Spratt “Absolutely” In

By fitsnews • on November 18, 2009

In a stroke of good luck for S.C. Senator Mick Mulvaney, he’ll be going up against the “devil he knows” in next year’s Fifth District Congressional race.

Despite considerable speculation to the contrary, U.S. Rep. John Spratt will run for a fifteenth term in 2010, his office said Tuesday.

“Oh yeah,” Spratt spokesman Chuck Fant told FITS when asked whether or not Spratt was running for reelection. “Absolutely.”

Spratt, 67, has come under fire for his controversial vote to pass a $1.2 trillion (some say $2.6 trillion) socialized medicine proposal – the top priority of President Barack Obama. He has also been criticized for supporting Obama’s proposed energy tax hike, known as “Cap & Tax,” as well as numerous other fiscally reckless federal legislation, including both of the recent federal bailouts.

Although the Fifth District boasts a democratic majority, Spratt’s recent leftward bent had him on the ropes even before he cast the Obamacare vote, according to polling data shared with FITS.

There’s anecdotal evidence to support that contention, too, as Spratt’s constituents strenuously voiced their objections to Obamacare during a series of town hall meetings earlier this year (here and here) – public hearings at which the Congressman appeared dazed and confused.

Sources in Washington tell FITS that Spratt was one of at least 60 democratic House members to request a pass on voting in favor of Obamacare, but that Speaker Nancy Pelosi rebuffed him.

Specifically, Pelosi is alleged to have threatened Spratt with the loss of his position as Chairman of the House Budget Committee.

Sen. Mulvaney was not immediately available for comment regarding Spratt’s decision, although he has previously criticized Spratt’s “Pro-bamacare” vote.

Had Spratt decided against running, other democrats who were considered as possible options for this seat included former Gov. Jim Hodges and current State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, who is currently running for governor.

Comments

By OnNoNotAgain on November 18th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

If Hodges is the best we can come up with in the Fifth District, than Spratt for Life.
Geez.
You were running hot and heavy with the speculation from the RNCCC that Spratt was going to hang it up. Not much of confession of being wrong there.
I wouldn’t place too much statistical import on the turnout at the town hall meetings.
The Rock Hill one had a format where people for placed their name in this box, people uncertain placed their name in another, and people against put thier banes in a third.
Yet the comments were almost all negative or against. What does that tell you?
Tells me the people against swarmed the boxes, and about two-thirds of the people who spoke were, in essence, LIARS, because from the outset they misrepresnted their position to get a chance to cut in line.
And as for him looking dazed & confused, he also had been recovruing from surgery.

By Scene SC on November 18th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

Sounds more like a stroke of good luck for Spratt.

By BIN News Editoial Staff on November 18th, 2009 at 6:16 pm

sic(k) willie is still pimping for Mulvaney which means Mulvaney is still paying sic(k) willie. Care to share that “polling data” sic(k) willie?

No way sic(k) willie will share his wacko “polling data.”

Just like he won’t share details of his wacko allegation that a Midlands’ elected official has a Strom problem, or his allegation of sanfraud paying off the family of some “poor little black girl.”

Frankly, our Funding Editor is increasingly bored with sic(k) willie.

BIN News Editorial Staff
Flair and Balanced

By medstudent on November 18th, 2009 at 7:44 pm

John Spratt has done more for South Carolina than any other current elected official in the state. The people of his district know this, respect him tremendously and he will win in a landslide….again.

This from a guy who’s from the 3rd congressional district.

By VoteOutSpratt on November 19th, 2009 at 12:43 am

medstudent: Where the heck do you live? San Francisco, Cuba, Venezuela, China, North Korea? Really all his EARMARKS aka BRIBES go to Political paybacks on both side of the aisle. You Obviously did not attend the Town Halls where he got ripped a new one and all his incoherent rambling and mumbling could not convince anyone that he knows what he is doing anymore or even cares how we feel. The day of the CRAP n’ TAX vote, the man DID NOT have the “STONES” to allow his staff to tell us how he is going to vote, giving me some scripted BS that he is still working on a decision. WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!!! Spratt believes he works for Pelosi and we work for him.

I would like to thank you for your sacrifice of becoming a Doctor; we need more Doctors considering the Mutilation of our Healthcare system that Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and our Elected Lemming Congressman Spratt are planning.

By Mr. Dart on November 19th, 2009 at 10:35 am

“Although the Fifth District boasts a democratic majority…”

And yet McCain carried it in 2008 and Bush carried it in 2000 and 2004.

By Halftime on November 19th, 2009 at 11:05 am

I am new to his district and look forward to voting against him. I sent him an e-mail after his vote on the Health Care takeover telling him so. Still haven’t found any of my neighbors who plan to vote for him. Maybe 2010 is the year!