For a brief few hours, South Carolina interim Lt. Governor Yancey McGill (D) took on the mantle of executive power while Governor Nikki Haley had outpatient arm surgery.

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FOR A BRIEF FEW HOURS, SOUTH CAROLINA INTERIM LT. GOVERNOR YANCEY MCGILL (D) TOOK ON THE MANTLE OF EXECUTIVE POWER while Governor Nikki Haley had outpatient arm surgery. McGill, a 26-year veteran of the Republican-controlled Senate, is the first Democrat to hold the post of lt. governor in 20 years and the third to be sworn in to the office since 2010. The circumstances of his rise to leadership are unusual. McGill volunteered to be elected Senate president when former Lt. Governor Glenn McConnell (R) announced he was resigning and...