(All -I've promoted this to the front page to as a way to introduce some of you to Jeff Duncan, who's a great conservative running for Congress in the 3rd district in South Carolina.  He deserves our support. - Drew McKissick)

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Hey folks,

I just wanted to send you all a few highlights from the swelling ranks of conservative bloggers who are supporting my candidacy to be the next Congressman in South Carolina's Third Congressional district. Excerpts are below with links to the full article.

In Henery's Wake - Let’s send “Mr. Smith” to Washington: "Jeff Duncan has a proven track record of fighting for the liberties and the pocketbooks of the taxpayers. I know he’ll start shaking things up in Washington, because he’s been doing it in Columbia."  (full article)

RedState - Conservative. But Also Republican.: "We must fight all the harder for people like Jeff Duncan […]." (full article)  read more »

from the GarnetSpy.com and reposted at JeffDuncan.com

 Earlier this week, fellow blogger Earl Capps joined The Spy in promoting the candidacy of South Carolina State Representative Jeff Duncan for the state’s Third Congressional seat.

“With a conservative voting record in the State House, Duncan will help a growing House Republican membership get back to the conservative and ethical principles which, when abandoned by the House GOP leadership, cost them their Congressional majority. Republican congressmen like Jeff Duncan will help regain the majority – and provide the consistent commitment to ethics and principles needed to keep it – which is why Third District voters should vote for him in the upcoming Republican Primary.”

Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee today gave his endorsement for the Republican 3rd Congressional District nomination to Jeff Duncan, calling him a no-nonsense leader who will “shake up the Washington establishment the moment he is sworn into office.”

Thompson, a lawyer, actor and 2008 GOP presidential candidate, added his endorsement to that of the fiscally conservative grassroots Club for Growth, and former Congressional competitor State Senator Shane Massey.

“Jeff is a fiscal conservative champion, which is why he is one of only 11 candidates in the nation along with Sen. Jim DeMint to be endorsed by the Club for Growth,” Thompson said. “And let me tell you, Jeff wasn’t placed on a national short list of leading fiscally conservative candidates just for voting right.”

Duncan, a Laurens businessman, is a four-term state House of Representatives member and chairs the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Committee.

Thompson said, “With Jeff, what you see is what you get.  Jeff Duncan is a consistent conservative whose beliefs don’t change with shifting political winds.  Jeff Duncan doesn’t need a poll to show him how to vote, and his beliefs don’t conveniently change when it’s an election year.  When Jeff votes, he simply follows the Constitution of the United States of America.”  read more »

I am proud and honored to have recently received the endorsement from my dear friend and fellow conservative, state Senator Shane Massey.

The following is a statement from Senator Shane Massey:

“When I decided last year to run for Congress, I did so, in large part, out of a frustration with what America has become. I am deeply concerned about irresponsible borrowing and spending, excessive government involvement in private affairs, and an elitist, out-of-touch Congress that seems to care very little about what the average American wants.”

“Although I am no longer a candidate for Congress, my concern about the direction of this country has not changed.  But correcting that course will not be easy.  It will require strong and consistent conservative leaders who will fight to shake up the Washington establishment with commons sense solutions.”

“We are fortunate in this congressional race to have several decent and well-qualified candidates.  I’ve gotten to know them all over the past year, and I consider them all friends.  But I get to vote for just one, and I intend to vote for Rep. Jeff Duncan.”

“With Jeff, what you see is what you get.  He talks frequently of his commitment to end the borrowing and spending binge in Washington and his determination to protect the values South Carolinians hold dear.  And that’s not just campaign rhetoric.  Jeff has been a consistent conservative during his service in the S.C. House of Representatives.  He’s been endorsed by the fiscally conservative National Club for Growth.  In fact, Jeff is one of just eleven candidates in the nation along with Sen. Jim DeMint to receive that endorsement.”

I have a new video up at JeffDuncan.com and on YouTube.  You can check it out here. 

The video highlights my beliefs, values and why I'm running for Congress.

Thanks,

Jeff