Incumbent Bob Inglis Faces Backlash in US House Race

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LANDRUM, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis is in a tough race to keep the seat he's held for six terms.

He faces four Republican challengers in the June 8 race as he runs for a fourth consecutive term. [See who is giving money to Inglis' campaign.]

The real estate lawyer faces prosecutor Trey Gowdy; state Sen. David Thomas; college professor Christina Jeffrey and business and technology consultant Jim Lee. The fourth district GOP primary winner will face unopposed Democrat Paul Corden in the November election.

Inglis has a relatively conservative voting record but is being criticized for his support of 2008 bank and Wall Street bailout legislation as well as his support for legislation aimed at curbing global warming.

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Jim Lee sounds like the best candidate to me. Bob seems to be "out of touch" with the people that he is supposed to be representing. And how is "well if no one else is going to have term limits, then neither am I" an excuse for not honoring his pledge?

Jim is running a "grassroots" campaign. If you'll notice at the end of the article, he has the least amount of monetary support, by far, because the contribution come from individuals. Yet he is leading in the WORD straw poll. Jim is for "we the people" and one the first things he has said he will do is push the Enumerated Powers Act, which would require Congress, when introducing a bill, to reference where in Article 1, Section 8, they have been given the power to introduce such a bill.

Jim is also the only candidate who has served our country in the military. That matters, a lot.

Check out his website--Jimleeforcongress2010.com

Erica of SC 2:29PM June 04, 2010

Everett, You poor soul. I will attempt to educate you.

Yes, Inglis voted for big-spending in TARP, but that is not his primary flaw. After the job Paulson pulled, many were pulled into that one.

Inglis also prevaricates. He implies opposition to increasing the cost of both energy and goods produced in the US by advertising his vote against the Cap and Trade bill but actually authored a Carbon Tax Bill (HR 2380) which would do just that in 2009. (govtrack.us) He also promised to abide by term limits but continues to run.

Corruption? Yes. Inglis earmarks taxpayer funds for companies whose employees or political action committees fund his campaign. (flipcongress2010.com)

Furthermore, Inglis opposes US energy independence that involves drilling for our oil reserves in Alaska. (flipcongress2010.com) Yes, he voted to block drilling in ANWR (apparently drilling for abundant supplies on a barren land mass is distasteful to him - he prefers the excitement of deep sea drilling).

Finally, Inglis is no visionary. He is the dullest of the dull in Congress and is rated as a "follower" by govtrack. What is a "follower"? One who cosponsors the bills of other members but finds little or no support for his own bills. (govtrack.us)

Perhaps you could do just a wee bit of research beyond the Inglis website my dear Everett. The educated voters know better than to support Bob Inglis. We want an actively contributing and honest legislator.

Christie of SC 9:02PM May 27, 2010

I guess if you are a Congressman who is intelligent, studious, visionary, and objective, the special interests and ingnorants will gang up on you.

Everett of SC 12:21PM May 27, 2010

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