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2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina

January 31, 2023

The 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim DeMint won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Alvin Greene. However, DeMint did not serve out the full term to which he was elected; he resigned in 2013 to become president of the Heritage Foundation.[2]

2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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Nominee Jim DeMint Alvin Greene Tom Clements
Party Republican Democratic Green
Popular vote 810,771 364,598 121,472
Percentage 61.5% 27.7% 9.2%
County results

DeMint:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Greene:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Jim DeMint
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim DeMint[1]
Republican

As of 2022, this is the last election in which one of the two major parties' nominees for this Senate seat was not a person of color.

Democratic primary

On June 8, 2010, Alvin Greene won the South Carolina Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, receiving 100,362 (59%) votes out of 170,215 votes cast; 69,853 (41%) went to Vic Rawl.[3] Greene's victory over Rawl, a Charleston County councilmember and former state legislator,[4] was described as an upset.[5][6]

Candidates

Results

 
Democratic primary results by county:
  Greene
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Rawl
  •   50–60%
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alvin Greene 100,362 59.0%
Democratic Vic Rawl 69,853 41.0%
Total votes 170,215 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Jim DeMint, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Susan McDonald Gaddy

Results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim DeMint (Incumbent) 342,464 83.0%
Republican Susan McDonald Gaddy 70,194 17.0%
Total votes 412,658 100.0%

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Controversies surrounded the Democratic nominee, Alvin Greene. At the time of his Senate campaign, Greene was unemployed and living with and caring for his father[10] in Manning, South Carolina.[11] Greene's primary election win and his margin of victory surprised pundits. As of the primary, he had held no public campaign events, raised no money, and did not have a campaign website.[12]

U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn recommended Greene drop out of the race or face a federal investigation into his candidacy, even as Greene faced a felony obscenity charge in Richland County from November 2009. Clyburn said, "There were some real shenanigans going on in the South Carolina primary. I don't know if he was a Republican plant; he was someone's plant."[13] Political blog FiveThirtyEight's Tom Schaller suggested three possibilities: a legitimate vote, the vote was rigged, or the vote-counting software was corrupted. Schaller ruled out the possibility of Republican infiltration, similar to Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" in 2008.[14]

In response to an official protest filed by Vic Rawl, who was defeated by Greene in the Democratic primary, the executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party conducted a formal hearing on June 17, 2010 to assess the legitimacy of the primary election results.[15][16] Greene neither attended nor sent a representative to the hearing.[15] The executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party voted 55 to 10 to reject Rawl's request for a new Senate primary,[17][18] finding insufficient evidence of impropriety to disturb the primary election result.[17][18][19][20]

At multiple points during the campaign, the South Carolina Democratic Party called for Greene to withdraw his candidacy. In August 2010, South Carolina Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler asserted that the criminal charges against Greene would make it impossible for him to run a statewide campaign.[21]

Green Party challenger Tom Clements won the endorsement of the Greater Columbia Central Labor Council of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor unions.[22] The Clements campaign received regional media coverage.[23] A Winthrop University poll conducted between October 5 and 10, 741 likely South Carolina voters found Clements running second with 12.2% of the vote against 11.2% for Greene and 58.3% for incumbent Republican Sen. Jim DeMint.[24][25] An October 13 article in the Columbia Free Times noted that prominent Democrats were privately donating money to the Clements campaign.[26] According to the FEC, as of September 30, Clements for Senate had raised $34,334. DeMint had raised in excess of $3 million, while Greene reported no fundraising activities.[27]

Write-in candidates also joined the race, including the Reverend Mazie Ferguson,[28] Mauldin High School teacher Greg Snoad,[29][30][31] Michael C Neumann, and chef Nathalie Dupree.[32] Mazie Ferguson was endorsed by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn in late August; Clyburn said he would not vote for Greene due to his felony indictment.[33]

