08/28/2026
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While Governor Gavin Newsom visits Dorchester County on September 3rd, here's what his policies have actually done to his own state β and why Dorchester County shouldn't trade what's working for what isn't.
PEOPLE ARE VOTING WITH THEIR FEET
π’ South Carolina: The fastest-growing state in America in 2025 β nearly 80,000 new residents, driven almost entirely by people moving in from other states
π΄ California: Losing residents to states like ours, year after year
COST OF LIVING
π΄ California median home price: $777,566
π’ South Carolina median home price: $359,873 β less than half
π΄ California: 2nd most expensive state in America overall
π’ South Carolina: Below the national average β your paycheck simply goes further here
AT THE GAS PUMP
π΄ California: $5.65/gallon
π’ South Carolina: $3.67/gallon β nearly $2 less, every gallon, every week
INCOME TAXES
π΄ California: 13.3% top tax rate β highest in the nation
π’ South Carolina: 5.21% top rate, and falling under Republican leadership
PUBLIC SAFETY
π΄ California: Violent crime 35% above the national average
π’ Dorchester County: A safe place to raise your family, with a violent crime rate below California's statewide average
SCHOOLS
π΄ California: Spends $23,000 per student β yet only 35.5% of students meet math standards statewide
π’ Dorchester School District Two: A- rated, ranked #11 out of 75 districts in South Carolina β real results, real leadership
GAVIN NEWSOM'S RECORD IN HIS OWN STATE
π΄ Homelessness: $24 billion spent in 5 years β and a state audit found California didn't even track whether it worked
π΄ Wildfires: The reservoir meant to protect Pacific Palisades sat empty for repairs when the January 2025 fire hit, and hydrants ran dry as the community burned
π΄ High-Speed Rail: Promised to voters at $33.5 billion in 2008 β now admitted to cost $126 billion, with some state estimates as high as $231 billion, and still not a single mile in operation
π΄ COVID Fraud: Over $30 billion lost to unemployment fraud under his watch β one of the largest state fraud failures in U.S. history
π΄ Budget: Turned a $97.6 billion surplus into serial deficits, with structural shortfalls projected to hit $35 billion a year
Lower taxes. Cheaper homes. Cheaper gas. Safer streets. Stronger schools. Real accountability. People are already choosing Dorchester County over places like California β let's keep it that way.
We don't need Sacramento's playbook here.
