Official results of the primary:
Trey Gowdy -- 54,412 votes (70.66%)
Bob Inglis -- 22,590 votes (29.34%)
Political scientists and statisticians have a technical term for this. It's called a "horsewhipping" or a "steam cleaning."
While not naming names, 12-year incumbent Rep. Bob Inglis suggested in interviews with The Associated Press that tea party favorites such as former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and right-wing talk show hosts like Glenn Beck are the culprits. Now why would he think that? This might be a clue:
...two separate Republican sources cited to me two key events in Inglis's political downfall: When he told a town hall meeting last year to turn off Glenn Beck, and when he voted with House Democrats in September 2009 to reprimand Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) for yelling "You lie" at President Obama during a speech to Congress. Other factors that were cited included Inglis's vote for the TARP bailout -- an issue that also helped sink Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) at his state Republican convention in May -- and his work on the issue of climate change.I could go on quoting the article on Bob Inglis, but if you've ever read Daily Kos you've already heard everything that CryBobby has to say.
Columnist Dan Calabrese at The North Star National writes:
Bob Inglis lost because his constituents know more about ObamaCare than he does, and because he doesn't have the intestinal fortitude to do what's necessary to fix this country's problems. People who do -- people like Sarah Palin and those she supports -- are getting the chance in more and more places because people are beginning to understand the consequences of continuing to elect slugs like Bob Inglis.
