` ` Dirty tactics '' seem to bubble up in South Carolina politics more frequently than elsewhere . But it 's been more than a decade since such tactics have derailed a statewide candidacy . South Carolina has a rich and storied history of tough political tactics . S.C. Sen . Nikki Haley was subjected to unproven adultery claims during her 2008 campaign . New examples of political operatives not using tactics of the past .
` ` Dirty tactics '' seem to bubble up in South Carolina politics more frequently than elsewhere . But it 's been more than a decade since such tactics have derailed a statewide candidacy . S.C. Sen . Nikki Haley was subjected to unproven adultery claims during her 2008 campaign . New examples of political operatives not using tactics of the past .