Ten Senate Dems and 30 House Dems are backing Senator Vincent Sheheen.
COLUMBIA (AP) -- Half of South Carolina's Democrats in the Statehouse say they've found their candidate for governor.
State Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden picked up endorsements from 10 of the Senate's 19 Democrats on Thursday. Meanwhile, 30 of the House's 51 Democrats are backing him.
That news for Sheheen comes nearly two weeks before the official filing period opens for elected offices in the June 8 primary.
Political observers often discount the clout of endorsements and say they're only worth what an endorser will do for a candidate by bringing in other supporters or donors.
Sheheen's opponents are busy lining up support, too. Sheheen's challengers in the primary are Sen. Robert Ford of Charleston, state Education Superintendent Jim Rex and Columbia lawyer Dwight Drake.
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