Fowler: Dawson Needs to Seek Alternate Way to Rebuild GOP Brand

South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler released the following statement today in response to former state GOP Chair Katon Dawson's
plan to rebuild the Republican Party's image using $1.7 million from Governor Mark Sanford's election account.

"Again this week Katon Dawson is offering Mark Sanford the chance to buy forgiveness from his fellow Republicans by making a large donation to their party. The governor should gain redemption with all South Carolinians, not just his fellow partisans, by finally getting engaged in the job he was elected to do-bringing jobs to our state and strengthening our public schools. Surely even the Republican Party that scolded Sanford instead of asking him to resign doesn't place campaign cash over South Carolina values," said Fowler.