Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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News Special to The Gamecock November 5,1980 Reagan wins in landslide by Tom Coyne The Gamecock Ronald Reagan became the 40th pres ident of the United States Thursday night as he defeated incumbent President Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory. With six states still too close to call and 69 percent of the precincts counted, Reagan had 449 electoral votes and 29,844,236 popular votes, 51 percent of the total. Carter had 45 electoral votes and 25,052,303 popular votes, 42 percent of the total. John Anderson received no electoral votes and 3,638,257 popular votes, 6 percent of the total. The crowd was jubilant at the Reagan celebration at Seawell’s Restaurant in Columbia. “I think the win was vital to this country. We needed a change,” said Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.). “I’m not sur prised by the size of the electoral vote, but the popular vote is bigger than I expected. “The country could not have stood another four years of Carter in the White House,” Thurmond said. “We thought we could win in South Carolina and a majority of the South,” said Rep. Carroll Campbell (R-S.C.), Reagan’s state campaign chairman. “I felt all along we’-d win, but I never expected such a mandate from the people. This strong sup port will send a message to Congress,” Campbell said. Lee Alwater, Reagan’s S.C. strategist, said there were five reasons why President Carter lost the election. First, Carter couldn’t take the campaign focus off the economic issue. Second, he ran a mud slinging campaign. Third, Carter didn’t have a political base. “A man without a political base is a dead man,” Atwater said. The fourth reason was Carter losing the debate to Reagan, Atwater said, adding that the debate was a critical turning point in the election. Fifth, Carter showed a lack of leader ship over the past four years, Atwater said. NOVEMBER 9, l»OU Four students held in contempt of court by Tammy Kilpatrick The Gamecock Four Student Government members, including Vice President Jeff Floyd and Elections Commissioner Paul Reeves, have been held in contempt of court in a case involving a disputed stu dent senate seat. Their case, which will go before Campus Court justices at 7 p.m. Thursday, involves a disput ed Humanities and Social Sciences seat won by Rick Becker this fall. Becker's opponent* Michael Nash, is protesting the election, claiming six voting violations affected the election’s outcome. Attorney General Tony Turner cited Floyd and Reeves, but he said he could not "legally” identify the other two. The four were charged because Campus Court Chief Justice Lanny Lambert’s injunc tions halting Becker’s seating was ignored by Supreme Court Chief of Justice Richard Pierce. Becker was seated Oct. 15 by Pierce. Pierce said he couldn’t find a clause in the constitution allowing Campus Court to issue injunc tions against seating senators. The Elections Commissions has ruled the election valid. “Powers are being read into the constitution that aren’t there,” Pierce said. “I saw no rea son not to swear in Mr. Becker. I went by the committee’s decision on whether the election was valid.” Floyd was cited because he allowed the seating to take place, and Reeves was cited because he is chairman of the body responsi ble for ruling the election valid. Nash protested the election before Becker was seated. After the election was ruled valid Nash’s chief advocate, Cindy Graham, and his assistant advo cate, Devadas Lynton, wrote an injunction that was signed by Lambert. Reeves said the Elections Commission decided to validate the election after listening to Nash’s evidence. “I told Mr. Nash if he wasn’t satisfied he could cer tainly appeal. I don’t have any Students seepages November 2,1987 -—---1 From one leader to another _ ■ —..... i Brian Sauls The Gamecock use President James Holderman presents Vice President George Bush with a Gamecock football jersey before the N.C. State game Oct 31, 1987. Bush was in Columbia cam paigning.