What happened after the tragedy is worth pausing to think about, our state was struck with shock, pain and fear. But our people would not allow hate to win. We didn't have violence; we had vigils. We didn't have riots; we had hugs. We didn't turn against each other's race or religion. We turned toward God, and to the values that have long made our country the freest and greatest in the world.

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When I tell you this race is wide open, I'm not trying to be coy — I'm being deadly serious : there are 100 ways this election could go, and right now you don't see anyone who has put the ground game in place, there's not anyone who has that front-runner status in South Carolina right now.

While oil and gas exploration could bring in billions of dollars, doing it without adequate study and precautions could end up costing billions of dollars and cause irreversible damage to our economy and coast.

The President has lost confidence in Jeff Sessions. I'm telling you what everybody in the country knows, this is a dysfunctional relationship, we need a better one.

They've stood by each other in the presidential race. They're very like-minded individuals and they have a lot of the same priorities. I think that's part of the reason why they have such a close relationship.

We have been attacked by drones, they have been delivering contraband into our institutions for the past few years.

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China is where the growth is, i don't think the world can function without free trade ... The global supply chain is based on trade and I don't think you can walk that back.

This is a group that could be portrayed as extreme, and off in a... by South Carolina

This is a group that could be portrayed as extreme, and off in a ditch.

I think Marco came in with the reality that Marco just needed to be Marco -- not try to outperform or overperform, but just be himself.

The idea is, if you can win South Carolina, you can win nationally. We have a very diverse electorate here, the state is diverse geographically and diverse in terms of issues people care about, so it is a serious test -- there's no other way of putting it.

President Obama has been very divisive, We've seen him divide the country in a lot of ways. we have to make sure we're not a part of that. We need to look in the mirror.

Yes, partially to Donald Trump but partially to a lot of other people reminding them we get more done when we listen and find out where someone else is coming from and put ourselves in their shoes to try and figure out where we can find common ground.

Jeb Bush is like you're anticipating a great dessert, and you finally have dessert and you find out they burnt the cake, you know you're supposed to like him, but there's just not much energy there.

If Lindsey runs, the big winner in this is Rand Paul. by South Carolina

If Lindsey runs, the big winner in this is Rand Paul.

The North Carolina legislature needs to come to its senses on choosing a primary date, holding their primary in February would be disastrous for the state party and activists.

The International Association of Machinists has never, never beli... by South Carolina

The International Association of Machinists has never, never believed in us.

Let's cut our state income tax rate from 7 percent to 5 percent over the next decade. That's a nearly 30 percent reduction in state income taxes, it will be a massive draw for jobs and investment to come to our state.

Lyndon Johnson made it very clear when he signed the Civil Rights Act back in 1964 what the impact was going to be on his party, the Democrats, and their relationship with southern white voters.

These events bring a sadness like no other, we grieve together for our lost ones, and we pray together for those touched by these horrific tragedies.

If they try to prosecute President Trump for mishandling classified information after Hillary Clinton set up a server in Hillary Clinton basement, there literally will be riots in the street. I worry about our country.

What I'd ask you to do is to lay out a hopeful agenda for America. Tell us how we can make chips without spending all this money. Tell us how we can be safer, you don't have to worry about your kids as much as you do today, you did South Carolina once, you can do South Carolina again.