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SC Political Blogs

• The Blogland of Earl Capps - conservative political commentary
  
• Blog from the Backbench - SC Republican Senator Kevin Bryant's weblog
  
• Buying South Carolina - exposes New York real estate investor Howard Rich's contributions to SC candidates in exchange for their support of his plans to privatize SC public schools via school vouchers
  
  
• Charleston's Shame - critique of Charleston County's school district
  
• Charleston Watch - What is your government up to now?
  
• Crack the Bell - Democratic perspective
  
  
• Fight Howard Rich Campaign - SC New Democrats' blog opposes the out-of-state network pushing for school vouchers in South Carolina - learn which candidates have accepted money from Howard Rich
  
• FITSNews - "hard core fiscal conservatives" and social libertarians sound off about state politics (among other things) - led by Will Folks, Governor Sanford's former press secretary and political consultant
  
  
• Indigo Journal - "The Place for Progressive Politics in South Carolina"

• A Lie a Day - liberal blogger from Columbia discusses national and SC political news

• Not Very Bright - blog focusing on elected officials in SC
  
  
• The Palmetto Scoop - conservative blogger responds to local and national news
• The Politics of a Nation - Camden native follows SC and national issues - served as Constituency Outreach Director for President Obama in SC
  
• The Politics of Jamie Sanderson - local and national insights from Georgetown democrat
  

• RoguePlanet - political and other random thoughts from a liberal

• Sacraments Wholesale - independent reflects on SC political and religious life
• SC Prog Blog - commentary on current events in the US and our state - hosted by the SC Progressive Network
• SC Says No - Discusses the negative environmental and economic impacts of South Carolina's proposed coal plant
• SC Yellow Dog Dems - includes links to other liberal-leaning blogs
• SC6 - conservative-minded musings on politics and entertainment
• Seeding Spartanburg - "bleeding-heart liberal" from Spartanburg blogs almost exclusively on political goings-on in South Carolina
• The 7-10: Palmer on Politics - mostly independent political analysis with a slightly liberal lean
  
• Smoke Free Action Network - blog in support of a smoke-free SC
• South Carolina Appellate Law Blog - follows recent SC and US court opinions
• South Carolina Citizen Journal - blog covers a variety of issues, primarily from the standpoint of cost to taxpayers
• South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
• South Carolina Statehouse Blog - interviews with legislators are the basis of blog entries, intended to present SC politicians' views in an in-depth but easily understood format
  
  
• Tom Turnipseed - articles by progressive Charleston lawyer Tom Turnipseed as published in commondreams.org
  
  
• Upstate South Carolina - Powdersville resident blogs on local and national issues
  
  
• Voice for School Choice - school voucher proponents
• Voting Under the Influence - conservative reflections from Columbia
  
  
• Walk-On Legislator - Jeff Duncan, SC Republican Representative for Laurens and Newberry counties
  
• Brad Warthen - non-partisan weblog from the editorial writer for The State newspaper
  

Regional Political Blogs

• Think South - weblog of Center for a Better South, based in Charleston