FULL DEBATE: SCGOP Governor Candidates Square Off in Spartanburg

[0:00] This is a special Gray Media broadcast of the 2026 South Carolina GOV gubernatorial debates. [0:07] South Carolina, you decide 2026. Tonight, we're coming to you live from Wofford College [0:14] in Spartanburg, as we are now just two weeks away from a historic primary election. The state will [0:20] elect a new governor for the first time in 10 years. Gray Media is proud to bring you tonight's [0:26] debate in the Republican race for governor. Good evening. I'm Justin Dorney, evening anchor [0:31] at Fox Carolina News here in the upstate. And as you watch tonight, early voting is already [0:36] underway, already historic turnout. So tomorrow, you can go and vote right after this debate. [0:42] Now, we do want to note tonight, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evatt declined tonight's invitation, [0:47] and State Senator Josh Kimbrell did not meet the polling threshold. But now, let's meet [0:51] the candidates who are here. First, Lowcountry businessman, Rom Reddy. Congressman Ralph [1:04] Norman, Attorney General, Alan Wilson, and Congresswoman Nancy Mace. Candidates, thank [1:28] you for being here. Also joining us tonight are panelists from outlets throughout the state. [1:34] Joey Hudson, host of Just the Truth podcast. Judy Gadsden, evening anchor for WIS in Columbia. [1:40] Eric Weisfeld, evening anchor from WMBF in Myrtle Beach. And Raphael James, evening anchor from [1:46] WCSC in Charleston. Now, candidates, you've been given the rules prior to this debate. Your answers [1:51] and responses will be timed. Now, let's get underway. You each have 45 seconds for your opening [1:58] statement. And based on recent polling, Mr. Reddy, you're first. You have 45 seconds for [2:03] your opening statement. My name is Rom Reddy. I'm a Christian, husband, and father. I'm running [2:10] for governor for three reasons. South Carolina has no leadership. I will bring business leadership [2:17] to a broken system. Number two, money and power has transferred from you, the citizen, to government. [2:26] On my website, I tell you exactly how I will transfer it back. Finally, I did not take money, [2:35] and this will change a corrupt system. So you have a unique opportunity to throw a grenade in the swamp [2:42] and see what crawls out. Thank you. Mr. Reddy, thank you. Congresswoman Mace, you have 45 seconds [2:53] for your opening statement. Thank you. First of all, I want to say serving South Carolina has been [2:58] the honor of my lifetime. And many of you know, I recently lost my father. And both Ralph and Alan [3:04] on stage tonight, when he passed, reached out to me personally. And I want to thank you, too. [3:09] I don't think you ever get over the loss of a parent. And so I appreciate that. My father served [3:15] 28 years in the United States Army, three tours of combat, two in Vietnam. And I salute our veterans [3:22] tonight, especially after we all recognized Memorial Day yesterday. My father lost his best friend in [3:27] Vietnam, Marvin Gaines, a poor black man from North Carolina. He was his radio operator. So I salute each [3:33] and every one of you, and I look forward to our debate tonight. Thank you, and God bless you. [3:36] Congressman, thank you. Congressman Norman, you have 45 seconds. [3:44] Justin, I am honored to be here tonight. Thank all of you. Folks, I'm from Rock Hill, South Carolina, [3:49] married for 51 years, 17 grandchildren, four children. Folks, to change the system, you cannot be part of the [3:58] system. I'm not a lawyer. I'm not a career politician. I'm somebody who wants to get involved to make sure [4:05] things happen in the right way for South Carolina for the next four and then the eight years. [4:09] Here's what I will commit to you. We will have an open process and we'll have transparency at every [4:15] level of the government here. Secondly, we're going to get back to basics. The high electricity rates [4:20] that they're charging each one of you is going to end. And thirdly, we're going to maintain the [4:24] heritage of this great state. Congressman, thank you. Attorney General Wilson, you have 45 seconds [4:35] for your opening statement. Thank you. Good evening. I'm Alan Wilson, and I would like to start by saying, [4:40] first of all, thank you to those of you who have already decided to support me in the race for [4:44] governor. I would now like to speak to those of you who remain undecided. The concerns and issues [4:50] that you have are the same ones that I have. Issues like affordability, quality education, [4:54] and safer communities. These are important to me. While some of my opponents have been out cutting [5:01] ribbons and naming post offices, I have been fighting for you. Fighting for you as a combat veteran, [5:07] as a prosecutor, and as an attorney general. I'm the only person here who had the courage [5:11] to stand up and support President Trump in court. I promise you, if you elect me governor, [5:16] I will bring that same fight and that same spirit to the office of governor. Thank you. [5:21] Attorney General, thank you. Candidates, thank you all. When we come back, we'll begin with our [5:30] questions, focusing on some of the biggest issues facing the state right now. We'll be right back. [5:35] And welcome back to Gray Media's special coverage in this Republican race for governor. [5:51] The candidates have already given their opening statements, [5:53] and now we begin with our questions here tonight from Wofford. Candidates, a reminder to you tonight, [5:59] your answers are timed and you'll have time to respond if directly referenced or mentioned by [6:04] name. And let's begin. Mr. Eddie, we begin with you. And let's begin with the last debate left off. [6:10] Data centers are facing growing opposition here in Spartanburg County. At our last debate, [6:14] only one candidate raised their hand when asked if they would support a one-year moratorium on data [6:19] centers in the state. So we'd like to ask again, would you support a one-year moratorium on data [6:25] centers? Why or why not? Mr. Reddy, you have 45 seconds. No, sir. I did not support a one-year [6:30] moratorium. I support no data centers, period. The whole data center thing is a hoax. You do not [6:37] understand what actually happens in data centers because it sucks up a lot of land, a lot of water, [6:44] and a lot of utilities. They say they get the utilities to pay for it, but power generation in this state [6:50] is cost plus. You can't incrementally increase power. So this is a lack of leadership. We need leadership [6:57] at the state level. We're allowing people to fight hand-to-hand battles at the local level, which is wrong. [7:04] I will stop it. South Carolina does not need it now. I know something about development. I run businesses [7:10] all over the state. Mr. Reddy, thank you. Congressman Norman, 45 seconds. I don't believe government [7:17] ought to be putting moratoriums or stopping business. I believe in private property rights. [7:22] Now, I do think the municipalities and the counties and the state ought to get involved. [7:28] The incentives ought to stop for them. The water uses, electricity uses, which we do not have [7:34] in this state. And so the incentives should not be there. But I would work and try to encourage [7:40] other uses for land that private property owners can do with. But no, I wouldn't be in favor of a [7:50] moratorium. Again, that's government top down. I think it ought to come from the bottom up and let [7:56] people decide which way, what they want to do. Congressman, thank you. Attorney General Wilson, [8:03] you have 45 seconds. Thank you. First of all, I support President Trump's position that data [8:08] centers are a national security issue. They're going somewhere, whether it's China or other states, [8:12] they are going somewhere. And like the road networks of 100 years ago, data centers are the [8:17] infrastructure for the new innovative technologies of the future. So as governor, the first thing I'm [8:21] going to do is I'm going to promote choice. If you live in a community and you don't want a data [8:26] center in your community, then you don't have a data center in your community. You do that for your [8:30] elected leadership. If you're in a community that does want a data center, you should have that choice. [8:34] The state can create a statutory or regulatory framework that would mitigate the harmful [8:39] impacts of noise, light, environmental pollution, and also create incentives that would require [8:44] data centers to provide their own energy and then give back that energy to local communities so that [8:49] it lowers utility rates in the long run. That would be my position as governor. [8:53] Attorney General, thank you. Congressman Mace, would you support a one-year moratorium on data centers? [8:59] I was the only candidate last time and the only candidate tonight who supports a one-year [9:03] moratorium on data centers in the state of South Carolina. There's no better place to ask that [9:08] question than in the county of Spartanburg County in South Carolina, where you're being faced [9:13] with a data center where the county officials are not listening to the people. They don't want it here. [9:19] In fact, I was just in York County, another county, dealing with SILFAB, dealing with another data center [9:24] where the people haven't been listened to. And I always choose the people over power. If you're watching [9:30] very closely what local officials are doing in Georgia, North Georgia, in Kentucky, if you don't [9:36] elect the right person as governor, these people will use eminent domain to take your land, to take [9:42] your property, and build these data centers. Congressman, thank you. Our second question tonight [9:48] is coming from Joey Hudson. Joey? President Trump asked the South Carolina General Assembly to redraw [9:54] congressional districts. Lawsuits were filed earlier today. The South Carolina Senate failed to pass the [9:59] House bill in a special session. As governor, where do you draw the line between loyalty to [10:05] President Trump and what's best for South Carolina? Congressman Norman, you begin. You have 45 seconds. [10:11] First of all, you do what's best for the state, for South Carolina. You know, when I first announced [10:16] on July 27th, I said, let's read District District 6. I'm friends with Jim Clyburn, but he votes for a man [10:24] in Joe Biden and actually put him in office who's almost destroyed this country had it wouldn't be for [10:29] President Trump. So, you know, as governor, we will put it back up. I thought that the General [10:38] Assembly would never pass it because most of them don't want it. The Republicans, you had 12 Republicans [10:43] who sided with the Democrats to eliminate this. That's not the right thing to do. It's not the [10:48] right thing for South Carolina, and the people in District 6 want it redistricted more than ever. [10:53] Congressman, thank you. Attorney General, you have 45 seconds. [11:01] Forty percent of the Republicans voting in New England basically have 100 percent Democratic [11:07] representation. The reason that is is because the Democratic majorities in those state legislatures [11:12] have voted for districts that reflect the political views of their people, and they want to disrupt, [11:18] they want to impeach the president, they want to end President Trump's agenda, which here in South [11:22] Carolina we voted for two years ago. I support the rights of states to write constitutional districts [11:28] that reflect the political views of the people of those states. South Carolina is doing the same [11:33] thing that blue states have been doing for decades. If it's constitutional, it's lawful, we should be [11:39] able to do it, and that's why I supported it this past time. Attorney General, thank you. [11:44] Congressman Macy, 45 seconds. Yes, I was the first candidate for governor to push for a special [11:49] session when the redistricting argument was coming through the state legislature. I have a long [11:54] history of standing up to my own party, but this was a Supreme Court decision in Alabama that determined [12:01] that we could not draw lines based on race, and this was an opportunity for our state to right the [12:07] wrongs of the past. We've been seeing Democrats do this for decades. In Massachusetts, for example, [12:12] there are nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives and not a single Republican, and we know that [12:18] Republicans live in Massachusetts, so I support President Trump as I always have, and I support [12:23] South Carolina's right as a state to redraw their lines, and in the call for this special session, [12:28] I was joined by the Attorney General Alan Wilson and Ralph Norman as well during that, and we all [12:33] worked very well together to pressure the governor to do the right thing. Your time is up. Thank you very [12:38] much. Mr. Reddy, you have 45 seconds. Redistricting based on partisanship is constitutional, [12:46] and I 100% support it. In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina's districts [12:55] were constitutional, but they also said they could be split based on partisanship. So where were we? [13:01] Where are all these politicians? They've been around for 50 years. They wait for presidential [13:07] leadership to all jump to social media and say, yes, I'm for it, and I'm for it. Then they can't get it [13:14] done. They can't get anything done. They go out there, and they start only voting, and they say, [13:20] oops, the social media didn't work. I can't get it done. These are political. Lots of talk, no action. [13:27] Mr. Reddy, thank you. Our third question tonight comes from Judy Gatson. Judy. [13:35] Candidates, South Carolina committed significant incentives to Land Scout Motors, as you know. The [13:40] company then placed its headquarters in North Carolina, raising questions about whether taxpayers here are [13:46] really getting a fair return on their investment. So the question is, what would you do as governor [13:52] to provide different leadership in negotiating those types of incentive deals in the future? [13:57] Judy, thank you. Attorney General Allen Wilson, you have 45 seconds. [14:01] Well, first off, the reason we have incentives to begin with is to basically make South Carolina less [14:05] deficient in something when we're competing with another state. So instead of throwing money at a [14:09] deficiency, why don't we just treat the underlying deficiency? If it's tax reform, if it's regulatory [14:14] environment, if it's