Who is John Spratt Representing?

This is a question I believe residents of the South Carolina 5th District need to be asking. There is an age old adage, "Follow the money...". I believe that is the case in this election too. Back on Oct. 17, The Charlotte Observer published a story on the contributions to both the Spratt and the Norman campaigns for the last three month reporting period and "campaign to date". There are some interesting points to ponder.

The documents show that Spratt raised $552,858 to Norman's $250,400 from July 1 to Sept. 30. Over the course of the campaign, Spratt has collected $2 million in contributions compared with $1.1 million for Norman.

Pretty innocuous information. But there's more.

Sixty percent of Spratt's contributions during the period came from political action committees representing industry groups and labor unions. Norman collected 61 percent of his contributions from individuals.

What's that? Where did the majority of Spratt's donations come from? PACs representing Industry groups and labor unions. Do you think these groups would make donations to John Spratt without expecting something in return? No. It's all business. They're buying access and influence. These are political groups with an agenda.

On the other hand, Ralph Norman received 61% of his contributions from individuals. INDIVIDUALS. Citizens that actually live and work in the 5th District. I don't know about you, but this says a lot to me. Do you want a Representative that is beholden to PACs and special interest groups which contributed heavily to his campaign? or Do you want a Representative that will listen to his constituents?

Oh, one other thing...the article also points out that John Spratt is the assistant to Nancy Pelosi out of California, an ultra liberal. There's another old adage, "You can tell a lot about a man by the company he keeps."

I know which way I'm voting.

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