"SC Dems hearing protest over US Senate primary"

[Adsos Letter]

Source: AP
By MEG KINNARD (AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's Democrats are gathering Thursday to decide whether to overturn the results of the primary election in which an unemployed, unknown military veteran won the nomination for U.S. Senate.

The state party's 92-member executive committee is meeting in Columbia to hear a protest by former state lawmaker Vic Rawl. Earlier this week, Rawl filed an official protest of the primary results, arguing that malfunctions in voting machines or software may have caused him to lose the June 8 Democratic primary to political unknown Alvin Greene.

Greene, 32, stunned the party establishment when he defeated Rawl in the June 8 primary to see who would face GOP U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, the heavy favorite in the fall.

Earlier this week, Greene told The Associated Press he would neither attend the hearing nor send a representative.

[polichick]

1. Heard on NPR this morning that they can hold a new primary or...

...give the nomination to Rawl, in addition to certifying the results.

Can't imagine them letting it stand as is.

[vi5]

2. Without evidence of malfeasance....

I don't see what the justification is.

I could see if this was going to be a close race or something. But to overturn election results that they don't like, and setting that precedent,for a seat we don't have a chance in hell of winning? Doesn't make sense.