Hi, r/southcarolina! This year there's a Democrat on the ballot in every one of South Carolina's 124 House districts, which hasn't happened in more than 50 years (see the note on history below). In 2024, 54 of those districts didn't have a Democrat on the ballot at all. So instead of a hundred separate AMAs, we're doing one for the whole class, three days before early voting opens.
31 of them are in! Each candidate answers you from an account the mods have verified. I tried to take a picture with all of them holding up their signs. It was an experience.
Leave your question now and the class answers Friday, Oct. 16, from 1 to 5 p.m.
If you know it, start your comment with your district number ("District 99:"). Don't know your district? Type your address at bluewavesc.org and it'll tell you, along with who's running there.
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to 31, Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can find your early voting center at scvotes.gov.
A big thank you to the moderators of r/southcarolina for helping us pull this off!
The 2026 South Carolina House Democratic Candidates AMA
- District 121 (Beaufort, Colleton), Shannon N. DeLoach, u/ShannonDeLoachSC
Edit, a note on history: The title says "more than three decades," but it's actually been more than 50 years. In March, South Carolina Democrats had a candidate for every statewide office for the first time in 32 years, and one in every state House district for the first time in more than 50. So while both statements are true, the title actually understates it. Either way, it's been way too long and we're glad everyone is running!
A therapy donkey was shot and killed in her pen. In south carolina a few days ago. Now the owners are being harassed by the hunters family. He told dnr he was aiming at a deer and the deer moved and it hit the donkey.
While I’m sorry to see him coming to the state at all, the least he could have done was appear on a weekend so more from across the state could drive to protest his appearance.
The good news is I’m sure he’ll be his normal incoherent self, and with any amount of luck will do more harm to Darline’s candidacy…
This is a map of reservoirs and natural lakes from the Environmental Protection Agency. It seems to depict that there is a natural lake in western SC. However, I looked it up and apparently SC has no natural lakes. Is this map wrong or is there a lake I’m not aware of?
Blue squares = natural lakes and yellow dots = reservoirs
EDIT: A lot of people are saying its inaccurate and while I do agree its misleading, the EPA actually listed some weirdly specific guidelines for inclusion on the map:
“greater than 2.47 acres (1 hectares), at least 3.3 feet (1 meter) deep, and with a minimum quarter acre (0.1 hectare) of open water. Lakes had a minimum retention time of 1 week. The Great Lakes and the Great Salt Lake were not included in the survey, nor were commercial treatment and/or disposal ponds, brackish lakes, or ephemeral lakes.”
So that may explain why the lake you’re looking for isn’t included.
Bonus points if that is something that is explicitly about South Carolina! Whether that be a song, dance, a hometown hero, values, state rights, etc.,…
I’m just genuinely curious what uniting factors exist here? Because there has to be something.
No she doesn’t. It goes against the interests of Trump’s congressional cronies and probably her own interests as well. The likelihood that a bill banning that would actually get passed is slim to none even though it should‘ve been banned ages ago.
Somewhere in the technicolor collision of the opening credits of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the geometric chaos of “Saved by the Bell” and those ubiquitous purple-and-teal disposable cups of the 1990s, Coastal Carolina found the blueprint of its next football uniform.
Then came the Trapper Keepers, those gloriously gaudy school binders with neon-splashed colors, and the airbrushed T-shirts lining Myrtle Beach souvenir shops — where names unfurl in rainbow lettering against a backdrop of palm trees and whatever the imagination conjures. Jake Johnson, Coastal’s chief creative officer, and his design team rummaged through the decade’s visual clutter, gathering a kaleidoscope of influences that found their way onto a jersey.
“We’re trying to establish this pattern of these weird funky things that we do,” Johnson said. “Well, the ’90s was a weird funky time, so let’s do that.”
What emerged after months of tinkering and roughly a dozen discarded designs was a jersey that looks as though the ’90s themselves had been tossed into a blender, poured onto a football uniform and sent out to play.
Friday night against Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, which is 2-4 this season and 1-1 in the Sun Belt, will take the field at Spring Brooks Stadium wearing the decade’s wildest fever dream.
For a program that didn’t play its first football game until 2003, there was no 1990s throwback to resurrect. But Coastal has never been particularly beholden to football convention — its home turf, after all, is a shade mimicking that of the Atlantic Ocean — and athletic director Chance Miller sees the school’s relatively young history as room to color outside the lines.
I got the letter from DSS on Wednesday telling me to call for my SNAP recertification interview. I have to complete the interview by Monday at 3:30. I called 3 times on Wednesday, 3 times yesterday, and twice so far today. Every time I get the message saying wait times are above average and to call back, then it hangs up. The letter says I can request an in person interview if I don't have a phone (ironically by calling to make the request). Can I get an in person interview at my local DSS office simply because I can't get through on the phone, even though I have one?
I have been an active voter for over 10 years, and am eager to go vote on November 3rd. I previously voted in the 2024 Election, in-person with my ID, and had zero issues.
In an abundance of caution I went online to check on my registration and polling location and got an error message saying I wasn’t registered.
