i think that the question for nikki haley and the problem for nikki haley, of course, is you're looking forward. people are already projecting on to her what, is she going to be in 2012? what is she going to be in 2011? is she going to be the face of the republican party? we've already heard her mention could she be a vice presidential pick? will she be the keynote speaker at the 2012 republican convention. she has to be very careful, take it one step at a time and not look like she's already going for the next big job and focus on what she needs to focus on, which is the state of south carolina. >> woodruff: adolphus belk, we are watching here the thread of the story that has to do with rejecting anybody connected to washington, anybody connected in a couple of these instances in the haley contest, she was running against a congressman who had voted for the bank bailout. and has happened nay couple of other races around the country. to what extent do you feel in south carolina the role of the tea party movement? >> south carolina is a small state benefit 4.5 million people.Ñ- nd so in

and also what he views as nikki haley's weakness is heading into the general election. host: the analysis for the general election. guest: this is a republican state, a republican year. at this point i would have to say that this is a likely republican hold. host: there was also an interesting house race in south carolina. the fourth kundra -- congressional district, a challenge from the right, tea party organization, that he was not conservative enough. guest: he made it into a runoff but trailed behind his republican challenger, the prosecutor from spartanburg. trailed him by i think 25 points. he still trailed by double- digit. so he heads into the runoff i think as the decided underdog. inglis had frankly, over the past six terms, a relatively conservative record but not conservative enough for tea party activists, gowdy, and clearly a lot of the voters in the district. a lot focused on a couple of key issues. he voted for the tarp bill. he had said over the past several years that global warming was a real and that it was caused by humans. he voted against presiden

nikki haley just barely missed getting 50%. she's got a runoff, but she's now considered to be the favorite. what's the lesson here? >> i wish-- well, one is , can you actually run a gubernatorial race where a candidate agrees to take a lie detector test? that, to me, was one of my favorite parts here. i think the lesson is this is a great case where the anti-establishment candidate was able to still keep that mantle even as she was being attacked. in fact, the more she was attacked, the more she grew in stature because what i think she was able to tap into was a frustration along south carolina voters that they'd become something of a laughing stock after the mark sanford debacle, et cetera, that they wanted to be proud of the person they elected and this looked like it was sort of a smear campaign. i think what-- the straw that broke the camel's back was the racial epithet made by a republican state senator about her on the radio and i think that is is the issue where the voters say we don't want to continue to be on comedy c

participating in this debate, gresham barrettand nikki haley. although this is co-sponsored by the league of women voters and the aarp, they have complete control over the questions asked. they will have one minute to answer each question, rebuttals, and follow-up questions. >> we are going to get right to the questions. we received an e-mail today from a registered republican of over 45 years and a retired army infantry officer. he is upset about one of your commercials that identified you as u.s. army retired and referred to you as a military man when you serve on active duty for and a half years and resigned more than 20 years ago. what do you say to him and other career military veterans who believe that was dishonest. >> it was an honest mistake. we put that add up. we were running 120 miles per hour. as soon as we saw it, we took it down. i am proud of my military service. i have never hidden the fact that i have served four and a half years and the army. unfortunately, it was a mistake. it has been corrected. >> how long did that run? it

our candidates include andre bauer, gresham barrett, henry mcmaster, nikki haley. please give the candidates a warm south carolina welcome. [applause] >> the debate features a panel of the steam to journalists. they include harry logan who works in the office of public -pand community affairs at frans marion. he is also the immediate president of the press association of south carolina. joining him is his former colleague, jackie torch. she is the metro editor of the morning news. the third member is mike connolly from news 13. [applause] this debate will focus on job creation and long-term economic growth across all of south carolina. each candidate will have a chance to answer three questions posed by each panelist. and the candidates have one minute 30 seconds to enter the question when it is their time. the other three candidates have 30 seconds for rebuttal. we have a series of corn ponces to determine the order -- quintana says -- coin tosees to determine the order. >> the recent poll among registered voters found that jobs and the economy or their top priori

