Bruce Carroll, friendly blogger, has a new project down in his home state of South Carolina:
Carolina Conservatives United launched today with a grassroots effort to Defeat Lindsey Graham in the 2014 Republican Primary. Carolina Conservatives United is a non-profit political organization based in South Carolina whose mission is to support political candidates who support conservative values and oppose those who do not.
“As residents of South Carolina and grassroots activists in the conservative movement, we are concerned not only about Lindsey Graham’s voting record on important issues but also the contempt he regularly displays toward small-government conservative citizens,” said Bruce Carroll, Chairman of CCU.
“Lindsey Graham is part of the DC culture that is crippling our nation. We believe that he’s been there long enough and we are going to spend time outside our normal day-to-day jobs & lives to bring him home,” said Breeanne Howe, CCU Board Secretary. “Fellow conservatives who would like to join us can donate to the cause and also send us leads on Graham’s record through our email: DefeatGraham@gmail.com.”
For more information, visit www.DefeatLindseyGraham.org.
Bruce tells me, “Our board is expressly NOT supporting any candidate. We are only working to force Lindsey Graham into early retirement. I do not expect we will endorse a candidate for the GOP 2014 Senate Primary… We are starting from scratch and the investment of our time and personal money. We are starting with about $10,000 at kickoff tomorrow. I have some promises of donors once we launch, but I never count my chickens in advance. Our goal is to raise enough money to start running TV ads in South Carolina by the fall.”
Here’s their first web video:
That’s the good news if you want to see Graham replaced. Here’s the bad news: these folks will need a candidate, and preferably only one candidate. Nancy Mace, Lee Bright, and Richard Cash have all been discussed as potential candidates, but only Cash has jumped in – and they’re not likely to be able to afford an anti-Graham primary fight amongst themselves.
Meanwhile, Graham begins with a huge headstart; $6.3 million in cash on hand.