I assumed maybe I was made inactive somehow- though I’ve voted in the past four years and had no changes that would disqualify me from voting or my current registration being valid.
I emailed, then called my county office.
I was told I was Inactive due to “moving residences”. I have not moved in 5 years, well prior to the 2024 election. The tag associated with becoming inactive due to moving is “Inactive - IM”. This is the tag on my account according to the county office.
This is different than if I was sent a letter to confirm residency and didn’t respond (Inactive - IF). To be labeled as Inactive - IM, the office/State is meant to have gotten **confirmation** of my having changed residences. They don’t have confirmation (because I haven’t moved) but they have tagged me as such anyway.
As I got this remedied on the phone I was told ***I*** had made a mistake in putting my SSN wrong as I filled out a new form for them to rectify this.
No.
This is my correct SSN. The one they have ***on file*** is incorrect. Despite my having checked it in previous years, for previous elections, and having voted in previous elections.
So all this to say… what the hell happened to my registration? In SC, voter registrations marked “Inactive” can still show up at the polls and vote regardless, but what if that wasn’t the case? Does having the wrong SSN, due to an error on the State’s part, affect my ability to vote? Not necessarily. But the issue is that my registration is incorrect, through no fault or changes of my own.
I emailed the State Office wanting to know:
\-The date and reason my registration was changed to inactive.
\-The specific information used to determine that I had moved.
\-Whether an address-confirmation notice was mailed to me, and if so, when and to what address. (I never received one, I also should have been marked “IF” if I failed to respond.)
\-When the Social Security number discrepancy was first identified and whether it existed when I voted in 2024.
\-Confirmation of my 2024 voting history
\-Confirmation that my registration is now corrected and that I am able to vote in the November 3rd election.
This is what I received in response:
G*ood afternoon,*
*I hope you are doing well. When I open your Voter Registration, everything looks as it should. It is showing that you are active and ready to vote. I see several participation records over the course of several years. Your votes were tallied and counted. I cannot verify your SSN, but it sounds like the county updated that for you.*
*I am happy to report that you are ready to vote during the Early Voting period or on Election Day.*
\- - -
That’s it.
This answers none of my most pressing questions.
WHY was my registration so poorly handled that it was marked as “Moved” and my previously correct SSN changed to be incorrect?
Being marked inactive is one thing- but the inactive tag being placed is one that requires confirmation that I did NOT give because I DIDNT move! Is this happening to other voters without their knowledge, leading to their votes being invalid? If I hadn’t been diligent in checking my registration, would my vote have counted on November 3rd?
With the current political climate, and such scrutiny being placed on elections, errors like this can’t keep happening.
Check your registration, people. It’s too late to register to vote in this election if you haven’t, but register anyway so you are ready for the next one.
I know he's the darling of Facebook and Reddit, but I haven't seen a single ad from his campaign since the republican runoff for governor ended. I am seeing a ton of ads for Annie Andrews though which makes me wonder if the democrat party has pulled all financial support for him and shifted it over to Annie Andrews? I think Johnson is going to lose by 40 points and Andrews lose by 10 points. But it's an opinion.
I'm trying to stay hopeful and in higher spirits, but it's difficult. I'm frustrated and feeling down at the same time.
My wife and I are expecting twins. She's getting closer to the 20 week mark. We have done two seperate Medicaid applications and was denied for both due to my income. She's high risk and diabetic. She was diagnosed with type 2 back in 2021. The bills keep racking up. I feel a mountain of stress compounding on me. This last one took 3 months just to hear something back, just to find out this morning that my wife was denied. When I called this morning, they escalated it as a medical emergency with the info I gave them. My fingers are crossed, but still. We did manage to get some hospital sponsorship that covers nearly 70% of the costs, but they are still expensive.
It's heartbreaking.
It's maddening.
I feel like everything is crumbling around me, that it will just be more difficult going forward to make sure my kids will be healthy. I don't think I would have been feeling this way if SC would have taken then Medicaid expansion. I just feel lost now.
I know some fault lies on myself. I know some on my other half. I think I was just blinded by my naivety of everyone I know had it while pregnant, so I thought she would be able to as well. I can't believe I'm pushing 40 now with this still in mind.
My apologies to everyone if this is not a suitable post for the subreddit. I just needed to vent a little.
Beaufort’s premiere pop culture convention, taking place at The Foundry in Beaufort, South Carolina! This two-day event will be held on October 31st and November 1st, 2026, bringing together fans of comic books, movies, TV shows, video games, and pop culture. Whether you’re into cosplay, wrestling, attending fun panels, or discovering exclusive merchandise, VillainSCon has something for everyone.
Get ready for an action-packed weekend filled with games, a cosplay contest, exciting events, fan meet-and-greets, and special panels. Don’t miss the chance to immerse yourself in the ultimate fan experience in Beaufort, SC.
Hey yall, has any one noticed an increased police presence along I-26 West? I saw state troopers at each entrance ramp on the way home lining cars up. Does anyone know if they is going to be a regular thing??
Edit: to be more exact i am in upstate sc. Spartanburg area