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June 11, 2010

Rep. Clyburn Calls for Probe of Bizarre SC Election Primaries
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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina has called for a US
attorney investigation into whether the Republican Party or another
organization planted three candidates in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in
South Carolina. In the Senate primary, a previously unknown
thirty-two-year-old unemployed veteran named Alvin Greene shocked the
state by beating a four-term state legislator without raising money or
even campaigning. On Thursday, Greene was interviewed on the South
Carolina station WCSC.

Reporter: "What was it like when you first heard the news that you are
the nominee?"

Alvin Greene: "Well, I wasn’t surprised much. I mean, I worked hard. I
knew that I’ve earned it and—but I’m ready to—"

Reporter: "What kind of work did you do, because, you know, I’ve been
talking to folks, and nobody has really heard your name?"

Alvin Greene: "Well, I worked with my friends and friends of my friends,
and we campaigned hard. You know, we worked hard."

Reporter: "What kind of campaigning did you do?"

Alvin Greene: "OK, could—OK, could I end this now?"

Reporter: "Huh?"

Alvin Greene: "What kind of campaign did we do?"

Reporter: "Yeah."

Alvin Greene: "OK. We campaigned all across the state, yes."

Less than twenty-four hours after Alvin Greene won the primary, the
state Democratic Party in South Carolina asked him to withdraw from the
race because of a pending felony charge.



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