to the Palmetto State Primary. And with the legislature heading back to Columbia next week, a local GOP leader is renewing the call for [...] Read More

Local GOP Leader calls for additional state funding for SC Primary

York County Republican Party Chairman Glenn McCall says he hopes state lawmakers allocate the additional 830-thousand dollars needed to help pay for the January 21st South Carolina GOP presidential primary. Glenn McCall The General Assembly returns to Columbia January 10th. McCall says there are tens of millions of dollars in economic impact for South Carolina [...] Read More