(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina lawmaker called a GOP gubernatorial candidate of Indian descent a "raghead," saying we have one in the White House, we don't need one in the governor's mansion.
Republican state Sen. Jake Knotts later apologized for the slur, saying it was meant as a joke. He made the remark about Rep. Nikki Haley on an Internet political talk show Thursday night.
Pub Politics co-host Phil Bailey says Knotts said, "We've already got a raghead in the White House, we don't need another raghead in the governor's mansion."
It is the latest drama in the governor's race. Two men have said they had trysts with Haley, which she denies.
Candidates are vying to replace term-limited Gov. Mark Sanford who confessed last summer to an affair with an Argentine woman.
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