Greene has been described as an enigmatic figure in American politics.[34][35] He is known for his "strange, well-documented behavior on the campaign trail".[36] A study by the Pew Research Center released in late July 2010 found that Greene's campaign had received the most media attention of all of the 2010 political campaigns.[37]

The Republican candidate, incumbent Senator Jim DeMint, largely campaigned outside South Carolina for Republican Senate candidates identified with the Tea Party.[38] Diverse media outlets frequently referred to DeMint as a party "kingmaker" for supporting successful primary challengers to mainstream Republican candidates.[39][40][41]

At an October 3 appearance before a rally at Spartanburg North Baptist Church, DeMint reminded the audience of his 2004 comments that gay men and sexually active single women should be prohibited from teaching in public schools.[42][43][44] The Spartanburg Herald-Journal reported:

DeMint said if someone is openly homosexual, they shouldn't be teaching in the classroom and he holds the same position on an unmarried woman who's sleeping with her boyfriend — she shouldn't be in the classroom. "(When I said those things,) no one came to my defense," he said. "But everyone would come to me and whisper that I shouldn't back down. They don't want government purging their rights and their freedom to religion."[45]

The remarks attracted national media attention, largely critical.[46] DeMint defended the statements, saying that local school boards should decide the issue.[47] Challenger Tom Clements condemned DeMint's stance in a subsequent interview with the Herald-Journal:

"He's trying to push his version of religion onto the entire country. And I believe in separation of church and state. And I do believe that gay people should have equal rights," Clements said. "That's his belief, but I don't think he can force that on society as a whole or the public school system."[48]

Endorsements

Organization endorsements

Tom Clements:

Jim DeMint

Newspaper endorsements

Tom Clements:

Jim DeMint:

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[57] Solid R October 26, 2010
Rothenberg[58] Safe R October 22, 2010
RealClearPolitics[59] Safe R October 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[60] Safe R October 21, 2010
CQ Politics[61] Safe R October 26, 2010

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Jim DeMint (R) Alvin Greene (D) Tom Clements (G) Other Undecided
Rasmussen Reports June 10, 2010 58% 21% –– 9% 13%
Rasmussen Reports August 3, 2010 62% 20% –– 7% 10%
Rasmussen Reports August 25, 2010 63% 19% –– 8% 10%
Rasmussen Reports September 22, 2010 64% 21% –– 10% 5%
Crantford & Associates October 2, 2010 58% 21% –– 10% 5%
Winthrop University October 5–10, 2010 58% 11% 12%[62] 3% 14%
Rasmussen Reports October 19, 2010 58% 21% –– 15% 6%

Fundraising

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Jim DeMint (R) $3,521,210 $2,915,717 $2,224,594 $0
Alvin Greene (D) $0 $0 $0 $0
Tom Clements (G) $45,131 $20,216 $24,915 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[63]

Results

United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim DeMint (Incumbent) 810,771 61.48% +7.81%
Democratic Alvin Greene 364,598 27.65% -16.46%
Green Tom Clements 121,472 9.21% +8.95%
Write-in 21,953 1.66% +1.58%
Majority 446,173 33.83% +24.33%
Total votes 1,318,794 50.12% -18.88%
Republican hold Swing

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External links

  • South Carolina State Election Commission
  • U.S. Congress candidates for South Carolina at Project Vote Smart
  • South Carolina U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
  • Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
  • 2010 South Carolina Senate General Election: DeMint (R) vs Greene (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
  • Election 2010: South Carolina Senate from Rasmussen Reports
  • 2010 South Carolina Senate Race from CQ Politics
  • Race profile from The New York Times
Official campaign websites (Archived)

