The senior Republican Senator from South Carolina always pulls a win out in the end…
But?
This time?
Things seem a little closer…
Could a Joe Biden turnout by Democrats send him look for a new job?
Can a black South Carolina Democrat get elected and join a black South Carolina Republican to represent the state in Congress come next year?
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a vocal ally of President Trump‘s who is frequently in the political and media spotlight, is suddenly facing a competitive reelection race back home.
Graham’s alliance with Trump has helped him avoid a nasty primary fight, while fueling Democratic efforts to unseat him in November.
Scott Huffmon, a political science professor and the executive director for the Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at Winthrop University, predicted that the match-up against Jaime Harrison, the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party and Graham’s top opponent, could be “potentially a single-digit race.”
“The probability is Graham is going to win, but he has not faced this well-known or this well-funded of a candidate probably since … when he first ran for the seat,” Huffmon said. “The question is, how are Democrats going to turn out against Trump?”
Polling in the race has been scarce, and the spread of the coronavirus has largely forced both campaigns to go fully digital as they try to raise money and connect with voters. Two polls released in February had Graham leading by double digits. A left-leaning Change Research-Post and Courier poll released late last year found Graham with just a 2-point lead, while an internal Harrison poll released in late March had Graham ahead by 4 percentage points.
Graham, during a recent virtual town hall meeting, noted that he’s ramped up his digital operations and touted his campaign as well placed to win in November.
“We’ve got a digital platform that I’m proud of. We’re raising a lot of money,” Graham said. “I’m doing as much interaction as I can. … We’ve got a very viable campaign.”
But there are signs that Harrison is making inroads in the deeply red state, where Graham remains the favorite to win….
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I think much of the interest in Harrison revolves around his fundraising. Which has been remarkable for a Democrat in a very red state.
He’s on television and other media a lot.
Even though I think Harrison will do much better that recent Democratic challengers to Graham,the fact remains that no Democrat has won a statewide race in SC in fourteen years and that was for the more or less nonpartisan position of Supt. Of Education.
A Harrison victory would be a monumental upset and would likely indicate a Democratic landslide nationwide.
I agree Jack…..
But I could be smelling a possible second Democratic ‘wave’ election brewing for the fall after the midterms…
If Harrison is still competitive in October it’s a pretty sure sign that Tillis one state north is toast.
Schumer’s odds increasing day by day, eh?
“A group of Democratic operatives are launching a super PAC to defeat Sen. Lindsey Graham as liberals try to expand the Senate map to include South Carolina,” Politico reports.
“The organization, called ‘Lindsey Must Go,’ say they have over $1 million in commitments and plan to raise at least $4 million through both large- and small-dollar donations.”
Politicalwire…
Seems to be some movement in the South Carolina US Senate race….
Post coming…