Mar 30 2008
A Spratt, Spencer Rematch for SC-5
After weeks of hedging, Albert Spencer made it official Saturday: He’ll run for the U.S. House seat held by 13-term incumbent John Spratt.Spencer filed paperwork Saturday with the state Republican Party. Spratt filed last week. Neither candidate made a formal announcement.
In 2004, Spencer raised no money and didn’t buy any advertising, yet managed to earn 37 percent of the vote in a year when President Bush headlined the top of the Republican ticket.
It’s good that the race will be contested. No incumbent should waltz right back into office, but if Spencer is going to run the same kind of race and not raise money and basically not try then why the hell bother? He is just going to allow his name to be filler on the ballot since no serious candidate could be recruited.
It’s not surprising, though, the GOP would have that trouble. There is only one person who has the power to turn this seat from D to R and that is Congressman Spratt. His retirement will flip the seat.
