McGowan responds to DeMint's remarks

From the McGowan campaign:

Democratic Candidate for United States Senate Chad McGowan today released the following statement on Senator Jim DeMint's admission that he's more interested in advancing conservative goals nationwide than he is in representing the interests of South Carolina.

"Having watched Senator DeMint over the years, I was disappointed but not surprised to read his comments on Sunday," said McGowan. "It's the same story over and over. Jim DeMint and his personal political ambitions come first. In times like these, we need TWO Senators who care about South Carolina, who advocate for South Carolina, and who produce for South Carolina. If we had that, we would be making real progress on some of the problems we face in our schools, employment, and crime."

DeMint has recently been in the national spotlight for publicly endorsing extreme right-wing conservative candidates in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York.

"An election in California or New York doesn't matter to the man or woman in South Carolina who can't find a job," McGowan stated. "This is a question of priorities."

"We only have two Senators, and both of them should stick up for South Carolina. If they won't, who will? You can be certain that the candidates DeMint is trying to help in other states are not going to do anything for us."