Burdette: Write-In Campaign Accusations by Cash, GOP Untrue

Carol Burdette, former candidate for the South Carolina Senate District 3 seat left vacant by Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant, has purchased Facebook ads saying accusations she said are being spread by Richard Cash implying she is a write-in candidate for today's election are not true.

Cash, who defeated Burdette in the GOP primary, prompted the following statement late yesterday:

"The Anderson County Republican Chairman emailed and texted me this weeken requesting I make a puiblic statement about an accusation made by the Cash campaign of a 'write-in Carol Burdette.' Let me say for the last time publicly/privately again, I am not involved in any effort (even if it is true) to have my name written on the General Election ballot for State Senate tomorrow.

This is yet another falsoe highly charged accusation by our Republican nominee Mr. Cash as he again attempts to motivate his supporters to turnout for an election. Since it worked once, he is probably just doubling down on his past political tactics. As a Republican, I would prefer Mr. Cash and the Anderson GOP focus our Party's attention on cleaning up the ethics mess at the statehousee, and making sure we become the same party of solutions at the local level we are on nationally. The over 60,000 Anderson County Republicans deserve better than a nominee and a local party (made up of just a few dozen people) who spend time personally attacking folks and engagin conspiracty theories."

FITS News is reporting the South Carolina Democratic Party was wagin a robocall campaign encouraging voters to write-in Carol Burdette, but so far no one has come forward on the record to say they have received such a call.

Observer attempts to reach Cash for comment have so far come up short. Will update when he repsonds.

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