Talk:Jim DeMint

message: This is a major topic, which it would be remiss of the article to ignore. Here is one source for example. 86.19.209.84 (talk) 07:36, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That link doesn't go anywhere useful to suggest anything about DeMint's policies. Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. ) while signing a reply, thx 11:38, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Biosthmors, the Guardian link is related to a 2012 campaign-slogan controversy, which was DeMint's last election to the Senate, just before he resigned to run Heritage... because DeMint had a nearly-unbreakable lock on the seat, his opponent in the 2012 senate election was not necessarily the most deadly tool in the Democrat arsenal.  The refrain that "DeMint caused the recession" was the opponent's key campaign slogan, and it picked up some international press (plus apparently some folks who took the slogan prima facie ... 86 is an overseas editor).  HTH.  p.s.  After the 2012 election, fmr-Sen DeMint R-SC left for the Heritage, and Gov Haley R-SC appointed the new senator... article should prolly mention this underbelly-view of SC politics... though it may not be all that uncommon, in other parties or in other election-years or other statesOfTheUnion/NationsOfTheWorld, of course.  74.192.84.101 (talk) 18:55, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recession 

message: Hi, I've been reading through this article and saw that the Business career section is very sparse and is missing some information on Jim DeMint's early career and his transition into politics. I've drafted up a new version of this section, included here below. I'd like to have other editors review this addition because of my COI here: I'm an employee of The Heritage Foundation, where DeMint is now president. Please let me know if you have any questions about my suggestion. If it looks ok I would appreciate it if you could add it to the article for me. Below is the section (and revised section heading) I suggest:
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:After graduating in 1981, DeMint returned to Greenville and joined his father-in-law’s advertising firm, working in the field of market research.  In 1983, he founded The DeMint Group, a research firm with businesses, schools, colleges, and hospitals as clients. DeMint’s first involvement in politics began in 1992, when he was hired by Republican Representative Bob Inglis in his campaign for South Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District. Inglis defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Liz J. Patterson, and DeMint performed message-testing and marketing for Inglis through two more successful elections. In 1998, Inglis ran for the U.S. Senate, and DeMint left his firm to run for Inglis’ old seat.
I also recently posted a request on the talk page for James Carafano, a Heritage Foundation expert, which I would appreciate help with if someone has the time. Thanks! Thurmant (talk) 19:27, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I can probably do this in a bit, but not for an hour or so (need to be off the computer, someone's coming to see me). This looks fair and neutral, in addition to verifiable. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:35, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  – Muboshgu (talk) 21:15, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for making this addition, Muboshgu! I might have some other suggestions for this article later, so I hope you'll be able to look at those too. Thurmant (talk) 19:57, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:   Update for "Business career" section 

message: Why is this useful? Where's the source? How do we know for what dates it was current? Why is this encyclopedic? Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. ) while signing a reply, thx 19:07, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of committee assignments 

message: The DMOZ link appears extraneous. Perhaps DMOZ includes one or two links that are better than what we currently have, so should be listed themselves?
I don't know what encyclopedic value the external links to archived versions of his websites serve. Even when current, such sites rarely meet any WP:EL criteria other than ELOFFICIAL, so once they are outdated they should be removed. --Ronz (talk) 16:13, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

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message: The article needs more sources and, in some places, better sources. I have added inline tags. SunCrow (talk) 06:02, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs work

message: The article should state that DeMint is a member of the Council for National Policy per the WaPo.. CNP works closely with the Conservative Partnership Institute. Viriditas (talk) 01:50, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Council for National Policy member