South Carolina Rep. John Spratt (D) received some good news today in a new PPP poll of 5th District voters, which finds him leading two Republican challengers despite a poor political climate for incumbent Democrats.

Spratt leads state Sen. Mick Mulvaney 46%-39% and Albert Spencer 46%-37%. Meanwhile, President Obama holds an upside down approval rating (46%/49%), 55% disapprove of congressional Democrats and 51% oppose the health care reform plan Spratt supported in November.

However, congressional Republicans are even less popular than Democrats, with just 27% approving of them and 58% disapproving.

"John Spratt is going to have to fight for reelection but he's in better shape than a lot of southern Democrats in conservative districts," said Public Policy Polling president Dean Debnam. "Most of his constituents still see him as a centrist, even as they see his Congressional Democratic brethren as too liberal."

The survey was conducted Jan. 22-24 of 600 SC-5 LV with a margin of error of +/- 4%.
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