Editing David Beasley (section)

===Post-governor===
[[File:David_Beaslay_-_Global_Citizen_Festival_Hamburg_02.jpg|thumb|right|Beasley at the [[Global Citizen Festival]] in [[Hamburg, Germany]].]]
In 2000, after leaving office as governor, Beasley supported George W. Bush in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Michelle R. |title=Republican run pits old guard, upstarts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106820902/beasley-endorses-bush/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |publisher=The Sun News |date=6 February 2000 |page=8A}}</ref> He introduced Bush during a campaign speech at Bob Jones University, which drew controversy because of the fundamentalist school's anti-Catholic teaching and strict policy against interracial dating. Referring to Bush's anti-abortion stance, Beasley said Bush "shares our values."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoover |first1=Dan |title=State is new GOP front line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/194901507/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |publisher=The Greenville News |date=3 February 2000 |page=1A}}</ref>

After his term as governor, Beasley was a fellow at [[Harvard Kennedy School]]. In 2003, he received the [[John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award]] from [[U.S. senator]] [[Ted Kennedy]] for his controversial request to the South Carolina legislature to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse dome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/award-recipients/david-beasley-2003|title=David Beasley &#124; JFK Library|website=www.jfklibrary.org|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729135339/https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/award-recipients/david-beasley-2003|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, Beasley [[United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2004|unsuccessfully ran]] for the [[United States Senate]] to replace retiring Democrat [[Fritz Hollings]]. He lost the Republican nomination to [[Congressman]] [[Jim DeMint]] of [[Greenville, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5271850|title=DeMint defeats Beasley in S. Carolina runoff|website=[[NBC News]] |date=June 23, 2004|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142358/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5271850/ns/politics/#.WNrtBo61tBw|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2005, Beasley, along with his administration's former chief legal counsel, Henry Deneen, incorporated the Center for Global Strategies, Ltd (CGS). CGS focuses on developmental initiatives in the non-integrated world. Beasley is chairman of the board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centerforglobalstrategies.org/cgs-board|title=Our Board|website=Center for Global Strategies|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517103749/http://www.centerforglobalstrategies.org/cgs-board/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2007, Beasley endorsed [[Mike Huckabee]] in the [[Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Republican presidential primaries]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sheinin |first=Aaron |url=http://www.mikehuckabeepresident2016.com/2007/05/huckabee-picks-up-key-endoresement.html |title=Huckabee Picks Up Key Endorsement |work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]] |date=May 19, 2007 |access-date=April 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422194601/http://www.mikehuckabeepresident2016.com/2007/05/huckabee-picks-up-key-endoresement.html |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2010, he endorsed [[Henry McMaster]] in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primaries.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}