Mike “Horse-face” Campbell, scion of the late, great Governor Carroll Campbell threw one of his old man’s political chips on the table and received a last minute television ad from Papa Bear (Bush #41) for his bid on the Lt. Gov spot on the Republican ticket. I thought this was an interesting move considering Campbell was trying to shake the “trading on Daddy’s name” image. But let’s not forget this beauty school drop-out is a self-made man, using Daddy’s money to purchase a Wendy’s franchise.
Verdict: As much as I liked Carroll Campbell, I want a Lt. Governor with at least a college education under his belt. I know he has the pedigree, and politics is “Hollywood for ugly people”, I just can’t get vote for a guy because of his last name. Campbell had a weak (vague) plan for the Lt. Governor’s office, “Campbell wants the office to be an economic development asset” (The State newspaper, 06/13/2006) Catchy sign-design though, I’ll give him a gold star for creativity. (Photo compliments of SC DNR. There’s probably a good reason all of the photos on Campbell’s web-site are small.)
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