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South Carolina: John Mccain
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Seeking to protect their riches and solidify respect for their position in society, the South Carolina planters and merchants who had so profited from the British colonial system became the leaders of revolutionary activity in South Carolina. Sentiment against imperial authority was aroused by arrogant customs officials, the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767, and British political claims. Wealthy low-country Carolinians such as Christopher Gadsden, Henry Laurens, Thomas Lynch, and Arthur Middleton led the colony's independence movement, and in March 1776, a provincial congress set up an independent government with Charlestonian John Rutledge as chie fexecutive. A British attempt to take Charleston by force failed on 28 June 1776 at the Battle of Sullivan's Island, but in the spring of 1780 a British siege led to the city's surrender. In spite of the loss of the colonial capital, in the decisive campaign of the American Revolution upcountry militias rallied behind the leadership of Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, and Thomas Sumter in late 1780 and 1781. In a brutal civil war punctuated by notable victories at King's Mountain (7 October 1780) and Cowpens (17 January 1781), they held the British army and their Tory allies at bay.
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Proving that voters don’t have the strongest memories, South Carolina voters turned out for John McCain today in a big way–landing him the coveted “First in the South” primary. Apparently McCain’s summer blooper on immigration was forgiven, along with his role in the “Gang of Fourteen”, his votes against the Bush tax cuts, and his sponsorship of McCain-Feingold.
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South Carolina's long friendship with the mother country was reflected in trade benefits the colony realized under the Navigation Acts and in protection provided to it by the strong British navy. However, public sentiment in the colony was transformed by the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and by British political claims. South Carolinians—Christopher Gadsden, Henry Laurens, and Arthur Middleton—were leaders in the movement for independence, and in Mar., 1776, an independent government of South Carolina was set up with John Rutledge as president.
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According to Nielsen Monitor-Plus, the advertising intelligence service of Nielsen, between February 2007 and January 15, 2008, the presidential candidates placed 19,191 television advertising spots in South Carolina. The Republican contenders (Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John McCain, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee) placed 57% of these ads, outspending the three remaining Democratic candidates (Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards) who have placed 43% of them. Almost half of the Republican ads were run by Mitt Romney, although in the closing days of the campaign he has been out-advertised by Huckabee, Paul and McCain.
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