Posted on 02/08/2010 3:03:40 PM PST by Palmetto Patriot
George Miller is a liberal. He is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the most liberal group in Congress. Besides Miller, its members include Barney Frank, Henry Waxman, Charlie Rangel, Bernie Sanders, Maxine Waters, Corinne Brown, Alan Grayson, and Dennis Kucinich.
Miller enjoys the enthusiastic support of voters in California’s 7th District. Since 1976, he as never received less than 60% of the vote, and usually racks up more than 70%. CA-7 is a very liberal district, and voters there think that George Miller’s liberal ideology is right for them.
In a recent poll of John Spratt’s district, 47% of those polled thought that his ideology was right for their district.
If the poll had asked voters in South Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District whether or not they felt that George Miller’s ideology was right for their district, it is doubtful that he would receive such support.
It might surprise the voters in John Spratt’s district to know just how close he is to George Miller.
Miller supports John Spratt – politically and financially.
In his latest filing with the FEC, Spratt listed a $5000 contribution from Solidarity PAC. This is George Miller’s Political Action Committee. It is funded by groups like the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Moveon.org, and politicians like John Murtha and Nancy Pelosi (who has also contributed to Spratt’s campaign).
In the 2005-06 election cycle, Miller’s Solidarity PAC contributed $5000 to Spratt as well.
Miller and Spratt apparently share the same ideology when it comes to their votes in Congress. According to the Washington Post, each voted to support the Democratic party position 97.9% of the time during the current Congress. Each voted for “Obamacare,” the stimulus, and cap and trade, perhaps the most important pieces of legislation passed by the House during this session.
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