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The 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolinawas held on November 2 2010 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Jim DeMint won re election to a second term defeating Democratic nominee Alvin Greene However DeMint did not serve out the full term to which he was elected he resigned in 2013 to become president of the Heritage Foundation 2 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina 2004 November 2 2010 2014 special Nominee Jim DeMint Alvin Greene Tom ClementsParty Republican Democratic GreenPopular vote 810 771 364 598 121 472Percentage 61 5 27 7 9 2 County results DeMint 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Greene 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionJim DeMintRepublican Elected U S Senator Jim DeMint 1 RepublicanAs of 2022 this is the last election in which one of the two major parties nominees for this Senate seat was not a person of color Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Campaign 3 3 Endorsements 3 3 1 Organization endorsements 3 3 2 Newspaper endorsements 3 4 Predictions 3 5 Polling 3 6 Fundraising 3 7 Results 4 References 5 External linksDemocratic primary EditOn June 8 2010 Alvin Greene won the South Carolina Democratic primary for U S Senate receiving 100 362 59 votes out of 170 215 votes cast 69 853 41 went to Vic Rawl 3 Greene s victory over Rawl a Charleston County councilmember and former state legislator 4 was described as an upset 5 6 Candidates Edit Alvin Greene U S Army veteran Vic Rawl Charleston County Council member and former state legislatorResults Edit Democratic primary results by county Greene 50 60 60 70 70 80 Rawl 50 60 Democratic primary results 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alvin Greene 100 362 59 0 Democratic Vic Rawl 69 853 41 0 Total votes 170 215 100 0 Republican primary EditCandidates Edit Jim DeMint incumbent U S Senator Susan McDonald GaddyResults Edit Republican primary results 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim DeMint Incumbent 342 464 83 0 Republican Susan McDonald Gaddy 70 194 17 0 Total votes 412 658 100 0 General election EditCandidates Edit Jim DeMint Republican incumbent U S Senator 8 Alvin Greene Democratic U S Army veteran 8 Tom Clements Green environmental activist and Southeast Director Friends of the Earth 9 Campaign Edit Controversies surrounded the Democratic nominee Alvin Greene At the time of his Senate campaign Greene was unemployed and living with and caring for his father 10 in Manning South Carolina 11 Greene s primary election win and his margin of victory surprised pundits As of the primary he had held no public campaign events raised no money and did not have a campaign website 12 U S Congressman Jim Clyburn recommended Greene drop out of the race or face a federal investigation into his candidacy even as Greene faced a felony obscenity charge in Richland County from November 2009 Clyburn said There were some real shenanigans going on in the South Carolina primary I don t know if he was a Republican plant he was someone s plant 13 Political blog FiveThirtyEight s Tom Schaller suggested three possibilities a legitimate vote the vote was rigged or the vote counting software was corrupted Schaller ruled out the possibility of Republican infiltration similar to Rush Limbaugh s Operation Chaos in 2008 14 In response to an official protest filed by Vic Rawl who was defeated by Greene in the Democratic primary the executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party conducted a formal hearing on June 17 2010 to assess the legitimacy of the primary election results 15 16 Greene neither attended nor sent a representative to the hearing 15 The executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party voted 55 to 10 to reject Rawl s request for a new Senate primary 17 18 finding insufficient evidence of impropriety to disturb the primary election result 17 18 19 20 At multiple points during the campaign the South Carolina Democratic Party called for Greene to withdraw his candidacy In August 2010 South Carolina Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler asserted that the criminal charges against Greene would make it impossible for him to run a statewide campaign 21 Green Party challenger