education, employment, workforce, fix that. We won't have to throw money at it. [14:20] Also, the Scout Motor deal was rushed. It was a boondoggle. We didn't have all the agencies at the seat [14:25] together. This cost us, there was over nearly a quarter billion dollars in cost overruns that all [14:30] of us, all of you at home, are paying for because it wasn't done right. Having the right people at the [14:36] table, making the right decisions, and quit throwing money at problems. Fix the problems and give them [14:42] the incentive after they deliver the billion dollar investment or after they deliver the 5,000 jobs or [14:47] whatever it is. But we can do better and we will when I'm governor. Attorney General, thank you. [14:51] Congresswoman Mace you have 45 seconds. South Carolina is the fastest growing state in the [14:59] nation. It's less about the need to incentivize these companies who are coming here. They're [15:04] coming here. And there is no stopping them. It's really about building the correct [15:08] infrastructure, making sure they pay their own way. And I'll go back to data centers. There is a [15:12] bill going through the state legislature now. You can go onto my Facebook at Nancy Mace. I reviewed the [15:17] bill. It is being sold to you as a rate-paid protection bill. And it's anything but. The state is [15:23] going to saddle you with the energy, the infrastructure, the water for these data [15:27] centers. The same thing should go for businesses. Businesses need to pay their [15:30] own way until they create those jobs for South Carolina workers or until those [15:35] goals have been met. There should not be incentives. The same thing goes for earmarks [15:38] in our budget. But this is what South Carolina has done for decades because past [15:42] governors have let them. [15:43] Congresswoman, thank you. Mr. Reddy, you have 45 seconds. [15:48] These politicians do not know how to make deals. I ran a company in all 50 states [15:54] and I look at these deals and I say, these folks really don't know how to make [15:58] deals. What are these deals? So I asked the senator, I said, 1.3 billion to Scott [16:03] Motors. What's the next best deal? He says, I don't know. So I looked it up. It was the [16:08] state of Mississippi at 150 million. So how about 151 million? These people have no [16:14] idea what the heck they're doing. You know, there's 18 trillion dollars of [16:19] manufacturing that the president is on shoring. This is my wheelhouse. We should be going [16:24] and bringing that manufacturing here, not these data centers and all these other [16:29] businesses that don't do anything for South Carolina. It's a hoax. They don't [16:33] know how to do it. I've done it my whole life. Mr. Reddy, thank you. [16:38] Congressman Norman, you have 45 seconds. [16:42] Scott Motors was a boondoggle. Politicians gave it away. Unless you've made money or lost [16:48] money in the private sector, you shouldn't be in politics. That's what I'm saying. I'm not a lawyer. I'm not a career politician. I'm a business guy. [16:54] And you've got to know what to do. Now, if it's a Michelin or a other company, BMW, you'd negotiate. I know how to do that in South Carolina. [17:07] And I will do that and save this state plenty of money. Plus, none of the other elected officials on this state said one word about it. [17:14] I've been talking about Scout Motors being a boondoggle, particularly when they moved the headquarters to Charlotte. [17:19] There was no clawback on the B and three that they gave it. It's an insult. [17:24] Congressman, thank you. You did mention everyone else on stage. Let's go and give them time for rebuttal. [17:31] Attorney General, let's begin with you. You have 30 seconds for rebuttal to Congressman Norman. [17:35] Well, first off, I've been talking about the boondoggle since it occurred. Obviously, we talked about the fact that they didn't have DNR there for the environmental mitigation. [17:41] I mean, Ralph, you want to talk about boondoggles. You were out there advocating for SILFAB and that place is on fire up in your congressional district. [17:48] So don't lecture me about Scout Motors. And so and Ralph, don't don't smirk at me either, Ralph, because I mean, you're over there in Congress voting for to give billions of dollars in money to businesses and then taking that money for a million dollars. [18:04] So don't lecture me about that. As a governor, we won't do these type of boondoggles. [18:09] Attorney General, thank you. Congressman Norman, we're going to get to you in just a second, Congressman. Congressman Norman, you're directly referenced. Let's go. [18:17] Alan, you're lying again. SILFAB was a company that came in to vacant build it. I had nothing. He's lying about that I own land. [18:26] Both of you look at Captain Sam. Look at Captain Sam Spit. He lost Captain Sam Spit. He didn't say a word. He gave 32 million dollars to 130 acres in Kiowa. Didn't say one word. [18:42] The money on the Murdoch trial, he's costing all these taxpayers having to retry it. It's not right. [18:47] Congressman, thank you. Attorney General, you've got 15 seconds here for a quick response. We're going to get to you, Mr. Reddy, in just one second. Attorney General, you have 15 seconds. [18:59] Two people were brutally murdered. They deserve justice, and I will spend whatever it takes to deliver them justice. [19:05] Attorney General, thank you. Mr. Reddy, you have 30 seconds for your rebuttal. [19:13] Yeah, I got it. He says all of us are lying. So let's talk about him. He says he's not a career politician. He's been there for 20 years. Really? [19:24] Where do you start at 30 years for a career politician? Give it up. He endorsed Nikki Haley over President Trump. Does anyone know that? [19:33] Anyone remember that? They don't remember that. And also, let me just say one last thing, which is Alan Wilson is right about this guy and still five. It's a disaster. [19:48] Congressman, we will go back to you. You have 15 seconds now for a response. [19:56] This is a guy that built a wall illegally on a lot, and now he's suing the state that he wants to be governor of. It doesn't make sense. He's lying. He is lying about the fact I didn't vote for the big, beautiful bill. I did. That's an outright lie. [20:12] And he said, I own land where SILFAB was. It's a lie. And he said it. And now in a tweet, he denied it. But he's just not truthful. [20:20] Congressman, thank you, Mr. Reddy. 