Oh, this is gonna be fun.  One of the great things about living in South Carolina is that we’re the center of the political universe every four years when the Presidential races begin.  It doesn’t last long, but for a little while, we are under the microscope and we like it. We know about the “elephant” in the room—the former President Donald Trump.  But, unlike four years ago, he’s not getting a free pass to the Republican nomination.  This time, there’s company.  Talented company!  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is very legit and very well-funded.  South Carolina’s own Nikki Haley, our former Governor and the former Ambassador to the United Nations has good national name recognition.  US Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is a fascinating candidate to me.  More on him in a moment.  There’s Asa Hutchinson, the former Gov from Arkansas and Vivek Ramaswamy…an entrepreneur who are also in the race. Let’s look briefly at each of them… Donald Trump is the elder statesman of the group.  By a lot.  He’s 76 now.  The strengths in the eyes of most Republican voters is that he had a very successful one-term Presidency.  It was untracked by covid but until the pandemic arrived, […]