Post-Election review

I had mentioned here generally the Butch Taylor campaign. But here is his main ideas:

1. Giving us a vote on all county tax and fee increases.
2. Enacting local dis-incentives for illegal immigration.
3. Bringing more controls on the School Board.

Of course, he supports American heritage, constitutional principles, traditional values, etc. However, his biggest claim to fame is the fact that he has attended over 275 County Council meetings - more than almost any of the Council members! He is also the current President of the Greenville County Taxpayers' Association.

Butch ended up receiving 39% of the vote, while his Bob Jones opponent, Sid Cates, received 61%. In actual numbers, Butch got 514 votes, while Sid got 826. This amount is not bad for a core group of less than 30 people! :-) It is in fact a high for percentage received by the SC Constitution Party in an election.

The place where Butch got the highest amount of votes - Northwood, with 79 votes or 57% - was the precinct my family was assigned, and which we worked tirelessly on for almost a month. The next highest in terms of numbers was Wade Hampton, which Jack Utz had. Butch received 52 votes in this precinct. Unfortunately, this turns out to be only 23%. Wade Hampton is a very high-momentum area, and also the residence of many Bob Jones people. The third highest was a precinct which no one went door-to-door in, but which Rahab Hackett spent a day calling by phone. It was Mountain Creek, with 47 votes. Congrats, Rahab!

The second highest precinct in percent was Brook Glenn, worked by the Adams, with 56% going to Butch Taylor. The third highest in percent was one of the Hacketts' assigned precincts - Altamont Forest - with 50%. One more vote and Butch would have carried it.

I appreciate my friend Moses Hackett for all the help with going door-to-door in Northwood. He came along probably four or five of the ten times we went. We also helped his family in their precincts twice.

I certainly learned a lot from this exciting venture, and I am glad to have been involved in this wonderful opportunity. Best of all, the Constitution Party has finally gained significant energy and charisma, and I look forward to even more - and winning - future impact!


-R. Josiah Magnuson