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Why Heather Bauer Won (When Everyone Else Lost)

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Chris Kenney
Nov 13, 2024
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For the second election in a row, state Rep. Heather Bauer (HD-75) was one of the few Democrats in South Carolina able to do the thing that matters: win a competitive race.1 

In 2022, Bauer shocked the state by unseating 10-year Republican incumbent, Kirkman Finlay, with an insurgent campaign that went all-in to convey one simple message to Columbia voter…

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