Episode Details

In Hour 4 of The Charlie James Show, host Charlie James explores local, state, and national political issues, starting with a discussion featuring Becky McLaughlin of the Spartanburg County GOP about an upcoming South Carolina GOP Executive Committee meeting regarding candidate qualification rules. James scrutinizes interim Senator Darlene Graham’s U.S. Senate bid, arguing that her campaign strategy of remaining in Washington, D.C. allows her to run a "basement campaign" to avoid debates and questions from constituents. The conversation shifts to regional concerns as callers weigh in on retaliatory violence in Asheville and local government responses. James wraps up the show by discussing the Democratic National Committee's financial troubles—including using its headquarters as loan collateral—and contrasting municipal economic intervention policies with primary voting rules.