Word: thurmondator
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...that was the last victory for a Democratic presidential candidate in South Carolina--the state gave George Bush his second highest percentage (after Mississippi) in the nation in 1992. A one-man symbol of this trend--and many others--is the state's 93-year-old Senior Senator Strom Thurmond, who, in his 67-year political career, has been both a Democrat and Republican and, by the end of next term, may also be the oldest Senator ever...
...stake in the Carolina Panthers pro-football team--Close calls himself a fiscal conservative and social moderate. He advocates campaign finance reform that would limit spending to $1 per constituent and eliminate PAC contributions, which he does not accept. Whether or not Close makes age an issue, Strom Thurmond did enter the Senate the year after the challenger's birth...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I've even voted for Senator Thurmond in the past, but I think it's time for a new face and new ideas in Washington...
...STROM THURMOND (R) SENIOR SENATOR...
...only living man to lose the presidency to Harry Truman, in 1954 Thurmond also became the only U.S. Senator ever elected by write-in votes. (He also educated himself in law and went on to pass the state bar.) If he wins and completes this term, Thurmond will also be the oldest Senator ever...