Eliot Peace is a Project Manager for Starboard Communications, a conservative political marketing and strategy firm in Lexington, South Carolina. At Starboard, Eliot provides consulting and campaign managing services to conservative Republicans nationwide. Eliot earned his B.A. in both Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Georgia in 2004. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:24:35 GMT Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:24:35 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Conservatism needs an heir and champion. In 1976, while Ronald Reagan narrowly lost the Republican nomination to President Gerald Ford, his almost-successful campaign propelled him to "candidate-in-waiting" for the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2008/11/26/sanford_2012 dfdb84af-3e6a-4813-91de-f43fa7cce10d Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:24:35 GMT Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the fourth subject in Townhall.com's series on potential 2008 contenders, visited South Carolina Thursday, June 29th. As special guest, McCain drew in the crowds at the South Carolina... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/07/04/the_frontrunner df232080-0189-4ebc-8917-9761376db18f Tue, 04 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT A wrench was recently thrown into the battle for Georgia’s 12th Congressional District, currently held by Democrat John Barrow.In mid-May a Georgia Superior Court judge ruled Georgia’s state-level marriage... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/06/08/dems_defend_an_incumbent_in_georgias_12th 42c04d31-c67d-4519-b22f-2b660916857d Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:05:00 GMT Momentum building in South Carolina's 5th DistrictCountless pundits across the country have noted the anti-Republican sentiment among voters heading into the 2006 midterm elections. As the party controlling the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/05/23/2006_election_update b6941123-f3dc-4bc9-8ccb-cdcb499190e2 Tue, 23 May 2006 04:05:00 GMT The StadiumNorth Carolina’s 11th District covers some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country. Tucked amidst the convergence of the Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina borders, it incorporates numerous... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/05/11/a_tough_fight_in_ncs_11th 0bac0ccf-ffef-4bed-a315-197f667c76af Thu, 11 May 2006 04:05:00 GMT Despite all of the bad news over the last several months, and the talk of a 1994-like sweep of the US House of Representatives by the Democratic Party, not all news is bad news for Republicans.First and foremost, the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/04/26/southern_opportunities ffa697aa-131d-48a7-8fcd-b8b6ff4dc3c4 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:06:00 GMT Next to Augusta, Georgia’s Masters Tournament, the Kentucky Derby is perhaps the best exhibit of Southern hospitality and genteel charm in the country. The renowned twin steeples, which keep watch over the track,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/04/20/kentucky_politics_really_are_local 23b879e3-a5c1-462d-9255-2d15748e082d Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:00:00 GMT Virginia Senator and presidential prospect George Allen headlined a fundraiser for South Carolina Representative Ralph Norman in late March. Norman, 52, a developer from the Charlotte suburb of Rock Hill, SC, is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/04/03/getting_down_to_business daee5f6b-6b41-4073-9443-346c0a0f026a Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:00:00 GMT Senator George Allen (R-VA), the third subject in Townhall.com’s series on potential 2008 presidential contenders, visited South Carolina this past Friday. As keynote speaker, Allen drew in the crowds to a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/03/28/is_america_ready_for_another_george 8e6e8056-91de-414e-8fd6-f3f2e3074917 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:05:00 GMT Louisiana is the least Southern of the Southern states. Home of jazz and jambalaya, not fried chicken and sweet tea, the culture is a blend of hearty people, descendents of colonists under many flags. Strongly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/03/17/louisiana_second_time_a_charm 6d5c186e-27b4-4546-a656-6010f05b9914 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 04:05:00 GMT Georgia is the setting for several high-profile congressional races this year. Normally, strong challengers wait for an open seat before throwing a hat in the ring, or they wait for a presidential election year and try... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/03/10/dire_gop_predictions_might_prove_false 9048d12b-5977-47d9-856c-dcb86c1ba415 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:04:00 GMT COLUMBIA, SC -- Why has Mitt Romney spent so much time in South Carolina recently? Perhaps his own words shed some light: "I don't think it's lost on anyone who is considering a national run that no Republican has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/03/03/sizing_up_08_prospects_in_south_carolina,_part_ii 8f4b2250-d4be-4105-b747-1fd971f7163e Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:05:00 GMT COLUMBIA, SC -- Though the South Carolina primary is still some two years away, presidential wannabes are already trekking to the state by the truckload. As the presidential prospects flock here, we will look at each... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/02/27/sizing_up_08_prospects_in_south_carolina 1fd8cda8-5105-483e-9515-e85d077a41c1 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:05:00 GMT COLUMBIA, SC -- How do you defeat an incumbent Congressman who has been elected 12 times since 1982 and who is a member of his party’s leadership?Well, a good way to begin is to be recruited by Karl Rove, Ken... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/02/13/champ_versus_challenger e264c78e-b6ff-4dd5-b6db-1dfb61abfa67 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:05:00 GMT First, a history lesson. The Republican takeover of Georgia has been swift and decisive. Once one of the last bastions of the boll-weevil Democratic Party, the Georgia General Assembly, governorship, many U.S. House... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EliotPeace/2006/01/23/a_tale_of_two_incumbents_in_georgia 05aa8196-c7dc-4c87-834d-30825920e117 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:57:00 GMT