WHAT’S GOING ON: SCGOP Sets 2012 Presidential Primary Date

South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly announced this morning that the state’s 2012 Republican Presidential Primary will be held on January 21, 2012.

According to Connelly, “Last Friday, a nine person committee brought chaos to the 2012 calendar. Today, South Carolina is making things right. South Carolina Republicans have a thirty year track record of picking the eventual Republican Presidential nominee. We will continue that historic tradition on January 21, 2012.”

He added, “It will undoubtedly be a spirited campaign to make Barack Obama just the worst ONE term President in American history. We are united in this mission, and any candidate who ignores South Carolina does so at great peril.”

Connelly noted that in the days leading to the primary, the South Carolina Republican Party will co-host a “First in the South” Republican debate in conjunction with the Fox News Channel.