Ell's Great-great Grandpa, Colonel White was as solid a man as ever came out of South Carolina, as was his great Grandpa White and his Grandpa Springs. Graham's people were who? What you say is true but those men would, IMO, thrash the present day generation for adhering to the vote-buying schemes popularized by FDR.
I grew up in Fort Mill and went to school with Ell's sister Pat. Ell's younger than I am and I don't know him well, but I know his family's history and there are some very honorable men in his line. Also, he isn't a politician, he started work in the card room of his family's cotton mill when he was in high school and still works for the company. When I used to run into him from time to time before leaving South Carolina, he struck me as being a decent man. Maybe he'll get away from the democrats. I hope so if he means to run for office again.
Graham's a career public tit addict. I won't be voting in the election because I live in Virginia now, but I dread seeing another career boy elected to the Senate from my home state.