Tom Clements won the endorsement of the Greater Columbia Central Labor Council of the South Carolina AFL CIO a coalition of labor unions 22 The Clements campaign received regional media coverage 23 A Winthrop University poll conducted between October 5 and 10 741 likely South Carolina voters found Clements running second with 12 2 of the vote against 11 2 for Greene and 58 3 for incumbent Republican Sen Jim DeMint 24 25 An October 13 article in the Columbia Free Times noted that prominent Democrats were privately donating money to the Clements campaign 26 According to the FEC as of September 30 Clements for Senate had raised 34 334 DeMint had raised in excess of 3 million while Greene reported no fundraising activities 27 Write in candidates also joined the race including the Reverend Mazie Ferguson 28 Mauldin High School teacher Greg Snoad 29 30 31 Michael C Neumann and chef Nathalie Dupree 32 Mazie Ferguson was endorsed by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn in late August Clyburn said he would not vote for Greene due to his felony indictment 33 Greene has been described as an enigmatic figure in American politics 34 35 He is known for his strange well documented behavior on the campaign trail 36 A study by the Pew Research Center released in late July 2010 found that Greene s campaign had received the most media attention of all of the 2010 political campaigns 37 The Republican candidate incumbent Senator Jim DeMint largely campaigned outside South Carolina for Republican Senate candidates identified with the Tea Party 38 Diverse media outlets frequently referred to DeMint as a party kingmaker for supporting successful primary challengers to mainstream Republican candidates 39 40 41 At an October 3 appearance before a rally at Spartanburg North Baptist Church DeMint reminded the audience of his 2004 comments that gay men and sexually active single women should be prohibited from teaching in public schools 42 43 44 The Spartanburg Herald Journal reported DeMint said if someone is openly homosexual they shouldn t be teaching in the classroom and he holds the same position on an unmarried woman who s sleeping with her boyfriend she shouldn t be in the classroom When I said those things no one came to my defense he said But everyone would come to me and whisper that I shouldn t back down They don t want government purging their rights and their freedom to religion 45 The remarks attracted national media attention largely critical 46 DeMint defended the statements saying that local school boards should decide the issue 47 Challenger Tom Clements condemned DeMint s stance in a subsequent interview with the Herald Journal He s trying to push his version of religion onto the entire country And I believe in separation of church and state And I do believe that gay people should have equal rights Clements said That s his belief but I don t think he can force that on society as a whole or the public school system 48 Endorsements Edit Organization endorsements Edit Tom Clements Sierra Club 49 Columbia Central Labor Council AFL CIO 50 Friends of the Earth Action 51 South Carolina Latino Political Action CommitteeJim DeMint National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 52 Citizens for a Sound Economy Americans For Legal Immigration 53 Newspaper endorsements Edit Tom Clements Rock Hill Herald 54 Jim DeMint Florence Morning News 55 Charleston Post and Courier 56 Predictions Edit Source Ranking As ofCook Political Report 57 Solid R October 26 2010Rothenberg 58 Safe R October 22 2010RealClearPolitics 59 Safe R October 26 2010Sabato s Crystal Ball 60 Safe R October 21 2010CQ Politics 61 Safe R October 26 2010Polling Edit Poll source Dates administered Jim DeMint R Alvin Greene D Tom Clements G Other UndecidedRasmussen Reports June 10 2010 58 21 9 13 Rasmussen Reports August 3 2010 62 20 7 10 Rasmussen Reports August 25 2010 63 19 8 10 Rasmussen Reports September 22 2010 64 21 10 5 Crantford amp Associates October 2 2010 58 21 10 5 Winthrop University October 5 10 2010 58 11 12 62 3 14 Rasmussen Reports October 19 2010 58 21 15 6 Fundraising Edit Candidate party Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand DebtJim DeMint R 3 521 210 2 915 717 2 224 594 0Alvin Greene D 0 0 0 0Tom Clements G 45 131 20 216 24 915 0Source Federal