Just like the Democrats in their Sunday night debate, the GOP candidates discussed the same leading topic in their Monday night debate- business and jobs. State Representative Nikki Haley says businesses are important, but they need to be up to par.

“It’s not about the quantity of the businesses we bring here, it’s about the quality of the businesses we bring here,” says Haley.

Attorney General Henry McMaster looked at the big picture.

“All these different clusters grow around these new big businesses and they expand all across the state,” says McMaster.

Congressman Gresham Barrett says the role he belives the next governor should take.

“It’s having a governor that goes to bed at night and wakes up everyday thinking about how he’s gonna bring jobs and economic growth,” says Barrett.

Lt. Governor Andre Bauer says economic growth could start with the current business industry in the state.

“Whoever the next governor is needs to do a great job of bringing new opportunities for South Carolinians, not only for the new businesses coming, but trying to help businesses that are currently here,” says Bauer.

Primary elections will take place on June 8.

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