15 seconds for your final response. [20:23] So I want to talk about this infamous wall that he talks about. Government stepped into my land and claimed it. [20:30] So if I pay taxes and I own it, I will defend it. That's called property rights, Mr. Conservative. And I can afford to defend it. I will defend the property rights of every citizen in South Carolina. He just said he won't. [20:47] Mr. Reddy, thank you. Congressman Mace, you have the full 30 seconds for your rebuttal. [20:54] I feel like I'm in the middle of an oversight hearing. And they're very good at it, by the way. If anyone wants to trade places, they're excellent at it. If you can go on my Facebook at Nancy R. Mace on Facebook, the campaign page, I wrote an entire dossier about the bad, no good Scout Motors deal. I wrote a dossier about data centers and the bill. I will go through and I will read bills. I offered 10 amendments on a bill the other day to fix it, to protect rate payers from data centers. [21:24] And when it comes to SILFAB, I was in the SILFAB hearing today. Because when you ask me to be there for you, Nancy Mace is going to stand there, right there with the people over the powerful every single time. [21:35] Congresswoman, thank you. Let's go get now to our fourth topic tonight. Eric Weisfeld. Eric. [21:43] Thousands of teachers every year. The rural districts are hit the hardest. So here is your question. [21:48] What is the first policy you would sign to improve retention for teachers? And more importantly, how would you fund it? [21:54] Eric, thank you. Congresswoman, we'll begin with you. You have 45 seconds. [21:57] Yeah, thank you. My mom is a retired school teacher. And so I've seen the hardships on many of our teachers who are not paid enough. [22:05] One of the things that we could do is offer reciprocity with other states, allow people that maybe have a PhD, master's degree, et cetera, to be able to teach in the classroom. [22:14] But the number one thing that the state of South Carolina needs to do is have a very distinguished and separate track for students who will not be going to college. [22:23] For the kids who are going to college, they're on one track. For the kid who's not, we need to make sure that they are certified in a trade when they graduate from high school. [22:31] If you have a welding certificate, you can make $80,000 a year. If you have a commercial driver's license, you can make $80,000 plus a year. [22:39] If you have your nuclear welding certificate, you're starting off on your first job making over $100,000 a year. [22:46] We need to focus on those kids. [22:48] Congresswoman, thank you. Mr. Redding, you have 45 seconds. [22:52] Politics makes strange bedfellows. I agree with Ms. Mace here that reciprocity is key. [22:58] There's a 10-state coalition. We should be joining those 10 states for reciprocity. [23:04] That said, my mother-in-law is a teacher. My wife's sister is a teacher, so I understand the teacher situation. [23:11] It's a disaster. We threw $170 million in the budget to give them an across-the-board race. [23:16] It never works in the private sector. We've got to fix that. [23:20] The second thing is, here's the problem. The administrators now exceed the teachers. [23:25] And the administrators make $50,000 on average more than the teachers. [23:31] The system is broken. The kids are forgotten. Education is freedom for the kids, and right now it's tyranny. [23:40] Mr. Redding, thank you. Congressman Norman, you have 45 seconds. It was a compliment. [23:48] You have 30 seconds. Go for it. You have 30 seconds for a response to Mr. Redding. [23:53] Okay, and I wanted to thank Mr. Redding for the compliment, whether it is leading on data centers, leading on the special session, leading on topics like reciprocity with teachers. [24:03] Everything that I've said, I've stood out like a lion in the front, and everybody comes and follows behind, which is fine. [24:10] I take risks, but I come with those risks. I come with policy. I come with plans, and they're always detailed. [24:17] That's what it's like to lead from the front, and that's what a Governor Mace administration will look like. Thank you. [24:23] Congressman Norman, thank you. Congressman Norman, back to you. You have 45 seconds. [24:28] What a Governor Norman will do is, one, have a forensic audit of every agency, including the Department of Education. [24:35] Seventeen of my grandchildren all go to public schools. It's a war zone. [24:39] Now, I believe in public schools, private schools, home schools, competition is what makes this country great and what makes South Carolina great. [24:47] I had a long talk with a teacher going to Hilton Head yesterday for an event, and they were talking about how they need more intervention with those students who are just not fitting into the public education realm. [24:58] You go to the people who are in the system. Those are your good board members that you need to put to really make improvements. [25:04] We cannot continue to rank 41st, 42nd in education. It's a downright undeserving thing that South Carolina has been in that low of a category. [25:15] We're going to improve it as Governor Norman. [25:17] Congressman, thank you. Attorney General, you have 45 seconds. [25:21] Well, first off, as the proud dad of two public school kids and my son and daughter sitting right here in front of us, my son just graduated last week from high school. [25:30] My daughter's a rising junior. I couldn't be prouder, but I'm proud of the teachers we have in our school district. [25:34] One of the things that I would definitely support would be merit-based pay increases for the best teachers and also incentivizing the best teachers to go into the most underperforming school districts. [25:44] Those are some of the things I do. But another thing we can do, it's not just about the teachers, it's about giving parents the options. [25:50] In the 1980s, my parents had to sacrifice to send me to a Christian school because public school wasn't meeting my needs. [25:59] My brothers continued in public school, but they had to sacrifice to send me. [26:02] I want to be able to give all parents the same option and opportunity that my parents didn't have in the 80s to give their kids the best chance that they can have. [26:09] And that's what I will do when I'm Governor of South Carolina. [26:12] Attorney General, thank you. We now turn to Rafael James with our next question. Rafael. [26:19] Thank you very much. South Carolina is one of only two states where the legislature elects judges, a system under fire for conflicts of interest, including lawyer legislators. [26:31] Would you support giving the governor appointment authority over the Judicial Merit Selection Commission and banning sitting lawmakers from serving on it? [26:41] Rafael, thank you. Mr. Reddy, you begin. You have 45 seconds. [26:44] Thank you, Rafael. As a matter of fact, as Doge SC, we got a bill passed as a citizen. No one has done this ever before. [26:52] All 85 Republicans in the House approved it and passed it. We sent it to the Senate. [26:58] 27 out of 32 Republican senators supported it, which basically was no legislature can appoint a judge or the legislature's next of kin. [27:08] One guy held it up. Luke Rankin, the chair of the Judiciary Committee, is a bad guy. He's an ex-Democrat. [27:15] These people need to be gone. The Senate rules need to be changed. So we change it not based on seniority. [27:21] I think I will get this passed immediately in the very first year as governor. This is a hoax on the people of this state, [27:28] allowing judges, allowing legislators to pick judges and practice in front of the judges they pick. [27:34] Mr. Reddy, thank you. Congressman Norman, you have 45 seconds. [27:40] You know, I've called for this really after I announced, and to have lawyers be able to pick, [27:46] and we're only one or two states that allow this, Virginia's the other, pick the judges they appear before, [27:51] is like telling Clemson and Carolina to pick you on referees. You don't do that. [27:55] There are ones on this stage that have never said one word about the judicial system and the unfairness of why lawyers get to pick it. [28:04] Yes, we