“South Carolina” on The Daily Caller

Here’s how to ruin your chances at winning a U.S. congressional seat:  (more)

Phil Bailey, the political director of South Carolina’s Senate Democratic Caucus, used his Twitter account Wednesday evening to refer to Republican Gov. Nikki Haley as “the Sikh Jesus.” (more)

The tea party seems to be on its last legs in a state where two years ago the movement was as energized as anywhere in the country. (more)

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she’s being smeared once again by another blogger posting “lies” and spreading “trash” about her online. (more)

Democratic National Committee member Pat Cotham promoted a “Hoodie Rally” that she said took place at Marshall Park in Charlotte, N.C. at 6 p.m. on Thursday. (more)

What does Joe Biden do, exactly? (more)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block South Carolina from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote, the state’s top prosecutor argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. (more)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trounced in Florida, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Tuesday used the defeat to declare that he alone is the conservative alternative to GOP front-runner Mitt Romney. (more)

A week and a half ago, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s victory in the Republican primary was near inevitable, likely to be locked up at the South Carolina primary. The mood of political reporters everywhere was that primary season would soon end, and the campaign trail would be merely a fond memory. (more)

On a Sunday morning appearance on “Fox & Friends,” conservative columnist Ann Coulter explained why Romney fell short in the South Carolina GOP presidential primary, blaming the priorities of South Carolina voters for Gingrich’s success. (more)

During Saturday night coverage of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said that incumbent Republicans are probably hoping that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich doesn’t keep up the momentum he will gain from his win. Hume pointed to Gingrich’s high unfavorabilitymarks in a recent Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll, which he said would make it difficult for Republican members of Congress to align with the former speaker. (RELATED: Gingrich wins big in South Carolina, heads to Florida as race heats up) (more)

With the South Carolina Republican primary in the books and a three-way split decision among the trio of early statewide contests so far, it’s time for candidates and the media to reflect on what went well — and what went wrong. (more)

Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina primary, and won big. But will the former House Speaker’s new momentum be enough to stop the Mitt Romney juggernaut? (more)

It’s no secret that Washington Post “Right Turn” blogger Jennifer Rubin is a fan of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. But on Saturday, in the face of a convincing win by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s 12-point win over Romney, Rubin let her emotions fly. (more)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina primary by a landslide, with numbers so big that the major networks called the race almost immediately after the polls closed. (more)

Newt Gingrich has won praise from all corners for his win in South Carolina, as he appeared to be on the ropes on two occasions so far during the Republican presidential nomination contest. And you can add Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer to the list of those with new respect for the former House speaker. (more)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ron Paul promised to fight on in the Republican presidential race as he headed to a fourth-place finish in the South Carolina primary Saturday. (more)

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum were shoved and a baby stroller was left knocked over after a group of “Occupy” protesters disrupted his election-night gathering and threw glitter on him Saturday night. (more)

The bombshell accusation from former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s second wife that he had requested an “open marriage” did not cost him the female vote in South Carolina, polls show. (more)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Does Mitt Romney’s Mormonism matter in South Carolina, a state with a large evangelical Christian population? The consensus seems to be that it’s not a particularly big factor. Tony Perkins, President of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said Thursday after the debate that he had not heard a lot about it since coming to South Carolina. (more)