Oct 26 2008
Conley Speaks in Greenville
While Graham has mostly ignored his opponent, Conley has done some sniping.
“He’s arrogant,” Conley told the Constitution Party group. “He’s out there gallivanting around the country as personal bag boy for John McCain.”
Just a few years ago, Conley, an engineer and commercial pilot, was a Republican legislative candidate in Indiana. Having moved to North Myrtle Beach early in the decade, he became a Republican activist who voted for Paul, the libertarian-Republican congressman from Texas, in the January presidential primary.
By March, when it became apparent the Democratic Party wasn’t going to be able to recruit a viable, brand-name challenger for Graham, Conley filed as a Democrat. In June, he eked out a primary victory over an equally unknown Democrat.
In doing so, he emerged as a Democrat well to the right of the Republican, a rare circumstance in Southern politics.
Congress currently has a 15% approval rating. Graham is part of that 85% disapproval. Time and time again Lindsey Graham has shown contempt for his constituents. It’s time to send him packing and replace him with a man who will be a true representative for South Carolina. Bob Conley is that man.
