As GOP presidential candidates swarm the state, South Carolina's leading Democrats say they're staying focused on November.
In a tongue-in-cheek welcome to Republican hopefuls Wednesday morning, top Democrats echoed their opponents saying that November will be a turning point in American politics.
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn praised President Obama's job creation over the past two years and said candidates' claims that South Carolina is at war with the Federal Government cheapen the sacrifices of war and distract from the state's real concern: jobs.
Mitt Romney got the brunt of the criticism for his former business Bain Capital's involvement in the state 20 years ago.
“I too welcome ‘Millard’ Mitt Romney to South Carolina, but I’m glad he’s coming as a Republican presidential candidate because when he came as a business man 150 families in Gaffney went on food stamps and unemployment because he killed 150 jobs,” Sen. John Land of Clarendon said.
He referenced a photo album factory that was shut down after four years that the company profited from.
Romney says he has a record of starting businesses and creating tens of thousands of jobs. And he said that if elected, he wouldn't hesitate to apply his business experience in an all-out campaign to shrink the size of the federal government.
The Democrats wouldn't weigh in on who they think will win the state's GOP primary in a week and a half, but said they're confident Obama can beat any of them in the General Election this November.
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