participating in this debate is congressman gresham barrett and nikki haley. there is complete editorial control. unless otherwise stated, there will be one minute. rebuttal will be 30 seconds and at our discretion. we welcome you to take part in our live interactive blog. >> we're going to get right into the question and begin with congressman barrett. the first question is for you. we received a question from a registered republican and a retired infantry officer. he is upset by one of your commercials the identified you as u.s. army retired and referred to you as a military man when you served on active duty 4.5 years and resign your commission more than 20 years ago. what do you say to him and other career military veterans to believe that is dishonest? >> what i would say is that it was a mistake. it was an honest mistake. we were running, unfortunately, 100 miles per hour. as soon as we caught it, we took it down. i am very proud of my military service. i was in fort hood, texas, and i graduated with honors. unfortunately, it was a mistake. we will not d

there are some people who are nervous that nikki haley, whom he mentored, would be a repeat of that. >> what are they saying about haley? >> they are referring to her as the sanford candidate. there's also the traditional message behind it. >> the former republican gov. this week endorsed haley. what impact has that had on the race? >> both were looking for the endorsement of mr. masters. he is the attorney general, the definition of south carolina establishment, as some have to find him. it makes it more certain that once the republican party chooses a nominee, everyone will line up behind haley. right now, she has a pretty commanding lead. she will be in charleston and hilton head on friday, campaigning with mitt romney, as well as with jenny snaford. -- sanford. that should give her a bump. >> we want to take a look at some of the campaign ads. >> we said no to bailouts in washington. we said no to inside dealmaking in the back room politics. most importantly, we said yes to south carolina not just being republican but becoming conservative and reminding elected officials who is th

our candidate include andre henry mcmaster, and nikki haley. please give the candidate a warm-up south carolina welcome. [applause] he is also the immediate president of the south carolina press association poun. she is the current metro editor of the morning news. please welcome our panel as well. [applause] [applause] this debate will focus on job creation and long-term economic growth across all of south carolina. each candidate will have a chance to answer tee questions posed by each panelist and the candidates have one minute 30 seconds to enter the qution when it is their time. the other three candidates have 30 seconds for rebuttal. we have a series of corn ponces to determine the order -- quintana says -- coin tosees to determine the order. >> the recent poll among registered voters found that jobs and the economyr their top priorities with little or no concernbout welfare. is your attention on the welfare question only a hot-button issue to appeal tooters in the gop primary? was absolutely not. we will have a record drop in the amount

nikki haley regarded a fresh face, very conservativeers well liked by a lot of the conservative activists, drew an early endorsement from sarah palin which has a lot of symbolic value to a lot of conservative republicans, came out of nowhere, surged into a lead in the primary over some very experienced figures. lieutenant governor andre bauer and henry mcmaster. gresham barrett. then rumors started circulating that there be a scandal and a conservative blogger said he had an inappropriate relationship with nikki haley. then a political consultant who is associated with andre bauer one of her opponents said he, too, had an inappropriate relationship. she firmly denies any of this. that she has been totally faithful to her husband during the entirety of their marriage. but it just throws the whole issue of personal morality and behavior in the spotlight again. the polls taken indicate that most of nikki hailey's republican supporters are sticking with her. she may have a problem because you have to have 50% and whoever finishes first doesn't get 50% will have three more weeks of this. then

nikki haley. >> thank you. this - the elections matter on the state and federal level. have seen a lot of republicans that will learn the talking points but did not know the actions. one thing we consistently noticed and my business is how hard it was to the fifth of his hits was for government to take it. we have to make government understand that these people pay this money and how we spend it matters. by and the only one on this panel that has opposed the stimulus package. it just ran up the credit card debt. we are going to be in its budget crisis. we will do that. am in aorma that understands that all things are possible. i am the daughter of immigrant parents that remind us every day how blessed we are. i and the sister of a man who fought in dese storm and i remember what it was like when we did not know if he would come home. i am the mother of twohildren in public schools and i care about their education and i care about what type of overnment they have. i am it legislat that knows what good government is and i want people of the state to know what that feels l

he talks about whether nikki haley can fill her star potential in south carolina. whether angle will discredit the tea partyers? talking about women candidates this morning. the next call is from arizona. chuck, independent line. go ahead. caller: good morning, susan. a good call from las vegas, i concur. yes, i'm all for women in government. i think we would be a lot better off if we had more women in government. however, i seem to be seeing a trend here. where i am located geographically is right where california and nevada and arizona come together. i have been watching things recently. the trend that i see is that a lot of the women that are running for major office now are just so far to the right that it is scary. and i don't know how this has happened. i'm an independent. i am a bernie sanders independent. it will let you know where i'm. but it is frightening. the women in california are anti-choice. that is not going to sell in california. the one in nevada, this angle, knowing where she stands on issues, that will not sell in nevada. i just don't know -- o

