South Carolina Democratic Party

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S.C. Democratic Party Statement on Primary Date

September 9, 2007

Columbia, SC- South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler released the following statement on the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary date.

"South Carolina Democrats are committed to following the rules set forth by the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee. The date we've been given to have our Presidential Primary is January 29, 2008, and the penalties for changing it are severe. No matter what South Carolina Republicans do, we are committed to following the rules of our party."