"Al Gore of the Republican Party" suffers resounding defeat

Inglis falls in South Carolina House runoff - The Hill's Ballot Box

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) became the third House member to lose a primary this cycle, suffering a resounding defeat in Tuesday's runoff against Spartanburg prosecutor Trey Gowdy (R).

With 177 of 265 precincts reporting, Gowdy had 72 percent of the vote, Inglis took 28.
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Inglis represents one of the most conservative districts in the country. But he angered his constituents by voting for the Wall Street bailout and with the Democrats on a resolution condemning the Iraq war surge. He's also expressed concern about global warming, which prompted one of his previous opponents to dub him the "Al Gore of the Republican Party."