GOP effort to arrest Democratic voters FAILS

[wyethwire]

As you might remember, a GOP candidate in South Carolina - Steve Selby - threatened to arrest Democratic voters who might vote for his opponent in an open county council primary.

As Selby's GOP opponent supported the creation of a Martin Luther King holiday, the threat to arrest voters had a strong hint of racial intimidation.

Fortunately, it did not work.

Selby was defeated by 8 percentage points, thanks in part to massive turnout by African American voters.

Greenville County will likely vote to create an MLK holiday early next year.

[roguevalley]

1. Thank god. Too bad we can't vote Blitzer off CNN.

[gristy]

2. Yay!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the update.

[glitch]

3. Bravo Greenville County South Carolina! nt

:yourock:

[Ducks In A Row]

4. kicked his ass to the curb.

[wyethwire]

6. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy

the Greenville News reported this weekend that Selby was being backed by a bunch of neo-Confederates that the Southern Poverty Law Center labeled as a hate group.

[wyethwire]

7. overnight kick

[wyethwire]

5. A Republican in Greenville County

who campaigns for black votes and supports a MLK Holiday.

Will wonders never cease.

I'm really glad he won.