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Former Marine off to fast start in S. Carolina House race
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 16, 2008 07:13pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, April 17, 2008 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By James Rosen | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican who has faced little opposition since joining the House in 2001, could face a stiff challenge in November.
Rob Miller, a retired Marine Corps captain who served twice in Iraq and left the Marines to run against Wilson, raised more than $147,351 in just five weeks this year — a strong showing for a political novice.
Miller, 33, will face Blaine Lotz, a 64-year-old retired Air Force colonel and decorated Vietnam War veteran, in the June 10 Democratic primary. Lotz raised $37,286 in the first three months of 2008, according to new campaign-disclosure figures filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Wilson raised $83,510 in the first three months of 2008, ending the quarter with $255,766 in his campaign coffers.
In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Lindsey Graham raised $502,344 in the first quarter of the year and has almost $4.8 million in his campaign war chest — among the largest of the 33 senators up for re-election.
Miller and Lotz say Wilson, who heads the Victory in Iraq Caucus in the House, has been a cheerleader for bad Bush administration policies in the war.
"Joe Wilson and the administration politically have failed our military and failed the Iraqis," Miller, a Charleston native who lives in Beaufort, said Wednesday in an interview. "We need a sensible exit strategy in Iraq so we can start investing in America." |
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