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COME BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA. COMMITMENT 2020 -- THE SOUTH CAROLINA GOP SAYS IT WILL FORGO A 2020 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMAR COMMITTEE MAY BABBO EARLIER TODAY. WHEN EITHER PARTY HAS AN INCUMBENT PARTY IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THERE IS NO RATIONALE FOR HOLDING THIS. THEY

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On Saturday, the South Carolina GOP Executive Committee voted to forgo a 2020 GOP presidential primary election.After the vote, SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick said, "As a general rule, when either party has an incumbent president in the White House, there's no rationale to hold a primary, just as South Carolina Republicans did not hold one in 1984 or 2004, and Democrats did not in 1996 and 2012. With no legitimate primary challenger and President Trump's record of results, the decision was made to save South Carolina taxpayers over $1.2 million and forgo an unnecessary primary."