This June 12 story in Charleston, South Carolina’s daily newspaper is mostly about the Democratic Party election returns being certified, but the second half of the story covers Tom Clements, the only non-major party on the South Carolina ballot in November 2010 for U.S. Senate.
Most states in the United States in recent years have seen televised debates for Governor or U.S. Senator at which at least one minor party or independent candidate was included with both major party nominees. South Carolina, however, does not have that tradition, but perhaps Clements will break through. Thanks to Dave Gillespie for the link.
There has been a little bit more info on the race at a couple of other newspapers too. Here are some links:
Greenville News: http://tinyurl.com/2ejywxx
The State: http://tinyurl.com/289k3yp
The Sun News: http://tinyurl.com/2dszff9
The Sun News article is taken from the Post and Courier, but of course, comments at each site are different.
Finally, Tom Clements campaign now has a bare bones website set up at http://www.ClementsForSenate.com. …and there IS a “donate” button there. 🙂