will let the people pick it. We'll put parameters on the money that could take over. [28:09] And folks, if a judge goes rogue, we're going to have a way to recall them. [28:14] And it's unfair to the law enforcement. It's unfair to the victims in South Carolina. [28:22] But no one on this stage has ever talked about it, and I will, and I'll change it when I get to the government. [28:27] Congressman, thank you. I know he referenced everyone on stage. [28:32] We're going to get back to those rebuttals. Let's go and continue down the line. [28:34] Attorney General, you have 45 seconds. [28:36] As the only person on this stage who's actually prosecuted cases in front of judges, [28:40] had to defend and protect victims from judges, and defend all of your constitutional rights. [28:45] No one has more of a vested interest in how judges are selected. [28:48] I've spent the better part of 15 years advocating for judicial selection reform. [28:52] I've written op-eds. I've lobbied the legislature. [28:54] In fact, they did the most reform two years ago. It wasn't far enough. [28:58] I agree with what Rahm said. We didn't go far enough. [29:00] But it was because of my efforts two years ago that we got some reform. [29:04] As governor, I would advocate for a system where the governor has complete nominating authority over the people [29:09] who select judicial nominees. [29:11] Let the legislature up or down vote the judges. [29:14] But if you get bad judges who are letting violent criminals out that are killing and hurting people, [29:18] you can go to your house member and complain. [29:20] But there's only one governor you can blame for the nomination to begin with. [29:23] Attorney General, thank you. [29:24] Congressman Macy, you have 45 seconds. [29:26] I've been talking about this for a long time. [29:29] We need to impeach corrupt judges. [29:32] Number one. Number one. [29:35] We have one of the most corrupt systems in the entire country. [29:40] Because the lawyer legislators are picking the judges. [29:43] Those same lawyer legislators have cases in front of the judges. [29:47] The solicitors are funded by lawyers that have cases in front of these judges. [29:52] It's all one big good old boy circle. [29:55] And it will end under a governor-based administration. [29:58] I spent my entire morning this morning in a York County court with the Move Selfab crowd. [30:05] I've spent entire days in court with the families of murder victims, violent offender victims, [30:11] because I know how corrupt the system is and I will fight for each and every one of you. [30:16] Congressman, thank you. [30:17] All the candidates were mentioned, so let's go back through when it comes to rebuttals. [30:21] Mr. Reddy, you have 30 seconds. [30:23] So, I can't tell if he just doesn't remember or he just makes up stuff. [30:27] I just said, I got a judicial reform bill passed and he says no one talks about it. [30:32] I talked about it and I got it done. [30:34] I just don't talk. [30:35] These guys talk. [30:36] What has he done in 20 years in office? [30:40] Nothing. [30:41] A Medal of Honor bill, my friend. [30:43] I got it done as a citizen. [30:45] So don't tell me that we didn't talk about it and we didn't get it done. [30:48] We got it done and I will get it through the Senate, through that corrupt Judiciary Committee, [30:53] my very first year in office. [30:56] Mr. Reddy, thank you. [30:57] We're going to keep going down the line. [31:01] Congressman, you were referenced. [31:02] You have 30 seconds for your rebuttal now. [31:04] You know, for you to say that and sue the state because of a wall you built without permits. [31:08] I don't know where you're from, but in South Carolina you get permits. [31:11] And I will tell you this, the fact that you started your Doge Commission under the guise of not running for, [31:19] you took money under the guise of having some big Doge Commission, but you really run for governor. [31:24] That's your fraud. [31:26] And, you know, it's the only thing I know to you and I'll tell you this. [31:33] He can't say he's for judicial reform. [31:35] He was supporting one of the most liberal judges for circuit court. [31:39] Congressman, thank you. [31:41] Your time's up. [31:42] Mr. Reddy, you have 15 seconds for your response. [31:44] You know, I have to tell you, if you believe in property rights, this is not your guy. [31:49] So, permits are not required, landlord of the setback line. [31:54] Read the law, my friend. [31:56] And that's what the judge said. [31:58] No permits are required. [32:00] This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. [32:02] Mr. Reddy, thank you. [32:03] Ladies and gentlemen, he doesn't know what he's talking about. [32:05] Mr. Reddy, thank you. [32:06] Congressman, you have 15 seconds right now. [32:08] Look, you know, you say one thing and do another. [32:11] This is part of a... [32:13] What you're in this race for is to keep somebody out like me who you know is going to win there. [32:19] You're with him. [32:21] You're with him. [32:22] And y'all are part of a group that is not going to be successful. [32:25] Congressman, thank you. [32:26] Attorney General, you have 30 seconds for your rebuttal from the previous state. [32:29] Ralph, in all due respect, you're talking out of both sides of your mouth. [32:33] You claim you're not a career politician, but you were elected in 2004. [32:37] And if you elected governor, you will be in your 80s when you leave office. [32:40] That is, by definition, a career politician. [32:43] Ralph, you attacked me for saying something nice about a judicial candidate. [32:47] I had to go to the Supreme Court because a judge you voted for led a violent murderer out of prison 16 years earlier. [32:54] And I had to go to the Supreme Court and argue that case myself to get him locked back up. [32:58] Thank you for your service. [33:00] Congressman, you have 15 seconds to respond to the attorney's owner. [33:11] The legal retention funds that you give lawyer legislators to your own law firm, the tune of $750,000 is not right. [33:21] There are no bid contracts. [33:24] And he just can't say his office was making calls on it for a liberal judge. [33:28] James Smith, he knows it. [33:30] I talked to him before this ever came up. [33:32] Congressman, thank you. [33:33] Attorney General, you have 15 seconds. [33:34] Ralph, you're entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts. [33:37] The reality is the retention funds that I've done have recovered $2 billion for the state of South Carolina. [33:43] Law firms come and apply for the opportunity to represent the state. [33:46] You are misrepresenting my record and you should be ashamed of yourself. [33:50] Attorney General, thank you. [33:51] Congresswoman, you have 30 seconds for your rebuttal from the original state. [33:55] I feel like they just took it outside. [33:57] That's what I feel like right now. [34:00] First of all, I've been talking about the lawyer-legislator issue for a long time. [34:04] I support the governor appointing the judges and you, the people, re-electing those judges. [34:09] You get to have a say in this, too. [34:11] And the other thing you should definitely have a say. [34:13] The other thing I want to say is that Ralph was just criticized for doing a Medal of Honor bill. [34:17] I just