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To: T.K. Allen who wrote (7577)	2/24/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: Ed Pettee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10368

TOD-- Thanks for that information on the Senate line up. Here is another article describing the maneuvering that will go on in the Senate. thestate.com

To: T.K. Allen who wrote (7577)	2/24/1998 9:41:00 AM
From: T.K. Allen	Respond to of 10368

Looking further at the data on SC Senators, I make the following observations: - Beasley needs 29 votes to break filibuster. - There are 23 sponsors of the bill 947, so only 6 votes are needed from non-sponsors to break filibuster. - There are 6 Republicans who did NOT sponsor bill 947. - Of these 6 Republicans, 3 represent counties who voted against VGMs in 1994. - If you count these 3 Republicans in Beasley's camp, that gives Beasley the 26 votes he claims to have. - There are 3 Republicans (Cork, Courtney, and Ravenel) who did not sponsor 947 and do not represent anti-VGM counties. This means Senators Land & McConnell will have to get at least 1 of these Republicans to vote against 947. - There are 5 Democrats who did not sponsor 947 but at least part of their district includes counties who voted against VGMs in 1994. These 5 Senators are good targets for Beasley arm-twisting. - If there is a tie vote, the tie-breaking vote will be cast by the Lt. Governor who would surely vote Beasley's way. TKA

To: T.K. Allen who wrote (7577)	2/24/1998 1:57:00 PM
From: T.K. Allen	Respond to of 10368

Here is a county breakdown of video poker sorted by gross receipts. Data are from the SC Dept. of Revenue, quarter ending 6/30/97. Link: dor.state.sc.us Counties marked with an "x" voted against VGMs in 1994. I was curious how much money was at stake for any Senator representing an anti-VGM county if he/she chooses to vote against bill 947. The hypothesis being there is little political risk to voting with the electorate if there is also a relatively small risk in terms of lost business, taxes, etc. in that same county. Senator Peeler may be the most interesting case because he represents 3 anti-VGM counties including York County. York County voted against VGMs by over 28% in 1994 but York County is also the 4th largest VGM county in the state. Tough call for Mr. Peeler. County Gross Receipts ------------ -------------- HORRY 61,938,454.66 RICHLAND 44,152,376.21 GREENVILLE 43,858,089.38 x YORK 42,824,475.13 SPARTANBURG 39,905,618.64 CHARLESTON 29,849,748.36 DILLON 22,337,499.77 x AIKEN 20,334,246.23 LEXINGTON 20,053,577.03 BEAUFORT 19,984,376.01 EDGEFIELD 18,105,709.41 x LANCASTER 17,889,880.87 SUMTER 15,864,999.71 x ANDERSON 12,967,214.67 MARLBORO 11,876,599.30 LAURENS 11,554,752.46 FLORENCE 9,654,519.97 x CHEROKEE 9,632,603.39 KERSHAW 9,401,053.46 UNKNOWN 8,893,578.86 x CHESTERFIELD 7,869,049.91 BEREKLEY 7,505,084.46 ORANGEBURG 6,916,710.71 x GREENWOOD 6,748,646.41 x PICKENS 6,609,798.54 x CHESTER 6,128,816.85 x OCONEE 6,070,296.18 DARLINGTON 5,927,719.95 x UNION 4,616,649.00 DORCHESTER 4,541,580.87 FAIRFIELD 3,860,954.35 GEORGETOWN 3,177,016.17 NEWBERRY 3,105,086.38 x ABBEVILLE 3,044,518.08 JASPER 2,593,314.37 MARION 1,867,420.00 LEE 1,410,079.40 McCORMICK 1,375,364.20 WILLIAMBURG 1,375,260.47 CLARENDON 1,210,693.76 SALUDA 1,106,056.49 BARNWELL 984,817.42 HAMPTON 917,518.25 COLLETON 911,308.90 BAMBERG 739,518.13 ALLENDALE 291,449.00 CALHOUN 165,047.20