Mark Sanford wins election for South Carolina House seat

[KoKo]

83. SHHH! He has bigger Fish to Fry....he can't be bothered with SC... Biden was there though

I didn't see him supporting candidates on his trip. He and Jill were out at the "Sanctuary on Kiawah Island over Easter Break... He just didn't have time...and neither did Obama.

Pelosi was there, also:

Check it out:

http://www.fivestaralliance.com/luxury-hotels/charleston-sc/the-sanctuary-at-kiawah-island

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Vice President Biden, U.S. Sen. Cruz headline party fundraisers
May 3, 2013 |



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A little more than a year after the last presidential primary in South Carolina, the next one gets an unofficial start Friday night.

Vice President Joe Biden and Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas — two presumed 2016 White House hopefuls — are the keynote speakers at the state's annual Democratic and Republican fundraising dinners in Columbia.

Their Friday night appearances enhance the state's stature as the home of the first presidential primary in the South, political observers said.

With Biden as the speaker, Democrats sold a record 1,000-plus tickets for the S.C. Democratic Party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

The party expects to double last year's money haul from the fundraiser, S.C. Democratic Party chairman Dick Harpootlian said. Ticket sales are used to help pay for party operations and campaigns.

While a U.S. senator, Biden spoke at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in 2005, the year after Republican George W. Bush won a second presidential term.

Biden sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 but, after a poor finish in Iowa, dropped out before the S.C. primary. However, he went on to become Barack Obama's running mate.

Now in his second term as vice president, Biden, 70, is speaking to the state's Democrats again in the year after a president has won a second four-year stint.

But don't look for more coincidences, Harpootlian said.
Instead, S.C. Democrats are welcoming an old friend in Biden, who vacations at Kiawah Island and wants to honor U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn's 20 years in Congress, Harpootlian said. Biden will attend the Columbia Democrat's annual fish fry, near Williams-Brice Stadium, after the dinner.

Instead, S.C. Democrats are welcoming an old friend in Biden, who vacations at Kiawah Island and wants to honor U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn's 20 years in Congress, Harpootlian said. Biden will attend the Columbia Democrat's annual fish fry, near Williams-Brice Stadium, after the dinner.

``This is not a gauge for 2016,'' Harpootlian said.

But not everyone thinks that Biden's visit is just about honoring Clyburn and getting some fried fish.
Despite former f irst l ady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's lead in early polls, Biden ``keeps himself as an option in 2016 by attending (the dinner),'' University of South Carolina political scientist Mark Tompkins said.

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