Republican Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina trashed Democrats during an annual barbeque for conservatives on Monday night — calling them “dangerous” in packs, “a lot like dogs.”
The State newspaper reports McMaster — speaking before a crowd of 1,250 at the Faith and Freedom BBQ, an annual fundraiser organized by Rep. Jeff Duncan — said:
“We got an election coming up, and everybody says, ‘Well, this is a Republican state so all the Republicans will win.’ Don’t fall into that trap. We’ve got to fight hard …
“[Democrats] won’t tell you how they think, but I’ll tell ya they are far out to the left. They are extreme. ... Now, they’ll come up and talk to you, and they seem so nice. They seem reasonable. But, then you remember they’re in the same league as [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi.”
McMaster, who owns a bulldog named Mac, then compared Democrats to canines.
“Our Democratic friends are a lot like dogs. One-on-one, they’re really nice, but in a pack they’re dangerous. So I tell you, we can’t let up. We got to go hard,” McMaster told the group.
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