Election Commission 63 Results Edit United States Senate election in South Carolina 2010 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim DeMint Incumbent 810 771 61 48 7 81 Democratic Alvin Greene 364 598 27 65 16 46 Green Tom Clements 121 472 9 21 8 95 Write in 21 953 1 66 1 58 Majority 446 173 33 83 24 33 Total votes 1 318 794 50 12 18 88 Republican hold SwingReferences Edit Jim DeMint Defeats Alvin Greene In South Carolina Senate Race Huffingtonpost com November 2 2010 Archived from the original on November 7 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 Mark Memmott December 6 2012 Sen Jim DeMint Leaving Congress To Run Heritage Foundation npr org NPR Retrieved December 30 2021 South Carolina State Election Commission Official election results Note scroll down or page through the list to find the results for the Democratic Senate primary US Senate Results Dem June 14 2010 Kinnard Meg Press Associated June 15 2010 Senate candidate Vic Rawl asks for primary redo SFGate Catanese David Rawl may protest unlikely loss to Greene POLITICO Greene s Primary Opponent Calls for Investigation of Election Results Fox News March 26 2015 a b SC Election Results www enr scvotes org a b c SC Election Results www enr scvotes org Green Libertarian Working Families Labor Constitution United Citizens Independence List of candidates who have filed with these parties Tom Clements was nominated May 1 during the South Carolina Green Party Convention in Columbia Candidates were nominated by convention and did not appear on Republican or Democratic primary ballots Wolfe Wes http www wolfereports com tag alvin greene Strange happenings in the Dem senatorial primary Archived June 10 2010 at archive today Wolfe Reports May 21 2010 Hutchins Corey A Phantom Candidate for U S Senate Free Times Issue 23 20 May 19 2010 May 25 2010 Catanese David June 11 2010 Experts review S C Senate ballots Politico Com Retrieved June 14 2010 The curious case of Alvin Greene surprise Senate candidate Christian Science Monitor CSMonitor com June 11 2010 Retrieved June 14 2010 Schaller Tom Politics Done Right SC Democratic Primary Getting Weirder By The Hour FiveThirtyEight Retrieved June 14 2010 a b Kinnard Meg June 17 2010 SC Dems hearing protest over US Senate primary The Associated Press Retrieved June 17 2010 O Donnell Kelly June 16 2010 SC Dems to hold hearing on Greene tomorrow MSNBC com Retrieved June 17 2010 a b Capehart Jonathan June 18 2010 Green light for Alvin Greene s senate run The Washington Post The Washington Post Retrieved June 18 2010 a b Washington Wayne June 18 2010 Democrats uphold Greene s nomination for Senate Archived June 19 2010 at the Wayback Machine The State com Retrieved June 18 2010 Kinnard Meg SC Dems uphold US Senate primary shocker The Associated Press Retrieved June 17 2010 Toeplitz Shira June 18 2010 S C Dems reject Rawl appeal Politico Retrieved June 18 2010 Siegel Elyse August 16 2010 Alvin Greene Howls After Obscenity Indictment Raised In Interview VIDEO HuffPost SC Black News Staff Writer July 15 2010 Unions Endorse US Senate Green Party Candidate Tom Clements SCBlacknews com Retrieved July 18 2010 And in the Third Corner An interview with Tom Clements Green Party Candidate for U S Senate Archived October 11 2010 at the Wayback Machine By Darien Cavanaugh Columbia City Paper October 6 2010 Winthrop Poll Shows Haley Ahead and Other Opinions by S C Voters Archived March 7 2012 at the Wayback Machine Winthrop Poll October 13 2010 Winthrop Poll Shows Haley Ahead and Other Opinions by S C Voters Winthrop Poll Questions and Answers Page 2 October 13 2010 Corey Hutchins October 13 2010 Democrats Step Out for Clements Quietly Columbia Free Times Vol 23 no 41 Archived from the original on October 30 2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for South Carolina permanent dead link All Senate Candidates SC Gilbert James August 9 2010 Write In Candidate to Challenge DeMint Greene Clements WTLX com Retrieved August 27 2010 CNN September 6 2010 New Candidate in South Carolina Race CNN com Retrieved September 6 2010 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a author has generic name help WYFF4 com September 6 2010 Gray Court Man Jumps Into Senate Race wyff4 com Mauldin High School Welcome to Mauldin High School Seelye Katharine Q September 