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Power has been transferred from the citizen to government. We must transfer it back. "We must do what our founders did, which is pledge our lives, our fortune, and our sacred honor to restoring the Declaration of Independence principles. I will, will you?"

Tune in for the SCGOP debate, happening in Charleston, at 7:00 pm at these stations across the state: – Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson: WHNS FOX Carolina and on all digital platforms – Columbia: WIS NBC 10 and on all digital platforms – Charleston: WCSC Live 5 and on all digital platforms – Myrtle Beach: WMBF NBC and on all digital platforms – Augusta, Aiken: WAGT NBC and on all digital platforms – Charlotte: Digitally on WBTV website and news app platforms – Savannah: Digitally on WTOC website and news app and CBS platforms

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We’ve been traveling across South Carolina, meeting with thousands of people in towns and cities at our Reddy for Revolution rallies. This week in Myrtle Beach, where we had a huge turnout, I kept hearing the same thing over and over again. People are frustrated. They feel like nobody in government is listening to them anymore. They feel that way for a reason. Politicians aren’t listening. They’re not focused on the daily concerns of the people they were elected to serve. They’re not waking up thinking about how to fix roads, improve schools, lower taxes, or make life more affordable for families. They don't even care about returning money and power to the citizens. They’re focused on something else entirely. They’re focused on donors. They’re focused on special interests. They’re focused on lobbyists. The Columbia swamp rewards that behavior and over time it has pulled the Political Ruling Class (PRC) further and further away from the people. That’s how you end up with a government that feels completely disconnected from everyday life. When you talk to people across this state, the concerns are simple and consistent. They want lower taxes. They want safe roads. They want good schools. They want to be able to afford to live here. They want to know that if they work hard, they can build a life for their family. They are the basic expectations of a functioning government. Yet we continue to get the same results from the PRC. That happens when the people in charge are no longer accountable to the citizens. It happens when elections become about money instead of results. It happens when leadership is more concerned with maintaining power than solving problems. This is not what our country was founded on. Our founders created a system where government answers to the people. They understood that power has to flow from the citizen upward, not from the government downward. They understood that when leaders stop fearing the people, the system begins to break down. There is a simple truth that applies here. When politicians fear the people, that is liberty. When people fear their government, that is tyranny. We are moving in the wrong direction and people feel it. That’s why voter turnout is low. That’s why trust is gone. That’s why so many have checked out of the process. They don’t believe their voice matters anymore. This campaign is about changing that. It’s about restoring a system where elected officials are accountable to the citizens, where the priorities of government match the priorities of the people, and where leadership is measured by results, not relationships. The people of South Carolina are not asking for anything unreasonable. They are asking for a government that listens, that responds and that does its job.

They won’t disclose. I will. No PACs. No special interests. No dark money pulling the strings. This is what it looks like when a candidate answers to the people, not donors. When you don’t owe anyone favors, you can actually fix what’s broken. Dark money has no place in a

I had a great conversation yesterday with Joel Wilson in Myrtle Beach on the Political Pulse Podcast. Joel agrees, we must hold violent criminals in South Carolina accountable. It's time for something different.

@RomReddy is in Luke Rankin's backyard bringing the heat on Judicial Reform tonight🔥 "You have the ability to change it, you really do."

RT @JustinL_47_: Great turnout for @RomReddySC in Horry County! @reddyforgov From @Ken_A_Haley:

RT @JonSalazar01: #MyrtleBeach showed up in force tonight to listen to South Carolinas next Governor @reddyforgov! Thanks to everyone who c…

MYRTLE BEACH, SC IS REDDY FOR REVOLUTION

See you tomorrow, Myrtle Beach! RSVP on the Events page at reddyforgovernor.com @JonSalazar01

A sitting state senator stood on the floor and said trial lawyers were offering significant campaign support in exchange for opposing lawsuit reform. These allegations of bribery show how power operates in South Carolina. When allegations like that are made publicly, leadership has a duty to act quickly, get to the truth, and restore confidence in the system. Instead, the system went quiet as it often does and now the FBI is asking questions.  States are supposed to govern themselves. We are supposed to enforce our own laws and hold our own officials accountable. When that responsibility is ignored, it signals that the system is protecting itself rather than the people. That's why the federal government has had to step in, which should never have to happen.  But the deeper issue is how we got here. South Carolina has a serious dark money problem. We rank 40/50 states in transparency of donations. A 501 c4 non profit or an issue advocacy PAC can funnel money to political campaigns without having to disclose their source donors. That is a legislative choice . Special interests are able to move large amounts of money through the political system with very little transparency. That money shapes decisions, determines what legislation moves forward, and decides what gets blocked. Over time, it has created a government that responds to the interests funding campaigns rather than the citizens living with the results.  Trial lawyers sit at the center of that influence. They fund campaigns, pick the judges, influence legislation, and in many cases serve as legislators themselves. That concentration of money, power, and position allows a small group to shape the laws, influence the courts, and benefit from the outcomes. You see it clearly in judicial reform. The House passed reform with overwhelming Republican support because people understand the problem. Lawyer-legislators should not be in a position to choose the judges they appear before. That creates a system tilted in favor of those who already hold power. Yet one lawyer-legislator, Senate Judiciary Chairman Luke Rankin, has stopped that reform from moving forward. That is how a system protects itself. Allegations like the one Senator Fernandez raised deserve immediate, transparent investigation. The fact that we are now relying on the FBI to step in shows how far things have drifted from the principles our state was built on. Our founders created a system where citizens govern themselves, where power is checked, and where leaders answer to the people. Today, power is concentrated, accountability is weak, and special interests have taken control of too many decisions that affect everyday South Carolinians. The results are visible across this state, and people feel it in their daily lives. There are two lanes in the race for governor. In the political ruling class lane, there are five career politicians who have allowed dark money and special interests to take over because that is how their campaigns are funded. In the citizen lane, there is me, a guy who will not take any donations and who will fight this corrupt system for the people of South Carolina. The ruling class will tell you I am a rich guy trying to buy the election. Ask yourself what I would buy. I have no special interest money, I have no businesses in the state and I will not even accept the salary but donate it to reducing child trafficking.

RT @reddyforgov: What a night in Summerville!

Live from Summerville, SC with a packed house. The momentum is real. Join the Revolution at reddyforgovernor.com today.

If you're tired of S.C.'s broken political system and its predictably poor outcomes hear @RomReddySC's plan to fix the states' myriad problems this evening in Summerville. Event Details:eventbrite.com/e/summerville-…

@reddyforgov "The people need transparency." -@RomReddySC Thank you @TradeshaWcnc and @WCNC for your continued reporting on Silfab Solar. And thank you to the community members who came out to speak with us about the issue last night.

The process was bastardized, the cover-up seems to be extensive, something is going on here and the people need transparency. wcnc.com/article/news/l…

The revolution is coming to Nexton TOMORROW! Join us at the Lowcountry Event Center at 6 pm for a rally with Rom Reddy. Get connected, get answers to your questions, and join the revolution with us. RSVP at the Events page at reddyforgovernor.com

Seven more days, Myrtle Beach! RSVP for the Reddy for Revolution Rally NEXT Tuesday at Calli Baker's Firehouse and Grill. There's so much energy around the state with the people of South Carolina ready for something different, and we're bringing the energy to the Grand Strand. You can save your spot at the events page at reddyforgovernor.com!

We welcome citizens concerned with Silfab Solar to attend @RomReddySC's rally Tuesday evening in York County. Rom is invested in the issue as it is both a particularly egregious example of government mismanagement as well as a broader example of bad economic development deals.