Video of Vincent Sheheen at Galivants Ferry

Well, the video finally uploaded after I went to bed last night. So here it is, the missing piece from my report from the Galivants Ferry Stump Speaking.

This is almost the entire speech. I missed a line at the very beginning. It was something like, “Are y’all ready to win this?” — one of those lines designed to get the crowd to cheer, and they did cheer. I didn’t write it down because I was busy trying to get some still shots of him standing at the stump before switching to video.

As you can see, Vincent Sheheen made every effort to come across as a guy with a fire in his belly. But as I look back at it, he doesn’t seem all that comfortable with the effort.

His campaign is going to need something, something it doesn’t have yet, if he is to be even as competitive as he was four years ago, much less have a chance of beating Nikki Haley.

10 thoughts on “Video of Vincent Sheheen at Galivants Ferry

    1. Brad Warthen Post author

      On the crowd estimate — I didn’t try to count them. I just figured my pictures would show how sparse the crowd was, compared to previous years.

      AP estimated “More than 100 people attended.” So yeah, about 100.

      1. Brad Warthen Post author

        I got this email yesterday from Jeffrey Collins with the AP:

        I counted 109 people, not including candidates and handlers, as far as I could tell.

        I was going to say hello, but you were busy and then I got busy and you know how that goes.

        I only came down to see Fritz too and had to go to plan B once I got there.

        Keep up the good work. Holler if you need anything.

        Jeffrey Collins
        Reporter, Associated Press
        Columbia, S.C., bureau

  1. Doug Ross

    Will Sheheen have the guts to comment on the Harrell situation? My bet? Not a chance.

    1. Brad Warthen Post author

      Well, in the case of the judge’s ruling, I need you lawyers to advise me — would it be appropriate for Sheheen, as an officer of the court, to comment on that?

      As for the legislative stuff… I don’t recall whether Sheheen has said anything. I’ll do a search…

      1. Bryan Caskey

        It’s a free country last time I checked.

        Heck, the President of the United States publicly scolded SCOTUS regarding one of their decisions at a State of the Union address.

        If Sheheen wanted to make an issue out of this he could. Connecting the dots to Haley might be a little bit of a stretch, but he could give it a go. As a practical matter, I’m not sure he would get much traction on this issue.

  2. Barry

    He’s going to need a hurricane- and Gov Haley leaving the state the day before it hits.

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