Ballots and Brunch: The “First in the South”

Stern Center Ballroom, 71 George Street, 4^th Floor

As an early primary state, and the first state to hold an electoral contest in the South, South Carolina voters play a vital role in selecting American presidents.  During this year’s Ballots and Brunch, CofC political science faculty Gibbs Knotts and Jordan Ragusa will discuss their new book, First in the South: Why South Carolina’s Presidential Primary Matters (USC Press, 2019). The event, co-hosted with the Bully Pulpit Series, will also include reflections from a panel of HSS alumni stationed on the front lines of the South Carolina presidential primary. We’ll bring the brunch and you bring the questions for a morning of thought-provoking discussion.

Jamie Self ’02, ’14, Senior Editor of Politics, The State

Bristow Marchant ’07, Government Reporter, The State

Caroline Kenny ’15, 2020 Campaign Embed Video Producer, CNN

Early Bird Tickets available through October 25: $35 per person;

Regular Price Tickets starting October 26: $45 per person.