{"id":1027946,"date":"2021-11-18T14:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1027946"},"modified":"2021-11-18T14:44:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:44:27","slug":"republican-elected-mayor-of-columbia-after-dems-control-city-for-3-decades-biden-won-county-by-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-elected-mayor-of-columbia-after-dems-control-city-for-3-decades-biden-won-county-by-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Elected Mayor Of Columbia After Dems Control City For 3 Decades; Biden Won County By 38%"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-elected-mayor-of-columbia-after-dems-control-city-for-3-decades-biden-won-county-by-38%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1027946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Daniel Rickenmann, a businessman, will become the 37th mayor of Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, after winning the city\u2019s election this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRickenmann\u2019s election marks a change in Columbia\u2019s politics,\u201d The State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/election\/article255838071.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cWhile city seats are nonpartisan, Columbia has been led by Democratic mayors for more than 30 years \u2014 Bob Coble for 20, and Benjamin for the last 11. Rickenmann is a Republican.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rickenmann beat Tameika Isaac Devine 10,550 votes (52%) to 9,751 (48%), according to unofficial numbers released by Richland County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just overwhelmed by all the support from the business community, the citizens of Columbia, the young people and the old, a cross section of people,\u201d Rickenmann said. \u201cI\u2019m just excited about the opportunity to serve them and get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats pulled out all the stops to boost Devine, including having former President Barack Obama and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) campaign for Rickenmann.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/obama-national-democrats-fail-to-deliver-win-in-blue-citys-mayoral-race\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The result shows that Democrats\u2019 plummeting popularity extends even to areas the party has historically dominated. Obama, who in a Monday&nbsp;audio message&nbsp;urged Columbia voters to \u201cmake history again by showing up for Tameika Isaac Devine,\u201d won the city\u2019s county by 29 points in 2008 and 33 points in 2012. Clyburn, meanwhile, resides in Columbia and has represented major portions of the city since 1993.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Democrat President Joe Biden won Richland County by 38 points during the 2020 election, 68.4% to 30.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans pulled off stunning victories in Virginia\u2019s elections earlier this month, winning the elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and regaining control of the House of Delegates after Democrats had Obama and Biden campaign in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has continued to see his popularity plummet in recent months, including in a new Quinnipiac University poll released this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans give President Biden a negative 36 \u2013 53 percent job approval rating, while 10 percent did not offer an opinion,\u201d Quinnipiac <a href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3827\">reported<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the lowest job approval rating he\u2019s received in a Quinnipiac University national poll. In mid-October, he received a negative 37 \u2013 52 percent job approval rating. In today\u2019s results, Republicans disapprove 94 \u2013 4 percent, Democrats approve 87 \u2013 7 percent, and independents disapprove 56 \u2013 29 percent with 16 percent not offering an opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The poll noted that Biden had received his lowest grades to date on four major issues, including:<\/p>\n<p><em>the response to the coronavirus: 45 percent approve, while 50 percent disapprove;<\/em><em>climate change: 41 percent approve, while 48 percent disapprove;<\/em><em>the economy: 34 percent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Rickenmann, a businessman, will become the 37th mayor of Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, after winning the city\u2019s election this week.\u201cRickenmann\u2019s election marks a change in Columbia\u2019s politics,\u201d The State reported. \u201cWhile city seats are nonpartisan, Columbia has been led by Democratic mayors for more than 30 years \u2014 Bob Coble for 20, and Benjamin for the last 11. Rickenmann is a Republican.\u201dRickenmann beat Tameika Isaac Devine 10,550 votes (52%) to 9,751 (48%), according to unofficial numbers released by Richland County.\u201cI\u2019m just overwhelmed by all the support from the business community, the citizens of Columbia, the young people and the old, a cross section of people,\u201d Rickenmann said. \u201cI\u2019m just excited about the opportunity to serve them and get to work.\u201dDemocrats pulled out all the stops to boost Devine, including having former President Barack Obama and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) campaign for Rickenmann.The Free Beacon reported:The result shows that Democrats\u2019 plummeting popularity extends even to areas the party has historically dominated. Obama, who in a Monday\u00a0audio message\u00a0urged Columbia voters to \u201cmake history again by showing up for Tameika Isaac Devine,\u201d won the city\u2019s county by 29 points in 2008 and 33 points in 2012. Clyburn, meanwhile, resides in Columbia and has represented major portions of the city since 1993.Democrat President Joe Biden won Richland County by 38 points during the 2020 election, 68.4% to 30.1%.Republicans pulled off stunning victories in Virginia\u2019s elections earlier this month, winning the elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and regaining control of the House of Delegates after Democrats had Obama and Biden campaign in the state.Biden has continued to see his popularity plummet in recent months, including in a new Quinnipiac University poll released this week.\u201cAmericans give President Biden a negative 36 \u2013 53 percent job approval rating, while 10 percent did not offer an opinion,\u201d Quinnipiac reported. \u201cIt\u2019s the lowest job approval rating he\u2019s received in a Quinnipiac University national poll. In mid-October, he received a negative 37 \u2013 52 percent job approval rating. In today\u2019s results, Republicans disapprove 94 \u2013 4 percent, Democrats approve 87 \u2013 7 percent, and independents disapprove 56 \u2013 29 percent with 16 percent not offering an opinion.\u201dThe poll noted that Biden had received his lowest grades to date on four major issues, including:the response to the coronavirus: 45 percent approve, while 50 percent disapprove;climate change: 41 percent approve, while 48 percent disapprove;the economy: 34 percent approve, while 59 percent disapprove;foreign policy: 33 percent approve, while 55 percent disapprove.A new Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Sunday found that if the midterms were held today, registered voters would vote for Republican candidates for Congress over the Democrat candidates for Congress by a staggering 10-point margin at 51% to 41%. The Washington Post\u00a0called\u00a0the findings a \u201chistorically strong result for Republicans.\u201d\u201cEvaluating survey results in just eight states expected to have the most competitive Senate races \u2013 four currently held by Democrats, four by Republicans \u2013 raises further hope for the GOP and risk for the Democratic Party,\u201d the poll added. \u201cIn these states \u2013 Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin \u2013 Biden\u2019s overall job approval rating is 33 percent, compared with 43 percent elsewhere.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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