Lt. Governor Evette talks about her background, McMaster’s surprise ask, issues, and her take on her gubernatorial opponents

Pamela Evette, candidate for Governor, tells podcast host Frank Knapp about her surprise when Governor Henry McMaster called her to his office and asked her to be his running mate as Lt. Governor—something they had not previously discussed.The Lt. Governor position has enabled her to promote technical training as well as hard and soft skills for the state’s youth. She has used her office to start a statewide initiative to promote youth employment, which she says teaches personal fiscal responsibility and character development. As Governor, Evette sees as her priority to create the best opportunities for our youth.Lt. Governor Evette also believes South Carolina should work toward the elimination of the state income tax. Replacing the $14.5 billion the state gets from the income tax would require a comprehensive look at how to do that.When pointed out that she has not generated a lot of publicity from attacking her opponents, she says that she never though being nice was bad. The Lt. Governor has said that to voters that “you can choose from a menu of career politicians who say pretty things, but cant and will never deliver.” That line, she says, was aimed at all her opponents.