Talk radio host Jason Lewis of Minneapolis will be headlining a fund raiser for South Carolina Fifth District Congressional candidate Mick Mulvaney in Charlotte on Friday. The even will be held at the Greek Isles Restaurant at 200 East Bland St in Charlotte and starts at noon. Apparently the seating is limited so they are asking people to arrive early to ensure they get a spot. Attendance is free, but guests are responsible for their own meals.
State Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-Indian Land) was one of ten elite politicians featured in TIME Magazine’s “10 More Scott Browns” list. TIME featured five Republican candidates vying for the U.S. Senate and five for the U.S. House, indicating their opinion that Mulvaney could be a significant threat to Congressman John Spratt this year.
A new poll released by Public Policy Polling shows Congressman John Spratt with a seven point lead over Republican challenger State Senator Mick Mulvaney. Spratt leads Mulvaney 46% to 39%. Despite Spratt in the lead this poll shows a vulnerability present as any time an incumbent is under 50% it’s cause for some concern. Spratt was reelected in 2008 with 62% of the vote so he has experienced a significant drop off in support over the past year.
Public Policy Polling has a poll out asking readers which Congressional race they should poll next. Please go to their Web site and vote for SC-5 (John Spratt)
These grades are calculated based on specific key votes in the state legislature that promote responsible economic growth throughout the State of South Carolina. Certain votes are weighed more than others based on their impact. All of the 13 Senate and 24 House members who scored a C- or better were Republicans. I have them listed below:
Senate
Lee Bright (R-Roebuck) A+
Kevin Bryant (R-Anderson) A+
Mick Mulvaney (R-Indian Land) A+
Greg Ryberg (R-Aiken) A+
Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) A
Mike Rose (R-Summerville) B+
Phil Shoopman (R-Greer) B+
Shane Martin (R-Spartanburg) C+
Ray Cleary (R-Murrells Inlet) C-
House
Eric Bedingfield (R-Mauldin) A
Joey Milwood (R-Landrum) A
Rex Rice (R-Easley) A
Jeff Duncan (R-Clinton) A
Nikki Haley (R-Lexington) A
Tommy Stringer (R-Landrum) A
Tim Scott (R-North Charleston) A-
Nathan Ballentine (R-Irmo) A-
Wendy Nanney (R-Greenville) A-
Thad Viers (R-Myrtle Beach) A-
Ted Pitts (R-Lexington) B+
Michael Thompson (R-Anderson) B
Dan Hamilton (R-Taylors) B
Garry Smith (R-Simpsonville) B
Tom Young (R-Aiken) C+
Chip Huggins (R-Columbia) C+
Jim Stewart (R-Aiken) C
Mark Willis (R-Fountain Inn) C
Mac Toole (R-West Columbia) C
Kris Crawford (R-Florence) C
Deborah Long (R-Indian Land) C-
Murrell Smith (R-Sumter) C-
Let’s take a look at the leadership of the general assembly, shall we?
House Speaker Bobby Harrell (R) – A big fat F!
Speaker Pro Tempore Harry Cato (R) – A big fat F!
House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham (R) – A big fat F!
Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell (R) – A big fat F!
Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (R) – A big fat F!
Well, it’s really no wonder why South Carolina’s economy is one of the worst in the nation when our state’s leadership is steering us right over a cliff, is it? South Carolina may be a reliably Republican state, but if I were a member of the state Republican leadership be it in the general assembly or the state party, I’d take a warning from what is happening in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts right now. In one of the most Democrat states in the nation, a Republican is on course to win the U.S. Senate seat that was just vacated by the death of Massachusetts icon Democrat Ted Kennedy. This is a state with only 15% of its state legislature comprised of Republicans and the last time that state elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate was in 1972 and he was incredibly liberal for a Republican. My point is that the folks up there are sick and tired of the corruption and incompetence of the Democrat Party that dominates their state and has for decades. Don’t think the same thing can’t and won’t happen here with the GOP in South Carolina if they don’t start delivering what the people of this state are expecting from them.
As for the 37 members of the Republican caucus above who are at least partially working to improve the economic prowess of our state in these difficult times, they need to go a step further. Their efforts are fruitless if they allow our state government to continue to be ran by the likes of the self-serving Bobby Harrell and Glenn McConnell. These two and the other noted above need to be voted out of the leadership. They are ineffective and not willing to do what is necessary to move this state forward.
Jack Spratt lackey Chuck Fant confirmed to Politico this afternoon that Spratt is in for the fight to get himself a 15th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. That won’t happen, however, if we have anything to say about it. If you want to see Jack retired please donate to Mick Mulvaney’s Congressional campaign and help him send Spratt packing next year.
