Remembering the Emanuel 9 victims after a season of gun politics

By: Paul Hyde

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 784

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Earlier this month, South Carolina voters watched a parade of disturbing campaign images that have become increasingly familiar in modern politics.

Among the most striking were social media posts featuring candidates posing with military-style rifles, firing weapons at shooting ranges or otherwise presenting themselves as warriors in the nation’s ongoing cultural battles.

Several of the candidates who most enthusiastically embraced those images — including former gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace and U.S. Senate candidate …

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