By Corey Hutchins

South Carolina Democratic political consultant Tyler Jones, 25, was strolling through a Tax Day tea party rally in Columbia last month, training a hand-held video camera on any attendee willing to talk to him as Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann riled the crowd from the State House steps.

by Gina Smith

A trio of the state's young Democratic operatives has launched a new group to go after Republicans.

Lachlan McIntosh, a Charleston consultant who ran Mullins McLeod's aborted gubernatorial campaign last year, has set up "South Carolina Forward Progress" along with fellow consultant Tyler Jones and web developer Brian Barrie.

By CNN Political Reporter Peter Hamby

Washington (CNN) – A group of Democratic operatives in the early primary state of South Carolina is launching a new independent group to draw attention to what they call the "crazy" elements of the Republican base that hold significant sway over who the next GOP presidential nominee will be.