Loyalty Pays: Pence To Help Graham Kick Off Reelection Effort In South Carolina
By Meg Kinnard
March 18, 2019 7:26 am
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Vice President Mike Pence is making a trip to South Carolina to help kickoff U.S. Sen. Lindsey Grahams bid for a fourth term.
Grahams campaign says Pence will be with Graham at events in Myrtle Beach and Greenville on March 30.
In a release, Graham praised Pence as a strong ally and close friend. The 63-year-old senator has often fielded challenges from the right in his previous re-election campaigns, subject to criticism that hes been too willing to work with Democrats to accurately represent conservative South Carolinians.
For the 2020 campaign, associate Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison is considering seeking his partys nomination to unseat Graham.
Pence was in South Carolina last year to campaign with Gov. Henry McMaster, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
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