Spratt's

He labeled Mr. Spratt "one of the biggest of the big spenders" in Congress and argued that "folks are fed up" with Mr. Spratt's direction.

U.S. House Budget Chairman Spratt Loses in South Carolina Maya Jackson Randall 2010

Amid the GOP attacks, Mr. Spratt's campaign described the veteran congressman as a pro-gun family man and military veteran who's tough on illegal immigration and tough on crime.

U.S. House Budget Chairman Spratt Loses in South Carolina Maya Jackson Randall 2010

FreedomWorks and other like-minded groups are working with Tea Party organizers in the area to help put out signs, said Republican National Committeeman Glenn McCall, who is also a county GOP chairman in Spratt's district.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

Mulvaney would rather focus on his voting record in the General Assembly versus Spratt's in Congress even though he admits Spratt has beaten him up pretty bad over a handful of votes he cast such as eliminating funding for educational television, voting against retiring old school buses and for outsourcing jobs.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

On the other hand, for David Wright, 40, a self-described conservative with a bookshelf stocked with Ayn Rand tomes and who grew up in the 5th District, Spratt's latest TV ad reinforces what he's always thought of Spratt regardless of the anti-Washington zeitgeist.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

The political action committee responsible for the signs claims no affiliation with Spratt's opponent, first-term state senator Mick Mulvaney, although the man who says he paid for the 4,000 signs is listed as a member of Mulvaney's congressional campaign leadership team on the candidate's website.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

Spratt's campaign manager Brown says the outside pressure isn't frustrating.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

Gardner Gore, of rural Sumter County near the heart of the state, also worked for Spratt's Republican opponent in 2006.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

"You could realistically say that these groups have spent between $750,000 and a million dollars," said Spratt's campaign manager Wilson Brown at a community festival in the small town of Indian Land on Sept. 25.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010

Spratt's latest ad shows a map of the district and highlights countless areas where the congressman has created jobs.

Corey Hutchins: Pelosi's Budget Chairman Faces National Conservative Cash-O-Matic in Tight S.C. Congressional Race Corey Hutchins 2010