lost my dad. [34:18] He was the most decorated combat vet the Citadel has ever graduated. [34:22] He received every commendation except for the Medal of Honor. [34:25] He was nominated for it. [34:26] So I think Ralph should be praised for supporting our veterans and our men and women in uniform who gave it all to our country. [34:32] Thank you. [34:33] Thank you. [34:34] Thank you for doing that. [34:35] Our next question tonight comes from Joey Hudson. [34:40] Joey? [34:41] A rebuttal to him. [34:42] We're going to move on so we can get more topics in. [34:44] Joey, go ahead. [34:45] As governor, you'd be responsible for appointing the director of the Department of Public Health with Senate confirmation. [34:50] The Senate failed to confirm Dr. Edward Simmer. [34:53] There are now objections to his successor, Dr. Brandon Traxler. [34:57] Will you allow Dr. Traxler to continue as director? [35:00] And should the governor's public health appointee be required to align with the administration's views on vaccines? [35:08] Or should it be a science first decision? [35:11] Sorry, thank you. [35:12] Congressman Norman, you begin. [35:13] You have 45 seconds. [35:14] Absolutely not as an embarrassment as she was even put up. [35:18] Look, I will put people that are competent, that are aligned with the conservative values that I have for South Carolina. [35:25] And again, I was the only congressman that stood with the frontline doctors to stop the COVID shutdown. [35:31] That happened in South Carolina for 441 days when other people on this stage did not say one word. [35:38] But no, you put competent people who are aligned with you and who will carry out the policies of the state. [35:45] And it's like what we said with Clyburn. [35:48] He's not in line with South Carolina. [35:50] The health czar is not in line with the citizens of South Carolina, nor should she be put up for this. [35:57] Congressman, thank you. [36:00] Attorney General Alan Wilson, 45 seconds. [36:02] Well, first off, I don't think science first versus conservative values are mutually exclusive. [36:07] I think you can have them both. [36:08] The first thing I want to say is she's not here tonight. [36:12] But Pamela Vett has taken credit for all the great decisions Governor McMaster has ever made, [36:17] but basically said she had no power when he made a decision that people didn't like. [36:21] And I wish you were here to answer this question. [36:23] I do believe that we can have agency heads who reflect the values of the people of South Carolina [36:29] and are competent to run the Department of Public Health. [36:32] I don't know this woman personally. [36:33] What I've read about her does not appear that she reflects the values of an Allen Wilson administration. [36:38] And I would not hire someone like her. [36:40] So that is my position on that. [36:42] Chair Joe, thank you. [36:43] Congressman Mace, you have 45 seconds. [36:46] I would never hire a public health director that donated to the Biden campaign that forced mask mandates and vaccine mandates and wanted to shut down the state of South Carolina and every state in this country. [37:01] I don't know what happened there, but that would never happen in my administration. [37:05] And I will tell you, I was vaccine injured. [37:08] I've been talking about this health issue that we've had. [37:11] And I took the jab. [37:13] I regret doing it. [37:14] Thank God I didn't get my children vaccinated. [37:16] But I am vaccine injured now and I'm living that nightmare firsthand. [37:21] And know how important is not to shove these vaccine mandates down to infants and our children. [37:26] This is a decision between the parents and their doctor and God and nobody else. [37:32] Congressman, thank you. [37:35] Mr. Reddy, you have 45 seconds. [37:38] So, Zimmer is, I publicly said, is the Fauci of South Carolina. [37:43] And Traxler, I publicly said, is Zimmer on steroids. [37:47] So you can figure out where I am on that. [37:49] But let me tell you, I was running a 500-person company here in South Carolina during COVID. [37:54] And all these things these government people are telling you about COVID is a hoax. [37:59] They shut us down. [38:00] They shut the beaches. [38:02] They shut the businesses. [38:03] I was the only business that never shut down for a single day. [38:07] I refused to let my people take the vaccine. [38:10] I refused to let my people wear masks. [38:13] I spent $400,000 defending the right to do that. [38:17] I made TV commercials on this that were blocked by YouTube. [38:20] So I fought for it in the private sector. [38:24] While I told McMaster, you are asking me, finding me $2,000 a day per employee. [38:31] Thank you for your time. [38:32] We have 15 seconds for response. [38:34] Congressman Normandy at 15 seconds. [38:37] Yeah, he criticized me for the Medal of Honor winner. [38:39] I really resent that. [38:40] That's a five-year deal. [38:41] Secondly, you talk about all these things you've done. [38:43] Y'all Google him. [38:44] He's erased everything from his record. [38:47] You can't find anything about the man. [38:49] If you disagree with him, if you disagree with him on Facebook, he blocks everybody. [38:53] As Governor, you can't block the citizens. [38:55] Thank you. [38:56] Mr. Reddy, you have 15 seconds for your response. [38:59] I really am beginning to believe he's senile because I don't know what he's talking about. [39:05] I have not erased anything. [39:06] I used to use a Blackberry until lately, and I'm telling you, you can find it. [39:13] I'm an open book. [39:14] Mr. Reddy, thank you. [39:15] Attorney General, you have 15 seconds as well as all the cancer reference on stage. [39:18] You have 15 seconds for response. [39:19] Well, I'm going to use my 15 seconds to say something nice about the people up here. [39:24] All of you showed up tonight. [39:26] This is a job interview, and you had the courage to face the people at home that are watching [39:30] this right now and all these good folks here. [39:32] You don't feel entitled to the job. [39:33] You're going to work for it, and I just want to let you know that I appreciate that. [39:37] Attorney General, thank you. [39:38] Congresswoman, you have 15 seconds. [39:44] No, thank you so much. [39:45] And, of course, all of us had the courage to step into the arena tonight, the four of us, [39:50] leaving one outside that didn't have the courage to be here this evening. [39:53] This is a job interview. [39:55] No, she didn't have the courage to be here, and I'm going to praise everybody up here on [39:58] stage tonight for being here, jumping into the arena. [40:01] This is not easy. [40:02] You put everything, your life on hold for this tonight, and thank you. [40:05] Thank you for joining the stage. [40:06] Our next question tonight comes from Judy Gadsden. [40:10] Judy. [40:11] Thank you, Justin. [40:12] I want to follow up on the Scout Motors question we asked earlier and drill down on that a little [40:15] bit more. [40:16] South Carolina law generally requires lawmakers, or automakers, I should say, automakers, to [40:20] sell vehicles through franchised dealerships, which currently limits direct-to-consumer sales. [40:27] So the question is, would you support changing state law to allow direct sales from manufacturers? [40:34] If you would