Jean II Restout, Pentecost, oil on canvas, 1732

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Surprise South Carolina Democratic Senate Nominee Refuses to Step Aside


"...the 32-year-old unemployed veteran was arrested last November in Columbia, S.C., for allegedly showing obscene photos to a college student."

Alvin Greene, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina.
(South Carolina Democratic Party)


From Fox News
By Jake Gibson

T
he surprise South Carolina Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate
has turned down a request from the state party boss to step down.

Alvin Greene, a relative unknown, shocked Democrats in the Palmetto State on Tuesday night by winning the chance to face Sen. Jim DeMint, a Republican, this fall with a commanding victory over state lawmaker Vick Rawl in the Democratic primary.

South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler on Wednesday asked Greene to withdraw from the race for U.S. Senate because of recently revealed court records which show the 32-year-old unemployed veteran was arrested last November in Columbia, S.C., for allegedly showing obscene photos to a college student.

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