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Will SC Pass a REAL School Choice Bill?

The LITMUS TEST For SC Legislators

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2 years ago

April 17, 2023

We have said it from the beginning of the 2023 legislative session … “real” SCHOOL CHOICE & the PACE Scholarship Bill (S 285) will be the LITMUS TEST by which all of our SC State Legislators will be judged this year. If there is one bill that will EXPOSE the monied special interest, petty corruption, and high school antics at the SC State House, this is it.

WHY THIS BILL? you can read more about it HERE and HERE but mainly because we know the issues backwards and forwards. The bill involves K-12 students – special needs kids & low income kids – specifically and it involves doing the right thing!!!

School Choice is an easy Republican Platform issue and all the Republican politicians campaign in support of school choice. SC has a “super majority” so it should be easy to pass … and our state currently has the nation’s worst rated school choice program. It is an EASY FIX. Question is, will legislators fix it, or not??? This is the LITMUS TEST they will all be judged by.

PACE (S 285) HAS ALREADY PASSED THE SC SENATE … SO WHAT WILL THE SC HOUSE DO? Let’s watch and learn as we have just 4 weeks left in the 2023 Legislative Session. Leadership in the House has promised S 285 will be passed, the bill is supported by the SC House Freedom Caucus, so everyone should be in agreement. But, will they actually pass S 285? Or will legislators play their games? Games that in this case impact special needs children … our most vulnerable citizens.

The 2023 legislative session is all over on Thursday May 11th … so now is the final 4 week push.

CALL YOUR SC HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE:

Free-market School Choice is a Republican Platform issue. This is a no-brainer. It helps kids, specifically, special needs and low income kids and it saves taxpayers money … what could be better.

CALL, text, email your SC House Rep, the one in Columbia, not Washington D.C., TODAY!

Contact them on Facebook or Twitter, go knock on their door (they are your neighbors) … but let your SC House Rep. know you want the PACE Scholarship Bill (S 285) passed out of the SC House Ways & Means Committee, to the floor to pass the House AS IS / WITH NO CHANGES, so that it can be SIGNED INTO LAW in MAY 2023!!!

LEARN how the legislative process works with this bill and learn the “tricks” your legislators will pull. LEARN if your legislator is helpful or if they will just give your excuses.

Make this the LITMUS TEST for “who” your legislator really is. We are sure they campaigned on supporting kids and school choice … well this is their chance to prove it.

CALL / TEXT / EMAIL us with any questions!!! We would love to walk you through it and tell you where your legislator stands – Jeff Davis 843-901-8036 (cell), team@mySCGOP.com

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Choosing the Right Candidate: A Thoughtful Approach

(#1) Electable & (#2) Collaborative

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2 days ago

August 20, 2025

Jeff Davis

by Jeff Davis

As we head into the 2026 South Carolina Primaries next June 9th, Republican (and Democrat) voters will be faced with picking which Republican (or Democrat) they want to represent them in the general election. It will be a choice we each have to make among the available options … the 2, 3 or 5 candidates that filed and are on the ballot … and there is no “None Of The Above” option. Sure, you don’t have to vote … but don’t complain later when you sat out the election.

We are seeing already … the jockeying by political consultants and their operatives to push their candidate (and tear down the opponents) … and the “PERFECTIONISTS” that complain about every candidate, but offer no solutions (and are not willing to run for office themselves).

A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH: Selection of a candidate to support is not easy. None of them are perfect, and how much can you really believe from what you hear on the campaign trail. What we like to encourage is that everyone think critically and logically about candidates and their campaigns, and steer clear as best you can of the emotional knee-jerk reactions that often dominate the discussions.

IT IS NOT JUST THE CANDIDATE – LOOK AT THEIR TEAM: While it’s tempting to focus solely on the candidate, it’s equally important to examine the people they surround themselves with. If you’re unaware of a candidate’s consultants (and their motivations), staff (and their roles), or the candidate’s supporters (who will inevitable have the ear of the candidate), it’s wise to hold off on offering your support. Ultimately, it’s not just about the candidate—it’s about their TEAM (or the “baggage” that comes with them).

We like to prioritize two key qualities when evaluating candidates:

(#1) Electability: A candidate (a) willing to run for office and (b) capable of winning. You may know the “perfect” person, but if they won’t run for office or are not capable of winning … what good are they?

(#2) Collaboration and Integrity: A candidate open to working with The People, with the grassroots, willing to listen, eager to include The People as part of their TEAM, and genuinely committed to doing what’s objectively right for the people—not just themselves (or their monied special interest backers). Here is where experience and judgment comes into consideration because you really don’t know what a candidate might do once elected. We have helped candidates get elected – and then never spoken with them again (not by our choice). Being lied to is a hard lesson to learn.

This process of selecting a candidate to back is both an art and a science, and while we may never find the “perfect” candidate, we can identify and support those who meet these two criteria and give us the best odds of promoting the conservative cause … at least until the next election when we will have another chance to try again.

THE TRUMP OF 2016: Reflecting on the field of “candidates” in 2016 … and the original “candidate” DONALD J. TRUMP … I believe that original candidate TRUMP, embodied these qualities, and that approach has proven effective in helping Save America.

STOP LOOKING FOR A “POLITICAL SAVIOR”: Most importantly, let’s remember, no candidate will save us. There is only one true “Savior”, and He is not running for office. Our work continues, so don’t think you are off the hook if your person gets elected. But having the right people – dedicated TEAM players – in elected positions from top to bottom can make all the difference.

Be smart … be logical … don’t be emotional … and don’t just complain, complain, complain.

Dum spiro spero
(“While I breathe, I hope”)

Best,

Jeff Davis, JD, MBA, CPA(GA)
Chairman & Co-Founder, mySCGOP.com
Chairman, Greenville County Republican Party
jeff@apogeetax.com
843-901-8036 (cell)

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TRUMP Shares Nancy MACE Polling Lead for Governor

Mace Leads with 25% over Wilson at 17%

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3 days ago

August 19, 2025

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The NANCY MACE campaign released polling numbers yesterday showing a commanding early lead in the South Carolina Governor’s Race … 25% MACE, 17% Alan Wilson, 10% Ralph Norman, 6% Pamela Evette, 3% Josh Kimbrell … with 38% Lean / Undecided. You can see the full reports HERE & below.

The polling results show MACE separating herself from the crowd since officially launching her candidacy last week and announcing AUSTIN MCCUBBIN (HERE), the 2024 TRUMP Team Statewide Director, has joined her team. This all seems to make MACE the early odds on favorite to win the Republican Primary next June 9th, 2026 … 294 days from today.

You can find more details on FITSNews (HERE & on X HERE) … but the real story broke when President TRUMP himself shared the MACE Polling Lead on his TRUTH Social (HERE) last night at 9:29pm. When the POTUS shares your leading polling data with the world … that is a not so subtle message.

Good news for NANCY MACE … but and incredibly bad sign for Lt. Governor Pamela Evette who is in a distant 4th with 6% of the vote. The Lt. Governor has led folks to believe she has TRUMP’s endorsement locked up. Well, that claim did not seem believable at the time … and really doesn’t appear believable now. When was the last time TRUMP endorsed someone in 4th place??? We can’t remember either.

Stay tuned … it is going to be a fun 2026 primary season!!!

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Coffee & Politics – Greenville Edition – August 15th, 2025

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August 15, 2025

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