answer yes or no and explain your position. [40:37] We do have some limited time here tonight, so your answers will be timed to 30 seconds. [40:42] Attorney General, you begin. [40:43] You have 30 seconds. [40:44] Oh, this is an issue we've studied at length. [40:47] Our office actually has written several legal opinions on this over the last 20 years, dating [40:51] before me, but in the last two or three years. [40:53] I had attorneys look into this, and our dealer franchise laws are constitutional, are constitutional, [40:59] and I would defend them. [41:00] As Attorney General, I hope the next Attorney General would defend them. [41:02] And as Governor, I would not overturn them. [41:04] Attorney General, thank you. [41:05] Congresswoman Mace, you have 30 seconds for your response. [41:08] I'm a free market girl. [41:10] I love competition in the marketplace, and I would welcome it. [41:13] It was our state legislature that essentially banned Tesla from being sold in the state of [41:18] South Carolina. [41:19] If you would like to buy a Tesla electric vehicle from a dealer, you can't do it in our state. [41:23] You can't buy an Elon Musk car. [41:24] You've got to go out of state. [41:26] Which, by the way, speaking of Elon Musk, he wants to put data centers in outer space. [41:30] I support that idea, too, that keeps them out of South Carolina. [41:33] Congresswoman, thank you. [41:36] Mr. Reddy, you have 30 seconds for your response. [41:39] I once again agree with Ms. Mace on this. [41:44] We should not be restricting what's going on with these dealers. [41:47] I 100% support that. [41:49] I want to clarify one thing that everyone's talking about. [41:52] I did not criticize him for doing the Medal of Honor. [41:55] I simply said that's all he's done in 20 years. [41:58] I'm not in any way downplaying it. [42:01] I'm just saying he has not done anything consequential in 20 years other than one thing. [42:08] Mr. Reddy, thank you. [42:10] Congressman Norman, you have 30 seconds here, and you will get a rebuttal as well, but let's [42:14] begin with 30 seconds on direct auto sales. [42:16] Sure. [42:17] If you want to talk about the dealers being upset all across the state, they have every [42:20] reason to be upset. [42:21] For letting manufacturers, one, rob the people in South Carolina of 1.3 billion when no one [42:28] said a word about it. [42:30] And then to let them sell directly. [42:33] My question, and I've talked to a lot of dealers, are you going to, is the South Carolina going [42:37] to approve Ford getting up 1.3 billion? [42:39] No, you don't do that. [42:40] You don't. [42:41] That's cronyism. [42:42] We'll stop that. [42:43] As far as what he said, he did criticize me for that. [42:46] As far as term limits, look, wisdom has no age. [42:52] And I've examined, I'm the only one that's got a record, a solid record that you don't [42:58] have that you've covered up, and you have violated the law in coming in here and trying [43:03] to buy an election. [43:04] Congressman, thank you. [43:05] Mr. Reddy, you have 15 seconds for a response. [43:09] Attorney General, you have 15 seconds for a reference. [43:10] As far as everybody being on stage, you have 15 seconds for a response. [43:11] No, at the end of the day, my job as the Attorney General is to look at what the Supreme [43:38] Court says, look at what the Constitution says, and then support what they said. [43:42] They said the dealer franchise laws are constitutional. [43:44] That's what we have upheld, and that's what we have defended. [43:46] I'm a free market person. [43:48] Tesla was supposed to come to South Carolina as a headquarters. [43:51] They didn't because of our income tax. [43:53] That's something we need to fix. [43:54] They might be here instead of Texas had we done that income tax years ago. [43:57] Attorney General, thank you. [43:59] Congressman Mace, you have 15 seconds. [44:01] I just love it when everybody up here agrees with me. [44:04] It feels very good. [44:05] I did want to talk about one thing. [44:06] I'm not rich. [44:07] I can't buy this election. [44:09] My average donation is $20. [44:11] I have over 75,000 donations from hardworking people all across the state and all across [44:17] the country, and I want to say thank you. [44:19] Congressman Mace, thank you. [44:21] Let's go ahead and kind of button this up a little bit. [44:23] We've had some back and forth between a couple of candidates. [44:25] And so, Mr. Reddy, you have 15 seconds to go and respond to what you would like to say. [44:29] We're going to go down the line, each candidate getting 15 seconds. [44:31] Mr. Reddy. [44:32] Well, I just said, Ms. Mace says she's not rich. [44:34] If she had invested $100,000 in my last company over 10 years, she would have gotten back $4 [44:39] million. [44:40] Yeah. [44:42] That's the way you get rich in America. [44:44] You take risks and you make things happen, which is what I did. [44:48] Congresswoman Mace, you are directly referenced. [44:50] You have 15 seconds. [44:51] I'm probably one of the poorest members of Congress. [44:53] I sleep on my couch in my office in D.C., and I drive an American-made truck built in [45:00] 2011, and I'm proud of it. [45:01] And I wish I had $100,000 way back when I was very young, 20 years ago, right getting [45:06] out of college. [45:07] I didn't have $100,000. [45:08] My first job was a computer programmer making $35,000 a year. [45:11] Congressman, thank you. [45:13] Congressman Norman, you have 15 seconds. [45:15] Well, like Nancy said, I do sleep in my office and I drive a 2008 Ford pickup truck. [45:20] No, with what he's saying is the fact that he's coming here. [45:25] He is trying to buy the election. [45:27] They have teamed up. [45:28] He's been to his house, and he wouldn't have any of us. [45:33] So it's not going to work. [45:34] He's not going to be able to buy the election. [45:36] Congressman, thank you. [45:37] Attorney General, you have 15 seconds. [45:40] Ralph, bless your heart. [45:41] Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, I have dedicated my life to public service. [45:50] I've been a career prosecutor. [45:51] I've been a 30-year combat veteran who served in combat. [45:54] To me, this isn't about money. [45:55] It's about serving you, the people of South Carolina. [45:57] And that's what I will do as your next governor. [45:59] Attorney General, thank you. [46:01] Candidates, thank you all. [46:04] That does it for our discussion portion of tonight's debate. [46:07] We'll take a quick break, and when we come back, we'll have your closing statements [46:10] and your final pitch to voters. [46:11] Primary day, now just two weeks away. [46:13] We'll be right back. [46:14] Back to Spartanburg. [46:27] To end the night, the candidates have their closing statements to you, the voter, at home. [46:31] Candidates, you each have 90 seconds. [46:33] Let's begin. [46:34] Mr. Reddy, you go first with your closing statement. [46:36] You have 90 seconds. [46:38] My favorite Senator, Kennedy of Louisiana, said, keep doing what you've always done, [46:43] and you'll keep getting what you've always got. [46:46] And what have we got? [46:48] Population over the last 10 years up 10%, state and local spending up 100%, and we have [46:55] now become the highest income tax Republican-run state in the