The two-year dumbassery of Rep. Joey Millwood may well be coming to an end, and none too soon. We still maintain that some illicit shit went down with his election in 2008, considering it was the only win by the Sandlapper Group, and it was so close. And that he’s such a fucking idiot. Really.

You know, if we knew that it was easy to sell out to an out-of-state financier, and be an overweight small-town sports editor, and get elected to the House, we would have done it long ago. Hell — we handled the sports sections of TWO small-town papers before we came down here. A tad bit more responsibility than Herr Millwood. By the way, did he have to take his own pictures, edit them and design his own pages? Because that’s a massive pain in the ass. Liked it a lot before when at other papers we just had a lot on our plate and only had to write.

It’s good to see that Millwood, as an incumbent, received less than 40 percent of the vote in his primary. He only beat former Landrum mayor Doug Brannon — a guy who actually makes sense — by about 1.16 percent. If you think the supporters of John Moore are going to go wholesale for Millwood, you’re suckling on the teat of the batshit crazy.

So, Milly, enjoy your last three days in the House. We’ll be having a party when you get sent back home.

It’s no surprise — Rep. Joey Millwood is in trouble, looking to secure his second term. He’s frequently made headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Even The Herald-Journal endorsed one of his opponents in the Republican primary, John Moore. Former Landrum mayor Doug Brannon is also in the race, and if the money is any indication, as into the game as the other two. There really isn’t any good reason Millwood was elected in the first place. This gives HD-38 voters two different people with which to correct that situation.

JOHN MOORE
Contributions: $1,450
(In-kind: $350)
Expenditures: $5,033.42
Cash-on-hand: $14,889.32

Significant contributions
None.

Significant expenditures
Dark Horse Strategy Group (consulting), $2,872.96, $642

JOEY MILLWOOD
Contributions: $11,945.50
(In-kind: $400)
Expenditures: $12,295.61
Cash on hand: $8,290.68

Significant contributions
S.C. Club for Growth, $1,000
Political action committee
Chad Walldorf, $1,000
Chairman, S.C. Club for Growth
S.C. Good Government Committee, $500
Political action committee of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce
S.C. House Republican Caucus, $5,000
Legislative caucus
Bo Aughtry, $100
Developer
Palmetto Patriot Leadership Committee, $1,000
Allied with Rep. Alan Clemmons

Significant expenditures
Skyagunsta (consulting), $5,005.89, $3,164.64

DOUG BRANNON
Contributions: $11,965
Expenditures: $10,415.28
Cash on hand: $3,577.37

Significant contributions
S.C. Trial Lawyers Association PAC, $1,000
Political action committee
Conservation Voters of S.C., $1,000
Environmental group

Significant expenditures
Campaign Research & Strategy (mail), $3,500

Former Landrum mayor Doug Brannon is getting into the primary race against Rep. Joey Millwood today, joining businessman John Moore. Former Rep. Bob Walker, who Millwood beat in one of the closest elections in the state, decided not to make another try at the office.

“I don’t necessarily need to be the legislator from District 38. And while Bob and I disagreed on some issues, he was a great representative, and did a great job representing District 38,” Brannon said in The Herald-Journal. “But I think now that Representative Walker is not holding that office, we need better representation — and I believe I’m it.”

With Brannon getting in the race, the odds are getting longer that Millwood will be able to win his second term. That is, unless Howard Rich steps up his funding of Millwood’s campaign to a whole ‘nother level above the Brinks truck that showed up last cycle.

Rep. Joey Millwood pretty much won on a fluke. And some sketchy campaign practices. Considering he was the only win from the Sandlapper Group, we’re fairly sure he’s not going to survive the next election cycle.

Enter John Moore, who went live with his campaign early in the summer and has a Web site up and running.

As of the July 10 report, Moore had $11,250 on hand. At the same time, Millwood was sporting $2,431.70. Should be an interesting primary.