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BRACK: Is S.C. ready for a political pig in a poke?

BRACK: Is S.C. ready for a political pig in a poke?

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher  |  More than 100,000 South Carolinians may have bought a pig in a poke in the recent GOP primary.  They voted for Greenville businessman John Warren, a political neophyte who joined the state’s gubernatorial race just a few months back and who reportedly has pumped $3 million of his own money into winning.

He is, if you didn’t know, a Marine.  That’s about all we really know about him, as he repeatedly says in television ads.

The term “pig in a poke” is an English idiom from the Middle Ages, a time when meat often was scarce.  Tricksters would offer suckling pig in a closed bag to customers.  Many times, however, the bag contained the meat of some other animal.

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6/18, full issue: Slavery apology; Governor’s runoff; Private 529 plans

6/18, full issue: Slavery apology; Governor’s runoff; Private 529 plans

IN THIS ISSUE | June 18, 2018

FOCUS, Group calls for Tuesday passage of slavery apology resolution
COMMENTARY, Brack: Is S.C. ready for a political pig in a poke?
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
MONEY, Morris: Prepaid tuition 529 plans offer flexibility over 529 savings plans
WHAT WE LOVE, Burkel: Charleston brings out the best in us
FEEDBACK: On ferries, Michaux mural and governor’s race
MYSTERY PHOTO: A house that may look familiar
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Peaches, our state fruit
CALENDAR, June 18+: Portrait unveiling, jazz, yoga, book sale

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