So, you're not "going after" Carter, but because you support the Democrat and the Republicans didn't even run anyone against her last time, he should "do the right thing" and remove his name from the ballot because he will lose anyway. Leftist logic.

He should "do the right thing" because it's the LEGALLY CORRECT thing. If he doesn't, the chair of the county GOP is going to go down on legal charges for contempt.

If she'll be re-elected regardless, then why are the Democrats trying to disenfranchise more voters by taking Mr. Carter off the ballot. Do the "right thing" and let the people's voice be heard.
Furthermore, why was Miriam Birdsong re-certified twice by the DCDP? Did Mr. Hayes ignore the Supreme Court's ruling or did he just lie to keep her on the ballot? It seems like the Democrats are playing politics as usual, and demonstrating their dire need for new leadership in Dorchester County.

Since when is obeying the law (no matter how funky it may be) "disenfranchising", Cidney? If the Democrats have to obey the law, so does the GOP! And don't try your misdirecting statements, here, Cidney - she wasn't recertified twice, and you know it. Hayes obeyed the law, which is why she's not on the ballots as a Dem. The only playing politics, and illegal politics, at that, is Duncan (and you and Billy Simons, too - see y'all in court when your own party members file suit!!!!!).

Oh, Billy, don't try to misdirect here. DCDP didn't ignore anyone at any time. It followed the rules. It openly removed one candidate, for pete's sake, and because DCDP respects both the law and the voters. When the technicality came up and became known, it respected voters and court rulings by not certifying those who didn't make the freaky rule.

and it obeyed the law, too, unlike what the county GOP has done, apparently,. Shoot, Carroll's just delaying, making up excuses - and its own active members and elected officials ain't too happy with that, either.

Still at it, Billy? When the GOP is breaking the law, your response is to try to misdirect the topic? That might have once worked for Karl Rove, but just like it's not working for him anymore, *it's not working for you, either.*

What you should really be ashamed of is the fact that your own party - not just GOP voters, but active members of the county Republican Party - are quite upset with ya'll right now.

as for anyone else reading this, remember - there are Democrats and there are Republicans, and there's an actual common area where the two overlap in ideals and goals and methods. Unfortunately, there's that third group called POLITICIANS, who just sign up with the party they think will get them elected. And those politicians do whatever they want for they themselves alone. that's an embarrassment upon conservatives in this county and state, too - Mark Sanford, Ken Ard ... and now Ed Carter, too.

Reg, it sounds like you're "misdirecting" now. The fact is that the DCDP chair failed to follow the rules and re-certified a candidate after the problem was known shows either (A.) Complete disregard for the law and rulings of the Supreme Court or (B.) that he is willing to recertify a candidate by providing false certifications. Which one is it, Reg?

Actually, Cidney, party chairs across the state failed to follow rules. And because the rules got changed after the fact, thanks to GOP's Jake Knotts contesting that an old rule was still applicable. That's why 248 candidates - both Dem and Repub - got kicked off the ballots. The difference here is that county Dems obeyed the law and did not certify that one candidate. (There are seven other Democrats on the slate who did.) The county GOP, though, *ignored* the law. and is *breaking the law* right now, too.

Calling me "Cidney" is really hilarious. You must have gone to The Citadel and quit during your knob year. Still laughing at your maturity. On the actual issue, I bring up the "disenfranchising" issue because its the same line that Democrats try to throw at the GOP about the voter ID issue. Everyone knows the Dems go to lines are to yell "racist" and "disenfranchise", etc.

More ElMisdirection, Cidney? First, you’re claiming DCDP re-certified an ineligible candidate – which it didn’t do, just as this article reads. Go on, Cid-Boy – take a look. Read it. Next, you’re putting on your white cloak and claiming Dems take some racial argument? Your attempts to misdirect from the facts are only directing the topic to how poor your attempts are. Again – this freaky issue affecting 248 candidates was created by one incumbent Republican. He started it to block his primary opponent from the ballots. He also cast the one vote to block state legislature from correcting the freaky problem he started. But if this freaky ruling has to be recognized by law, then *everybody* has to do it – including the county GOP. DCDP did it. Shoot, Lexington county GOP had to drop ALL of its candidates. But Dorchester GOP thinks its above the law? Not anymore – Duncan got caught. And her own party members are turning her in, too.

If the technicality "became known long ago" then why did 246 candidates get left off SC ballots this year? Birdsong was only "removed" on a last-minute technicality that got pointed out; there was no ignoring or improper certifying. What you should be watching out for, Billy, are the lawsuits that are going to filed against the county GOP - and by members of the county GOP, too. Y'all are about to have at least two primary winners tossed.

??? Our county has more Democratic state reps than GOTea reps; Town Council has more Dems than Repubs; and you say voters are rejecting Democrats? Apparently, county GOP has you in charge of its misdirecting campaign - it doesn't have the paperwork on quite a few candidates, I hear. And I hear that *directly from board members of the county GOP* too. Do yourself a favor and keep quiet, Billy. Or when your own party members sue the county GOP, which they're about to do, you'll end up in that legal matter directly.

Keep up the misdirection, Billy! It ain't working, but go on! Keep it up! It only makes it more and more apparent that the county GOTea is hiding quite a bit, and will have to pay for it, too.

Say, there, Bill - just because Patch didn't report it till yesterday don't mean that Hayes didn't correct this til yesterday. This is an old story that Patch only reported recently, and apparently to make sure the GOTea couldn't claim one-sided coverage after all the garbage from Carter. And the county Dems ain't letting judges decide elections - it's making sure that judges' decisions are equally applied, and that the county GOTea is obeying the law that everybody else has to. Keep it up, son - you keep making a fool of yourself on this site.

Who's "Jakie"? The only one in this case that I know of switching parties is Carter. He ran as a Dem in 2000, now as GOP in 2010. And he swore at a debate that he only did so because he thought that would get him elected, and he would then switch parties. And what actually means is - he's not Democrat *or* GOP - he's just interested in representing himself and his own interests. Take him back? We never wanted him to begin with, given his record of sexual harassment that made the front page of the Stars & Stripes. GOP can keep him!

Keep misdirecting, Billy boy! You can keep trying to misdirect the topic, but it won't work. County GOP is missing a lot of paperwork that it swore it had. Active members of the county GOP is saying that, too. And county GOP is going to be sued by its own members as a result.