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Article published Dec 9, 2003
Wilkins to lead S.C. Bush campaign team
AMY GEIER EDGAR
Associated Press
COLUMBIA -- House
Speaker David Wilkins announced Monday that he will serve as chairman of the
state campaign to re-elect President Bush.Gov. Mark Sanford and U.S. Sen.
Lindsey Graham are co-chairmen. Both men were co-chairmen for the state campaign
for U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in 2000.The Bush-Cheney steering committee
in South Carolina includes prominent figures in the state Republican Party,
including U.S. Reps. Henry Brown, Joe Wilson, Gresham Barrett and Jim DeMint;
and former Govs. Carroll Campbell, David Beasley and Jim Edwards."No one else is
as enthusiastically committed to re-electing President Bush as we are here in
South Carolina," said Wilkins, who served as a Bush campaign chairman in 2000.
"Working together, we will deliver a big victory for President Bush here in
South Carolina next November."Although Graham has publicly disagreed with Bush
over issues such as trade and spending, he said he disagrees more with the
Democrats."The president is focused on a plan for America that is rooted in
optimism and nurtured by hope and opportunity," Graham said. "President Bush has
had the courage to tackle tough issues important to South Carolina."Sanford and
steering committee vice chairwoman Kathy Bigham praised Bush's tax cuts and
education reform.Bush-Cheney campaign manager Ken Mehlman said they have not yet
determined how much the contest will cost in South Carolina.Bush has made
numerous campaign stops in the Republican-leaning state, most recently last
month.Bush's campaign account already tops $111 million. He has one more
fund-raiser scheduled this year, an event Dec. 11 in McLean, Va. Vice President
Dick Cheney also has one more, Dec. 12 in Jackson, Miss.