Horry State House candidate booted from GOP primary ballot


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Yesterday, the Blogland reported that one Republican candidate for State House District 68 did not meet the residency criteria to run in the regular election for the seat. Earlier today, the Blogland received a letter where the state GOP rejected his filing based on those grounds, refunding his filing fee.

Thomas Muse's candidacy for the seat was rejected, but due to the odd nature of the parallel special election and redistricting, Muse remains a candidate in the special election contest which is being held to fill the seat for the remainder of the current term, as he resides in the old district.

Muse's candidacy was pushed by a number of local Tea Party activists who no doubt have egg on their faces for their inability to keep informed about the district boundary changes.

The take-away lesson from this exercise in political futility: The ability to read map can be a vital skill for up-and-coming political operatives.

Two candidates remain on the ballot for the June primary.

11 Response to "Horry State House candidate booted from GOP primary ballot"

  1. Anonymous 5/4/12 10:08
    Tom Muse is a solid Christian Conservative, and a member of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party (MBTP). The MBTP has not endorsed any candidate for state house or senate, but he is an excellent candidate for District 68. That being said some members of the MBTP may have been giving Tom support, advice, but not in an offical MBTP capacity. Unless you are aware, the change in boundaries were not publicised, and basically, only 1,000+/- homes were affected by the change. Tom's misfortune was not caused by the MBTP. You are going to have to dig a little deeper for the truth as basically this was a political ploy to derail his candidacy.
  2. earlcapps 5/4/12 10:51
    You're right. His misfortune was his failure to determine his residency.

    There's no political plot here. He failed to do his due diligence to determine if he was qualified to run for the office. Someone looked up his address and determined he wasn't in the new district. I'm not sure where the conspiracy is in that.

    The position that he isn't legally qualified thus can't serve is the same argument the birthers try to make against Obama.

    Thank you for helping clear up the question of his association with the Myrtle Beach Tea Party.
  3. Anonymous 5/4/12 11:18
    Thanks for response. Isn't it ironic that Tom's misfortune came about the last day of filing. Not being a politician, but very much involved in the political process, I am aware that the good old boy system, or establishment Republican, has had a stranglehold on Horry County for many years, and the 2010 election made them very upset when x-amount of their candidates lost. I know from a friend that 3 Establishment Republicans were at the HCRP HQ on the last day of filing salivating over their victory to boot Tom out of race, so their establishment candidate, Heather Crawford, could take a stranglehold on the race. I don't believe you understand the influence the good old boys have on our political system, and what they can do to bend it to their will. Remember Chambergate.
  4. ctmusejr 5/4/12 11:51
    Food for thought:

    There is no conspiracy. As Reagan said, "facts are stubborn things".

    These are the facts:

    RINOs, who are probably friends of yours, pressured me to drop out of the race prior to filing.

    My job was threatened.

    A man entered my office and asked me to drop out of the race. When I refused, he proceeded to tell me the legal names of my parents and he knew their address. He also knew mine. I take that as a threat.

    There may not be a conspiracy to eliminate me on the issue of residence but it is obvious that someone does not want me in this race... Probably because I am a Christian and a conservative.

    Considering the fact that Larry has always been polite and cordial, while my other opponent has not, that leads me to one conclusion...

    You do the math.

    I am running in the special election and will be on the ballet in November!

    This is a temporary delay and I believe that "All things work together for good for those that love the Lord (Romans 8:28)" and I do love the Lord. Something good will come from this!
  5. ROMAN 5/4/12 12:09
    FYI, Thomas, nice try but you're an idiot! The redistricting process has been publicized throughout. I along with hundreds of others even attended a PUBLIC HEARING with PUBLIC INPUT. Where were you? Were you not involved in that process? The maps were public and you're the fool for not being educated on the process! You can't blame anyone but yourself! You can't run for a district in SC that you don't live in just as I can't run for the freakin Governor of Georgia - because I DON'T LIVE IN GEORGIA!
  6. earlcapps 5/4/12 12:16
    Mr. Muse, I'm glad to hear you'll be doing ballet this fall. It's good to have a hobby.

    You claim to want to serve in the Legislature, yet you know so little about the legislative process that you don't even know about redistricting? The links to redistricting info is (since you obviously don't know) are posted on the FRONT PAGE of the legislature's website.

    I'm simply reporting the facts at hand. Those facts suggest that you, sir, are a retard.
  7. ROMAN 5/4/12 17:50
    Muse, quit making ridiculous accusations. Either tell us the whole story and who is "threatening" you or shut up and stop with the lies.

    And by the way, I've met Larry and he is neither polite nor cordial.
  8. Anonymous 5/4/12 18:23
    Muse is a puss-boy. Chicken salad. Whiny, sniveling punk. He's not going to name anyone. He's a gutless wonder.
  9. Ed Hardee 5/4/12 22:38
    I don't buy Muse's claim that he was threatened. If it was a legitimate threat then why the delay in reporting the matter to the authorities? This reeks of desperate measures by a weak and desperate campaign. It's funny that some actually believe there was some sort of attempt to deliberately draw him out of the district - what a joke, why would anyone care if he was, it's not like he's credible candidate, especially when you consider his seemingly desperate allegations. The only conspiracy going on here is that this guy tried to run for a seat he knew full well he wasn't eligible for and the local leadership allowed his paperwork to get to Columbia. That's fundamentally dishonest - he was busted trying to pull a fast one on the public and he paid the price. This is exactly what we don't need in Columbia, and the most pathetic part of it all is that he knew he was wrong from the beginning, but moved forward anyway. If he'll behave in this manner over something like this - can the public trust him in Columbia? NO!

    Please notice that I've actually put my name on this statement, while some of you are hiding behind an anonymous post, making allegations.
  10. Anonymous 6/4/12 17:57
    Poor little thing. Bless his heart. He went to graduate school and still can't read a map.
  11. Anonymous 8/4/12 23:10
    Hey Earl, is the kid still whining?

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