US House Outlook South Carolina 1: Ketner vs. Who in 2010?
1st District (Charleston, etc.) voters are likely to see another lively congressional contest in 2010. Activist/ philanthropist Linda Ketner (D), who lost to four-term US Rep. Henry Brown (R) by a close 48% to 52%, has not announced but has said a re-run is possible and she is forming what she describes on her website as “a loosely structured bipartisan groups of concerned citizens” to focus on improving life in the 1st District -- and which will keep her grass-roots volunteers involved before the next campaign.

But amid rumors that 72-year old incumbent Brown might not seek re-election, there is also talk that Katherine Jenerette, 39, a US Army Reserve Officer and a Republican activist, might seek the GOP nomination. Jenerette ran against Brown in last year’s primary, garnering 19% to Brown’s 70% in a three-way contest. Observers describe her [Jenerette]-- admiringly -- as “Palinesque,” a reminder of just how much of an icon the governor of Alaska has become.

~ from Southern Political Report: Number 731, December 8, 2008