We told you about Representative Bill Sandifer using the SC Association of Taxpayers “Thank you” for signing a pledge ten years ago as an endorsement.
We were told by an association executive member that the association’s bylaws prevent the group from making endorsements.
Our question was, is a “Thank you” note for signing a ten-year old pledge the same as an endorsement?
If it is, then SCAT is violating its bylaws. If it isn’t, then Representative Sandifer is being dishonest with his constituents. We hoped that the group would settle the controversy.
It has apparently done so, except there was not a specific clarification here for this race. According to The Palmetto Scoop, Don Weaver issued a statement regarding a similar controversy in the Gloria Haskins vs. Wendy Nanney race in SC House District 22.
According to The Palmetto Scoop, Weaver said that Representative Haskins’ “use of his praise in a campaign mail piece was perfectly acceptable.”
“I have absolutely no complaint about the manner in which Rep. Haskins conveyed our view of her record in her campaign materials,” Weaver said in his prepared statement.
So the question is answered, and we now know the truth. The South Carolina Association of Taxpayers, according to its president, allows for these “thank you” letters as endorsement even though the bylaws prohibit endorsements from being made.
If he would like to clarify his position further, we welcome his comments here.
That’s the truth.
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