nation. [47:00] So we're a red state, run like a blue state. [47:03] Folks, South Carolina cannot be fixed. [47:07] It needs to be shrunk, rebooted, and the money returned to you, the citizen. [47:13] On my website, I have eight specific items under the policy tab that tells you how to do it, [47:19] including eliminating the income tax, eliminating property tax on cars, stopping the weaponization [47:25] of government, and ending the corruption in the family courts and the probate courts, which is a disgrace. [47:33] And so I would say to you, I am an outsider businessman and CEO. [47:39] I will bring competence, leadership, and results to a broken system, and I can't be bought. [47:46] Several of my opponents talk about scriptures, but preach division and hate. [47:53] I will govern with grace but courage. [47:56] I will never forget you, the abandoned citizen. [47:59] And I humbly ask for your vote, and I will not let you down. [48:04] God bless. [48:06] Congresswoman Mace, you have 90 seconds for your closing statement. [48:13] I'm sure y'all thought I was going to be the crazy one tonight. [48:16] Turns out, I'm not, actually. [48:19] So, um, first of all, I want to say serving South Carolina has been the honor of my lifetime. [48:27] And the gravity and the responsibility of leading our state into prosperity, being the number [48:33] one fastest growing state in the country. [48:35] We have one of the fastest growing counties, not only in the state, but in the country. [48:39] Also, I only have two speeds. [48:41] It's zero and go. [48:43] And when I dropped out of school at the age of 17, my teacher, mother, and my retired general [48:48] father said to me, if you're going to stop going to school, you've got to start going [48:51] to work. [48:52] And that's when I took that job at the Waffle House on College Park Road. [48:55] Denny's was a little too highbrow. [48:58] And so I learned about the value of hard work. [49:01] I'd eventually get my diploma. [49:02] I would go on to the Citadel to become the first woman to graduate from there 26 years [49:06] ago this month. [49:08] That is a college campus where we don't burn the American flag. [49:11] We salute it. [49:12] In the wake of my father's passing, the gravity and the responsibility and my faith that has guided [49:19] me through some very tough times will continue to guide me as governor. [49:23] And I'm asking you to put me to work. [49:26] I have two speeds. [49:27] It's zero. [49:28] And it's 100,000% for the people of South Carolina. [49:32] I'm from here. [49:33] My family's been here hundreds of years. [49:35] I raised my children here. [49:37] And I want to retire in the greatest state in the nation, the great state of South Carolina. [49:42] Thank you. [49:43] And God bless each and every one of you. [49:47] Congresswoman, thank you. [49:48] Congresswoman Norman, you have 90 seconds for your closing statement. [49:52] First of all, I'm so glad I'm doing this. [49:54] I don't look at this as a problem. [49:55] This is a debate back and forth. [49:57] You ought to know the truth about your candidates. [49:59] And so I welcome this dialogue. [50:01] I wish we had more of these. [50:03] I'm glad you finally showed up. [50:05] I think that what you get with me is a businessman for a 40-year career. [50:10] I'm not a politician. [50:12] I run a successful business. [50:14] We're going to fix your roads and bridges. [50:16] We're going to put forward the way we're picking our judges. [50:19] Education, we're going to improve. [50:21] We're going to have a forensic audit of every agency. [50:24] Here's what I will promise you. [50:26] You will have transparency in everything that we do. [50:30] I will put everything online. [50:32] Folks, running for governor is the most important election [50:35] because you're getting ready to marry an individual for four years, [50:39] and I would say eight years. [50:40] You can't divorce them. [50:41] You can't fire them like you can coaches. [50:44] Do you want to pick somebody that's talking about all this stuff [50:49] or somebody that has actually done it? [50:52] I will actually do it, and I've got a track record to prove that [50:55] by every conservative agency known to man in Congress. [51:01] And I will tell you this. [51:02] One thing I've noticed traveling around the state, [51:04] the fabric of this state is in patriotism. [51:10] It's in love of country. [51:12] Our military veterans are not getting what they need. [51:15] I will put them front and center stage in every way [51:18] and will put the money to help them get the things that they need, [51:22] and I look forward to serving you as your governor. [51:24] Congressman Norman, thank you. [51:30] Attorney General, you have 90 seconds for your closing statement. [51:33] I want to thank you, the people of South Carolina, [51:37] for giving me this great honor. [51:39] As your next governor, my number one goal in everything that I do [51:43] will be to make our state livable for your family, affordable, [51:49] to make our economy more profitable for your business, [51:51] to make our government more accountable to you. [51:55] You know, we share some similar policies up here, [51:58] but choosing who your next governor is, [52:02] is a lot more than just about policy. [52:04] Judgment, character, courage, and the ability to inspire matter too. [52:10] How a person campaigns signals how they will govern. [52:14] Is there a campaign built on lies, deception, exaggeration, [52:17] or one focused on fighting for your family? [52:21] You deserve a governor who tells you the truth, [52:23] one who exercises good judgment, [52:26] someone who has the courage to fight for you. [52:29] As the next governor of South Carolina, [52:31] I will fight to eliminate the income tax, [52:33] reduce your property taxes, [52:35] doge, fraud, waste, and abuse from government, [52:38] fix our crumbling roads and bridges, [52:41] lower your utility rates, [52:43] and promote a kids first education agenda. [52:47] Ladies and gentlemen, [52:50] I'm asking every one of you tonight for your vote. [52:52] To those of you who have already decided to support me, [52:55] thank you. [52:57] It means a lot. [52:58] To those of you who remain undecided, [53:01] all I'm asking you for is the opportunity. [53:03] As your next governor, I offer you this pledge. [53:06] I will always fight for you, [53:08] and I will always put you first. [53:11] Thank you and God bless you. [53:22] Thank you candidates. [53:24] Thank you all so much for being here tonight in Spartanburg. [53:27] And to you at home, [53:28] thank you for joining us for this series of debates. [53:30] Make sure you go out and vote. [53:32] Primary day now just two weeks away, [53:34] already historic turnout when it comes to early voting. [53:36] That primary day you can see there on your screen, [53:38] June 9th, two weeks from today, [53:40] and early voting is underway right now. [53:42] That means you can wake up tomorrow and go vote. [53:44] Early voting locations are open from 8.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. throughout the state. [53:49] If there's a runoff, [53:50] we're back on stage in Conway. [53:51] For now, history will be made in South Carolina. [53:53] Have a great night and thank you for joining us. [53:55] Thank you for joining us.