Former U.S. Rep. John Spratt backs Clinton in presidential bid

[Historic NY]

A prominent former S.C. congressman has endorsed Hillary Clinton in her bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Clinton’s campaign said Tuesday.

Former U.S. Rep. John Spratt, a York Democrat and attorney, was considered the dean of the state’s congressional delegation, having represented South Carolina’s Fifth District congressional seat for nearly 30 years.

Spratt was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget and second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services when he lost his re-election bid in 2010.

"For years, I have watched Hillary Clinton's perseverance and admired her willingness to take on challenge after challenge on both sides of the aisle,” said Spratt in a news release.

When Clinton sought the nomination in 2008, Spratt endorsed then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.

Clinton has a 50-percentage point lead in the Palmetto State’s Feb. 27 Democratic presidential primary. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont as 21 percent support and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has about 3 percent support, according to an average of polls in the state.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article46232825.html#storylink=cpy

[BlueCaliDem]

1. To me, this is a significant endorsement. I've always admired former Rep. John Spratt. I saw him

a lot on Keith Olbermann's show "back in the day". I was saddened that he lost his reelection bid in 2010. I have always believed that he was solid and talked about the budget as none other has been able to - with facts and figures.

[Cha]

4. Lost in the big bad teabagger sweep of 2010.. that is sad. I remember the name but

nothing about him.. thank you, BlueCali!

[BlueCaliDem]

6. A Teabagger sweep as a result of "purging all BlueDogDems", which was proudly supported

and cheered on, here at DU by the same crowd that have consistently disliked President Obama and never had a good word to write about him - the same crowd that are consistently writing anti-Hillary Clinton posts.

Curious, isn't it?

[Cha]

7. And, bernie treating Hillary like he does President Obama. No respect but plenty of

disingenuous soundbytes.

Hope he doesn't expect any of their supporters to respect him.

[Walk away]

2. It seems as if every Democrat is coming out to support Hillary and the Party!!!!

Imagine what the pre-Super Tuesday endorsements are going to be like!

[Cha]

3. "For years, I have watched Hillary Clinton's perseverance and admired her willingness to take on

challenge after challenge on both sides of the aisle,” said Spratt in a news release."

Great endorsement.. thank you, Historic!

[Thinkingabout]

5. She is working hard and the grass roots are uniting.