Topic: David Pascoe; Topic: Evette’s name ; Steve Hilton in Cal Gov race episode artwork

EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 9 MIN

Topic: David Pascoe; Topic: Evette’s name ; Steve Hilton in Cal Gov race

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The major discussion points from today's Hour 1 Segment 2 of The Charlie James Show center around two key figures in the South Carolina gubernatorial landscape and a high-stakes Republican battle in California:1. David Pascoe & Statehouse PoliticsThe SC Attorney General Race: First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe is running for South Carolina Attorney General. The seat is wide open because current AG Alan Wilson is running for Governor.Party Switch Context: Pascoe, a longtime prosecutor known for leading the Statehouse public corruption probe, made waves by officially switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party to run for the nomination in the June 9 primary.Current Drama: Discussion touches on Pascoe’s fierce anti-corruption platform and his ongoing rhetorical battles with institutional state figures, whom he has recently targeted as a "machine built on money and intimidation".2. "Evette's Name" & The Governor's SeriesPam Evette's Gubernatorial Push: Lieutenant Governor Pam Evette is the featured candidate on News/Talk 98.9 WORD’s "Governor’s Series" today.Name Recognition: The segment highlights the political maneuvering surrounding her name on the upcoming ballot. As current Governor Henry McMaster is term-limited, Evette is working to solidify her brand and separate her identity from McMaster to capture the independent Republican base.3. Steve Hilton in the California Governor's RaceThe Republican Ultimatum: Turning to national politics, former Fox News host Steve Hilton is currently surging in the California Gubernatorial primary polls.The Campaign Clash: The show details the massive drama unfolding today as Hilton and the GOP establishment call on trailing candidate Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco to drop out. Bianco has fiercely refused, claiming the state's top Democrats are actively trying to boost Hilton because they believe a former British political adviser is easier to defeat in November.

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00:00 I welcome back to the program on this Tuesday afternoon. Let's go to George in Greenville. George, what's going on, Hey, Charlie. Hey, I know you've been a huge proponent and activist as far as trying to get our illegal alien issues under control. And the McMaster Everett administration has been big on not siding with Trump on that issue. 00:26 So I'd like to know if at some point do you plan on getting the attorney general candidates in there to interview because David Pascoe, who's running for attorney general, said he will campaign for two people, himself and Joe Biden. And he uh endorsed Joe Biden and he's running in the Republican side of the primary for attorney general of South Carolina. And you know that that guy gets in, all the illegal aliens are gonna go uh run amok within this state. 00:55 And so I'd like to know if you plan on having him on. Yes, yes, I am. And I know we're running out of time, but I appreciate it, George. I'm going to invite um Pasco on here um in the next couple of days. Maybe it might be early next week, but we're going to get Pasco on and then we're going to get Stumbo on and we're going to talk to him about what's going on. We've already had Governor, um well, we already had a goldfinch on. 01:23 So we're gonna get the other two uh on as well. So a lovely, lovely caller called in a few minutes ago and they were asking about the proper pronunciation of our Lieutenant Governor's last name. Okay, this is one of those things where I could say it all day long. 01:47 I could just talk about her. I could say the last name. But as soon as somebody goes, how do you pronounce her last name? I go, wait a minute, hold on. Am I saying it right? Okay, this is one of those things. Because when the caller was talking to JJ and JJ relayed the question to him, I was like, wait a hold on. Am I saying it wrong? I don't think I'm saying it wrong, but I feel like I might be saying it wrong. 02:16 And if I'm saying it wrong, I've been saying it wrong for a long, long time, but is Pamela Yvette? Yvette. It's like if you had an electric Corvette, it would be an Yvette. Pamela Yvette. So there you go. That's it. It's so weird because we're live streaming the governor's forum series this afternoon coming up at four o'clock. Another thing that I've found that is very weird. 02:47 that you can sit, look at that, JJ just sat down, didn't even think about it. He just sat down. You go into somewhere, you just sit down. You don't even think about it. You just sit. Walk into somebody's house, you just sit. Walk into your office, you just sit. You just sit down. Well, when you're gonna be on television. 03:12 Sitting is unbelievably awkward. You have no idea, my feet too close together or are my feet too wide? Do I need to put one foot in front of the other? Do I need to cross my ankles? Do I need to cross my knees? What do I need to do? Is this the weirdest thing? So when you go back and you watch the video, understand at some point during that hour, I'm going to be wondering if I'm sitting okay. So there you go. All right. Steve Hilton is running for governor of California. 03:39 And man, I tell you what, this dude is looking really good to me. Looking really good to me. But I want to play for you this clip because man, he is absolutely spot on. Listen to this. It's not really about helping people. It's about helping Gavin Newsom's image. It's about making him look like he's helping people. It's about making them seem caring and compassionate. Oh, aren't we so great? We're giving free diapers to people. Aren't we nice people who care about babies? 04:09 No, because you're not doing it. You're taking the money from taxpayers. You're actually taxing parents to create this whole circus and bureaucratic scheme that makes you look good in your eyes. That's the point of doing it, like you're sort of lady bountiful handing out diapers. But actually, the taxpayers funding it, and it's much more exp ...

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