nikki haley faces gresham barrett. this is about one hour. >> this is a special presentation -- "the race for governor." >> good evening. welcome to the 2010 gubernatorial runoff debate. >> glad to have you with us this evening. participating tonight, rep nikki haley and gresham barrett. tonight's debate is co-sponsored by the league of women voters and aarp. the candidates have one minute to answer each question. rebuttals will have a time limit of 30 seconds. we are streaming live on-line as well. we welcome you to go to the website and a live chat during the debate to take part in our live, interactive blog. >> we received an email to a from a man named ron, a registered republican of over 45 years and a retired army infantry officer. he is upset about one of your commercials that identified you as the u.s. army retired and referred to as a military man when you served on active 3duty 4.5 years and resigned york commission. -- your permission. >> it was an honest mistake. we put the advertisement up. we were running

nikki haley regarded a fresh face, very conservaveers well liked by a lot of the conservative activists, drew an early endorsement from sarah palin which has a lot of symbolic value to a lot of conservative republicans, came out of nowhere, surge into a lead in the primary over some veryxperienced figures. lieutenant governor andre bauer and henry mcmaster. gresham barrett. then rumors started circulating that there be a scandal and a conservative blogger said he had an inappropriate relationship with nikki haley. then a political consultant who is associated with andre bauer one of her opponents said he, too, had an inappropriate relationship. she firmly denies any of this. at she has been totally faithful to her husband during the entirety of their marriage. but it just throws the whole issue of personal morality and behavior in t spotlight again. the polls taken indicate that most of nikki hailey's republican supporters are sticking with her. she may have a problem because you have to have 50% and whoever finishes first doesn't get 50% will have three more weeks of this. then when yo

typically, you think that nikki haley would have the advantage and maybe there would be pressure for the congressman to step out because the margin was so great that he should step back for the good of the party and allow her to claim the nomination. tonight, the congressman's camp seemed to indicate that he would not step out of the race at all. it is important to remember a few years ago, there was a republican primary where demint beat beasley. >> we're keeping track of the numbers. >> you have a congressman who is really tempting fate in a lot of ways. he is one of the more deeply conservative districts in the country. it is the bible belt upstate south carolina. he was a deeply conservative congressmen. but the second time around, it was a version of him as he calls of english 2.0. he has taken a different -- ait was a version of him that he calls bob english 2.0. he has taken a different stance. he drew a crowded field against him. a lot of people wanted to take him down but the situation is very grim for him because, when you see an incumbent member of congress, a house member

mark sanford predict candidates are congressman gresham barrett, andrea bauer, nikki haley, and henryter. this one-hour debate is curtis wp curtis whobtw -- this one hour debate is courtesy of wptw. >> i won i thank our viewers tonight. in this first of two gubernatorial debates for south carolina sponsored by frances marion it universities. we're joined by the four gubernatorial hopefuls that hope to be south carolina's governor for the primary is one week from tonight three are candidates include andrea bauer -- andre powebauer and others. please give the candidates all warm south carolina welcome. it tonight's debate also features of panel from throughout the state. harry is also the immediate past president of the south carolina press association for joining him is his former colleague, the current editor of the morning news, and my colleague, rusty rate. please welcome the panel as well this debate is coming up one week before the primary and will focus on job growth across all of south carolina purred par one involves questions from our media panel. each will have a one minute a

nikki haley. >> thank you. this -- the elections matter on the state and federal level. we have seen a lot of republicans that will learn the talking points but did not know the actions. one thing we consistently noticed and my busines is how hard it was to the fifth ohis hits was for government to take it. we have to make government understand that these people pay this money and how we spend it matters. by and the only one on this panel that has opposed the stimulus package. it just ran up the credit card debt. we are going to be in its budget crisis. we will do that. i am in a format that understands that all things are possible. i am the daughter of immigrant parents that remind us every day how blessed we are. i and the sister of a man who fought in desert srm and i remember what it was like when we did not know if he wld come home. i am the mother of two children in public schools and i care about their education and i care about what type of ovnment they have. i am it legislated that knows what good government is and i want people othe ate to know what that feels