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Nelsen goes on record about SC’s role in national politics

Brent Nelsen, Department of Politics and International Affairs. Photo: WYFF News 4

Last updated July 22, 2025

By Tina Underwood


Furman University’s Brent Nelsen spoke with WYFF News 4’s Nate Stanley about the South Carolina governor’s race and the state’s influence in national politics. Nelsen, the Jane Fishburne Hipp Professor of Politics and International Affairs, said South Carolina will be a “focal point for a lot of politics” over the next three years.

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