Johnson, Wilson Get Chippy in Debate While Pushing Their Version of ‘New’ for SC
The candidates sparred over Medicaid expansion, surveillance camera data and fentanyl policy as they pitched competing plans for South Carolina.
- On Tuesday, Attorney General Alan Wilson and State Representative Jermaine Johnson squared off in a gubernatorial debate in Columbia, S.C., their only scheduled televised clash before the November election.
- As South Carolina prepares to elect its first new governor in a decade, candidates addressed pressing issues including Medicaid expansion, hate crime legislation, fentanyl deaths, and data centers.
- Wilson challenged Johnson's legislative record, noting his 70 sponsored bills passed zero times; Johnson countered by invoking the Scott Spivey case and a $75 million payment to Wilson's "friends and law partners."
- Candidates diverged sharply on Medicaid expansion and LGBTQIA+ hate crime protections, with South Carolina remaining one of two states without state-based hate crime laws despite GOP House passage twice since 2021.
- Election Day is set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, with early voting across South Carolina running from Oct. 19 through Oct. 31.
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SC governor candidates agree on abortion, differ on gambling and Medicaid
COLUMBIA — In the only scheduled gubernatorial debate before the election, Democrat Jermaine Johnson and Republican Alan Wilson sparred Tuesday night over questions about data centers, Medicaid expansion, and a state hate crime.
SC governor candidates agree on abortion, differ on gambling and Medicaid • SC Daily Gazette
COLUMBIA — In the only scheduled gubernatorial debate before the election, Democrat Jermaine Johnson and Republican Alan Wilson sparred Tuesday night over questions about data centers, Medicaid expansion, and a state hate crime. Perhaps more surprising is where they agreed. In a state where legislators debate abortion every session — sometimes several times a year
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Johnson, Wilson get chippy in debate while pushing their version of ‘new’ for SC
In a televised matchup Tuesday Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson and Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson both argued for a new direction for the state. Wilson said he’s ready to “lead a new generation to up end the status quo,”…
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