30 2010 Nathalie Dupree to Jump Into South Carolina Senate Race NYTimes com Thecaucus blogs nytimes com Retrieved January 24 2011 Clyburn won t vote for Dem nominee in Senate race The Associated Press August 25 2010 Archived from the original on August 27 2010 Retrieved August 27 2010 SEELYE KATHARINE Q July 10 2010 Enigmatic Jobless Man Prepares Senate Campaign The New York Times Kinnard Meg July 12 2010 Alvin Greene Enigmatic South Carolina Senate Candidate To Make First Public Speech Huffington Post Retrieved March 19 2013 Weiner Juli July 29 2010 Alvin Greene Documentarians Have Their Work Cut Out for Them Vanity Fair Davis Susan July 26 2010 Alvin Greene Gets Most Media Attention Washington Wire WSJ Blogs wsj com Archived from the original on August 28 2010 Retrieved August 21 2010 DeMint Transfers Campaign Money to State Republicans Archived October 19 2010 at the Wayback Machine By David M Drucker CQ Roll Call CQ POLITICS NEWS October 18 2010 1 20 p m Jim DeMint Call him the kingmaker S C s DeMint a star on the rise By James Rosen McClatchy Newspapers Washington Bureau Sunday September 19 2010 DeMint Vaults From Back Bench to Republican Kingmaker While Sarah Palin gets most of the attention for having helped numerous unlikely candidates win Republican primaries this year DeMint emerged as an even bigger force By Lisa Lerer Bloomberg News SPECIAL REPORT September 16 2010 4 36PM EST Jim DeMint Conservative Kingmaker or Inside the Beltway Interloper Matt Lewis Columnist Politics Daily May 25 2010 Tenenbaum DeMint exchange unpleasantries on social security taxes gay teachers Archived December 4 2010 at the Wayback Machine WISTV Associated Press October 4 2004 Meet The Press Transcript for October 17 2004 Guests Ken Mehlman Bush Cheney 04 Campaign Manager Bob Shrum Kerry Edwards 04 Campaign Chief Strategist Rep Jim DeMint R S C Republican Senate Candidate Inez Tenenbaum South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Democratic Senate Candidate Sen Jim DeMint Gays And Unmarried Pregnant Women Should Not Teach Public School Amanda Turkel Huffington Post October 2 2010 DeMint addresses conservative issues at Spartanburg church rally By Lynne P Shackleford Spartanburg Herald Journal Saturday October 2 2010 at 3 15 a m Jim DeMint Criticized Over Comments on Gay and Sexually Active Teachers By Brian Montopoli CBS News Political Hotsheet October 5 2010 2 04 PM DeMint defends no gay teachers UPI Published October 5 2010 at 1 46 PM Clements criticizes DeMint on gay teacher issue Opponent for Senate blasts incumbent for stance on who is fit to teach By Jason Spencer Spartanburg Herald Journal Tuesday October 5 2010 at 3 15 a m Endorsements Politics Sierra Club Archived from the original on January 16 2011 Retrieved January 24 2011 Unions Endorse US Senate Green Party Candidate Tom Clements Scblacknews com July 15 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 FoE Action Action foe org Archived from the original on December 6 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund NRA PVF Endorses Jim DeMint for U S Senate in South Carolina Nrapvf org September 24 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 Illegal Immigration Americans Fighting Back ALIPAC ALIPAC 2010 Endorsements for US Congress and Senate Alipac us Archived from the original on December 22 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 Rock Hill Herald Tom Clements for US Senate Green Party candidate Tom Clements offers a viable alternative in this race October 30 2010 Heraldonline com Archived from the original on January 6 2011 Retrieved January 24 2011 OPINION Spratt Clyburn DeMint deserve reelection SCNOW Archived from the original on December 3 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 Re elect fiscal hawk DeMint The Post and Courier Charleston SC News Sports Entertainment Postandcourier com October 29 2010 Retrieved January 24 2011 permanent dead link Senate Cook Political Report Retrieved October 26 2010 Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved October 26 2010 Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics Retrieved October 26 2010 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato s Crystal Ball Retrieved October 26 2010 Race Ratings Chart Senate CQ 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