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The Ad Wars Begin

Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette speaks before 50 people at the Oconee Republican Party meeting in Walhalla, S.C., on Aug. 28, 2025. Evette recently released two new ads, one heavily featuring President Donald Trump and the other attacking one of her opponents, Congresswoman Nancy Mace, for not supporting Trump enough—something Mace denies.
Gavin Jackson
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette speaks before 50 people at the Oconee Republican Party meeting in Walhalla, S.C., on Aug. 28, 2025. Evette recently released two new ads, one heavily featuring President Donald Trump and the other attacking one of her opponents, Congresswoman Nancy Mace, for not supporting Trump enough—something Mace denies.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 2, 2025: we’re looking at the ad wars that are heating up and we’re on the campaign trail with Lt. Gov. Pam Evette in Walhalla; Rep. Joe Wilson was recently in Syria; we find out what Gov. McMaster thinks about Taylor Swift’s engagement; and more!

We are days away from our back-to-school live Lede taping at Rock Hill Brewing on Sept. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. We have special guests, including Winthrop University political science professor Dr. Scott Huffmon and AP National Politics Meg Kinnard joining us. RSVP to this free event!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.