South Carolina – Political Blogs

• The 7-10: Palmer on Politics - mostly independent political analysis with a slightly liberal lean
  
  
• Francis X. Archibald - political and social commentary from Hanahan
  
  
• Barbecue and Politics - humorous ruminations on SC politics and, you guessed it, barbecue
  
• The Blogland of Earl Capps - conservative political commentary
  
• Blog from the Backbench - SC Republican Senator Kevin Bryant's weblog
  
  
• Charleston's Shame - critique of Charleston County's school district
  
• Charleston Watch - What is your government up to now?
  
• The Cocklebur - website director for the Independent Mail, Anderson's daily paper, blogs about politics and current events
  
• Crack the Bell - Democratic perspective
  
  
• FITSNews - "hard core fiscal conservatives" and social libertarians sound off about state politics (among other things) - led by Will Folks, Governor Sanford's former press secretary and political consultant
  
  
• Lefemineforlife.net - director of Columbia Christians for Life offers his viewpoint and links to current news articles and interviews
• A Lie a Day - liberal blogger from Columbia discusses national and SC political news

• Not Very Bright - blog focusing on elected officials in SC
  
  
• Palmetto Ramblings - right of center political commentary
• The Palmetto Scoop - conservative blogger responds to local and national news
• PickensPolitics.com - public forum on Pickens County news and issues

• RoguePlanet - political and other random thoughts from a liberal

• Sacraments Wholesale - independent reflects on SC political and religious life
• SC Prog Blog - commentary on current events in the US and our state - hosted by the SC Progressive Network
• SC Yellow Dog Dems - includes links to blogs of Democratic candidates
• SC6 - conservative-minded musings on politics and entertainment
• Seeding Spartanburg - a "bleeding heart liberal" from Spartanburg blogs almost exclusively on political goings-on in South Carolina
• The Shot and The Chaser - conservative blogger links to political articles and follows up with his opinions
  
• Smoke Free Action Network - blog in support of a smoke-free SC
• Dr. Marty Solomon's Education Corner - discusses current issues surrounding public education
• South Carolina '08 - posts news and discussion of 2008 Presidential election and candidates
• South Carolina Appellate Law Blog - follows recent court opinions
• South Carolina Politics - Democratic blogger vents about SC politics
• South Carolina Citizen Journal - blog covers a variety of issues, primarily from the standpoint of cost to taxpayers
• South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
• South Carolina Statehouse Blog - interviews with legislators are the basis of blog entries, intended to present SC politicians' views in an in-depth but easily understood format
• Swamp Fox Insights - commentary on innovation and entrepreneurship in SC
  
  
• Tom Turnipseed - articles by progressive Charleston lawyer Tom Turnipseed as published in commondreams.org
  
  
• Voice for School Choice - school voucher proponents
• Voting Under the Influence - conservative reflections from Columbia
  
  
• Walk-On Legislator - Jeff Duncan, SC Republican Representative
  
• Brad Warthen - non-partisan weblog from the editorial writer for The State newspaper
  
  

Regional Political Blogs

• Think South - weblog of Center for a Better South, based in Charleston