Jack Hunter: Mark Sanford is Better Than 99% of Congress

[Lucille]

http://www.southernavenger.com/uncategorized/mark-sanford-is-better-than-99-of-congress/

...I would vote for Mark Sanford over 90% of the Republicans currently in Congress.

Not because he is necessarily a better man than them. But because I know that he would actually do the job he was elected to do.

He already has the record to prove it.

I vote for candidates who I believe, or hope, or pray, will vote for fiscal restraint, small government and the Constitution.

Most Republicans do not do this. Hardly any Republicans have ever done this.

Our $16 trillion debt did not begin with Obama. The last time Republicans were in charge, they doubled the debt and the size of government.

Most Republicans currently in Congress aided and abetted this. TARP, stimulus, No Child Left Behind, Medicare Plan D—any expensive, big government item you can name—if a Republican President was behind it, most Republicans supported it.

Sanford is not one of them. He never has been one of them. Ron Paul earned the nickname “Dr. No” for often being the sole “no” on so many votes. When Sanford was in the House, the congressional scorecard often featured two “no” votes—Paul and Sanford.

Even those who disagree with Ron Paul know that he is politically principled. The same can be said—and right now should be said, as a stark reminder—about Sanford.
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If Sanford is better than 90% of Republicans, than he is certainly better than 99.9% of Democrats.

Most elections come down to personality, attacks and peripheral things that, once the campaign is over, will have nothing to do with how that leader votes. Colbert-Busch ended the SC 1 debate saying that the “sky is not falling,” mocking Sanford’s concern over a $16 trillion debt.

No surprise there. She belongs to a party that has always believed we can have as much government as we want—to hell with the cost. Most Republicans have behaved in the exact same manner.

Sanford has never belonged to either group.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Good article for TC to view

 

[69360]

I agree. People on this site have impossibly nitpicky nuanced stances. Sanford is at least 95% good IMO.

 

[Brett85]

Good article for TC to view

Yeah, I read it. Good article.

 

[Brett85]

I agree. People on this site have impossibly nitpicky nuanced stances. Sanford is at least 95% good IMO.

I'm generally not nitpicky. I just wanted more information about Sanford. There was an article I read a few days ago which talked about how Sanford supports spending money on economic development, which is why this particular free market website refused to endorse him. I think that article was what originally got me concerned and why I wanted additional information.

 

[TaftFan]

I'm generally not nitpicky. I just wanted more information about Sanford. There was an article I read a few days ago which talked about how Sanford supports spending money on economic development, which is why this particular free market website refused to endorse him. I think that article was what originally got me concerned and why I wanted additional information.

I think it was actually tax credits. Someone like Ron Paul supports tax credits but someone like Justin Amash doesn't. I see arguments for both sides.

 

[talkingpointes]

Isn't this the guy that ran off and had the affair?

 

[Aratus]

yep. same guy. he's living it down. he just might win the tight
house seat race despite how chaotic his private life has been.

 

[69360]

I'm generally not nitpicky. I just wanted more information about Sanford. There was an article I read a few days ago which talked about how Sanford supports spending money on economic development, which is why this particular free market website refused to endorse him. I think that article was what originally got me concerned and why I wanted additional information.

Not you in particular. You seem like you support a candidate who is close enough to your views.

Some here are just impossible.

 

[Warlord]

I've looked at his voting record and think he'd be in the top 5 in Congress.

If he's not worth supporting then who is? There are literally dozens of worthless, hopeless ones.

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

As long as we're throwing our support around disgraced philanderers, why not get behind Anthony Weiner's comeback in New York?

 

[TaftFan]

As long as we're throwing our support around disgraced philanderers, why not get behind Anthony Weiner's comeback in New York?

 

[Warlord]

How stupid are the national Republicans for abandoning this race?

I hope the Tea party groups that arrived there are really working the district to turn voters out because if they do he's going to win it. The problem is all the negative ads from the Democrats is designed to depress Republican turnout and the only way he's going to counter that is with Tea Party enthusiasm, rallies, GOTV and people responding to it. Hard to know how it's going to play out.

 

[Warlord]

He's definitely down but not out. There's loads of positive headlines for him if you look at Google News and national press has descended on the place and covering the campaign.

Washington Post and Politico both concede he could win. They're talking to local GOP sources who should have a good feel of the place but Sanford is saying he's been outspent 4:1 and it's very hard to win like that which is true.

This is going right to the wire and will seriously depend on if Sanford and the Tea Party can get Republicans to the polls and that in turn is going to depend on whether the people there (especially Charleston) like Sanford enough to do so or are worried about a Democrat or maybe they dont care in which case she could win.

 

[Lucille]

How stupid are the national Republicans for abandoning this race?

It won't be the last:

A Republican strategist told Breitbart News that the NRCC, under new leadership, will only commit to races where a win is almost guaranteed.

hxxp://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/05/ppp-sc1-moving-in-sanfords-direction

 

[Warlord]

If Sanford wins it's going to be like 51 or 52% race. Sheesh.

The turnout will be low and so it's important they can get enough people out. Sanford campaign, Tea Party Patriots, Tea Party Express, FreedomWorks and SC GOP need to make sure they're on the ball calling everyone like crazy, knocking on doors, leafleting and rallying support.

Sanford and State GOP ought to know where the GOP votes are in the district so it shouldn't be too hard. Seriously depends on if they're bothered or not because if they sit it out she's going to win.

 

[Warlord]

Also if I was Sanford campaign i'd be hitting the Democrat areas of the district rallying support for the Green party candidate because she's had to run as a "centrist" so promoting the Green candidate as "The REAL progressive" in the race promising big spending and promising to punish the rich might peel away enough of her reliable vote.

it's dirty but that's what you need to do. I doubt they're doing this though.

 

[wormyguy]

Also if I was Sanford campaign i'd be hitting the Democrat areas of the district rallying support for the Green party candidate because she's had to run as a "centrist" so promoting the Green candidate as "The REAL progressive" in the race promising big spending and promising to punish the rich might peel away enough of her reliable vote.

it's dirty but that's what you need to do. I doubt they're doing this though.

Those sorts of tactics have a pronounced tendency to backfire, especially if it's members of an official campaign doing it. Reeks of dirty tricks and desperation.

 

[Warlord]

The NRA gave him $2,000 the other day I seriously hope they sent a mailer out to members in the district (they must have like thousands) because that's a lot more useful than a last minute donation.

I hope he's done all the things he needs to do with outside groups helping him, emailing, sending mailers and we need to hope the Tea Party can work the district hard enough. I know Freedomworks will be calling voters and helping to GOTV they've had someone there all week apparently.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Hopefully people are lighting up the switchboards within that district. Has anyone heard plans for people to work the polling stations?