By NdzeNtuv Evaristus Tunka

Alvin Greene, a former soldier who served 13 years in the South Carolina Air National Guard, and the South Carolina Army Guard, won the Democratic primary for Senate in his home state of South Carolina, in what political pundits call a mystery. Greene will face Republican incumbent Jim DeMint in November’s Senate elections.

Greene’s victory has taken every one by surprise, as the 32 year-old Vet is unemployed, lives with his parents, and facing possible felony charges for alleged obscene pictures he showed to a college student. The baffling results however are no surprise to Greene, who in an interview said "I wasn’t surprised, but not really. I mean, just a little, but not much.
I knew I was on top of my campaign, and just stayed on top of everything, I just—I wasn't surprised that much, just a little. I knew that I worked hard and did".

What makes his victory even more mystifying is that he won the primaries without running a campaign, did not hold fundraisers or debates, and even did not print posters or signs indicating his intent to run for Senate. Greene however did pay the $10,400 filing fee, and he insists he campaigned the old fashioned way by word of mouth and had some help and support from friends and family.

As to what motivated him to run for office, Greene says the high unemployment rate in South Carolina. It is not a surprising answer from Greene, who has been unemployed for over nine months now.

Greene has yet to meet with Democratic Party officials, since his announced win (59%) as against 41 percent for former four-term state law maker Vic Rawl. The military vet says he plans to work with both state and national Democratic Party officials to boost his campaign for elections in November. He plans to run a campaign with the issue of unemployment as core. "I’m currently one of the many unemployed in the state and this country. South Carolina has more unemployed now than at any other time. My campaign slogan will be: Let's get South Carolina back to work," says Greene.

His victory has also brought into speculation that he might have been used by Republicans so as to bring dissent among Democrats. To this, Greene categorically denies and states that his decision to run and consequent victory are not a malicious ploy to bring disharmony among Democrats.

No statement has been issued by the South Carolina Democratic Party on whether it intends to support Alvin Greene’s run for Senate, or on his pending felony charges.