The South Carolina senator has been a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, who IS popular in South Carolina….
Yea, he disagree’s with the President form time to time…
But he has Trump’s back…
He now has a Democratic opponent …
Chances are small he’d be losing his seat though…
Even if his challenger, Jaime Harrison, is Black…
The junior Senator from the state, Tim Scott, is a Black Republican….
We’ll see….
Jaime Harrison, the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, formally kicked off his campaign Wednesday to topple Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) with a video that highlights his humble roots and Graham’s evolving views on President Trump.
Harrison, who was the state party’s first black chairman and is a former aide to Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), has been encouraged to run by national party leaders in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998.
In his announcement video, Harrison highlighted his birth to a 16-year-old mother, his upbringing by his grandparents, his education at Yale University and Georgetown Law School and his return to South Carolina.
The video also included clips of derogatory comments that Graham made about Trump as they both were pursuing the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, including Graham labeling Trump “a kook,” “crazy” and “not fit to be president of the United States.”
“He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot,” Graham said in one highlighted clip….
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A Democrat hasn’t won a statewide race in S.C. in almost fourteen years.
There is nothing to indicate that Harrison has the least chance of breaking that streak.
Yup…
But after last years elections?
There will be media attention for the Graham race….
It could increase the voter turnout in ur state Jack?
Maybe but it’s highly unlikely to increase enough to bring a Democrat victory.
Graham’s Problem was always going to be a Republican primary.
Now that he is pretty much a full fledged Trump Cultist,that is no longer a problem.