Former Rep. Joe Cunningham was supposed to capture Democratic Party nomination for Governor of South Carolina on Tuesday, setting it up up for a head-to-head general elections fight against Governor Henry McMaster (right) in November.
NBC News and CNN named race for Cunningham after 21:00 ET.
Cunningham, who flipped the Republican House seat in 2018, only to lose re-election two years later, ran in his primary election. campaign how kind of pragmatic mediator who stood chance to win in the state in dark red South Carolina.
He faced four main contenders in his bet for Democratic gubernatorial nod though his main the opponent was state senator Mia McLeod, first black woman run for Governor of South Carolina.
Cunningham bent over on his successful attempt win Republican-held seat in the House of Representatives in 2018 to claim he is a candidate with in best fired of oust mcmaster it year. Meanwhile McLeod left her campaign how new direction for State Democratic Party, arguing that candidates such as Cunningham, failed for years to achieve sustainable success in South Carolina.
Of course, Cunningham has yet to go uphill. battle in november general elections.
Macmaster remains widely popular in South Carolina, and the state leans heavily Republican. At the same time, Democrats across the country facing strong political obstacles; President Biden’s approval rating is deep underwater, inflation has reached its limit. highest dot in decades and party in power — in in this case, Democrats – usually feel bad in midterm elections.
