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It’s Fall, y’all — which, for better or worse, means it is officially campaign season for politicians and would-be elected officials.

And while our radios, televisions, and our streaming devices will almost certainly be inundated with political content and advertisements over the weeks ahead, it appears atleast one local candidate will be focusing on traditional methods by hitting the streets (literally) with good old-fashioned yard signs.

Terry Jenkins, Summerville native and former Town Council member, has evidently had it with the political games — and it looks like he will no longer be sitting on the sidelines this election season. In fact, over the weekend, Summerville residents noticed the following signs popping up all around the area…

A quick Terry Jenkins search will bring you to his campaign website, where the following snippet stood out…

“I’m running for Summerville Town Council because I’m completely fed up with what I’m seeing from our “leaders.” They have way more interest in playing politics than getting things done for our town.

Summerville is amazing. Everyone wants to be here. But that’s causing a lot of problems. More people are coming whether we like it or not and the politicians are not preparing our town for growth. That’s why you’re sitting in traffic for hours every week.

Let’s stop the political games being played and work harder to fix the problems being created by astronomical growth.”

Jenkin’s hopes to show he is a candidate with a plan to help manage the Lowcountry’s exploding population and to tackle the task of fixing our roads.

Take a look at the website yourself and let us know what you think.

Until last year, South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District had been under GOP control. A stronghold in the Republican party since 1981, Congressman Joe Cunningham’s historic win in 2018 marked the first time a Democrat has represented the district in 38 years. So, it comes as no surprise that Republicans are fighting hard to take the seat back while Democrats are doing the same to keep it.

With the next Congressional election cycle quickly approaching, both parties are gearing up for a highly contested race which means you can expect your social media feeds to be filled with ads in support of each candidate.

A recent Facebook ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee promoting Republican candidate and founder of the grassroots organization Bikers for Trump, Chris Cox, is causing quite a buzz in the political world.

The ad, which shows Cox’s die-hard support for President Donald Trump and “his reckless agenda that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and strip health care away from millions of Americans,” according to DCCC spokesperson Avery Jaffe, was targeted to moderate and conservative voters. A demographic commonly targeted by the Republican party.

An uncommon tactic – one political party promoting a candidate across the political aisle. But that’s exactly what the DCCC is doing.

According to Jaffe, the goal of the ad was to portray that “Chris Cox is way too extreme to represent the state of South Carolina” and to keep his lagging campaign from gaining any momentum.

Political consultant and Founder of digital marketing agency Push Digital, Wesley Donehue, chimed in and stated that “it’s a pretty smart tactic to promote the weakest candidate in the field. It’s also an incredibly shady tactic. I guess the Democrats are learning how to do Facebook from the Russians.”

This is a highly contested race for many Lowcountry voters, and the DCCC is working hard to keep the seat in Democratic hands.

What are your thoughts on the now-inactive ad?

congressional race

Summerville Town Council Candidate Terry Jenkins Says He’s ‘Fed Up’ With Political Games

Democratic Party Uses Unusual Social Media Tactics Gearing Up For The Next S.C. 1st Congressional District Election