Vinroot comes to the race with credentials similar to Helms' former Democratic rival, Harvey Gantt.

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In 1963, black student Harvey Gantt entered Clemson College in South Carolina, the last state to hold out against integration.

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The results are usually a rehash of something they are already doing, perhaps with some improvements on the margins, all complicated by Gantt charts, red-yellow-green dashboards and issue logs.

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