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applegrove

(118,447 posts)
Wed May 29, 2019, 01:08 AM May 2019

Lindsey Graham Gets a Challenger

Lindsey Graham Gets a Challenger

May 28, 2019 at 11:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 34 Comments


https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/28/lindsey-graham-gets-a-challenger/

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Jaime Harrison, the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, told MSNBC that he will announce Wednesday his Senate bid against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

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Lindsey Graham Gets a Challenger (Original Post) applegrove May 2019 OP
Excellent. Now how close can Putin make the election and have it be believable? Or is it ... Hekate May 2019 #1
Yes! patricia92243 May 2019 #2
2014 close primary SleeplessinSoCal May 2019 #3
But he hasn't been compromising or working with dems in this cycle... Shell_Seas May 2019 #5
It proves that few Republicans want Congress to do its job. SleeplessinSoCal May 2019 #8
Very best wishes to Jaime Harrison. Here's a photo with Pres. Obama: Judi Lynn May 2019 #4
+1 uponit7771 May 2019 #7
Where do I donate? democratisphere May 2019 #6

Hekate

(90,507 posts)
1. Excellent. Now how close can Putin make the election and have it be believable? Or is it ...
Wed May 29, 2019, 02:02 AM
May 2019

...just possible Lindsey would like to retire and enjoy his bachelorhood back home? Any signs of that?

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,079 posts)
3. 2014 close primary
Wed May 29, 2019, 03:52 AM
May 2019

Wikipedia: "Of all the Republican Senators up for re-election in the 2014 cycle, Graham was considered one of the most vulnerable to a primary challenge, largely due to his low approval ratings and reputation for working with and compromising with Democrats."

Shell_Seas

(3,326 posts)
5. But he hasn't been compromising or working with dems in this cycle...
Wed May 29, 2019, 06:52 AM
May 2019

Correct me if I'm wrong, hasn't this given him a boost in his state?

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,079 posts)
8. It proves that few Republicans want Congress to do its job.
Wed May 29, 2019, 01:25 PM
May 2019

They've become hardline right wing extremists aka Fascists. Lindsey is a convert now. John McCain lost his final battles.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
6. Where do I donate?
Wed May 29, 2019, 07:11 AM
May 2019

I want to see laughable Lying Lindsey gone in 2020, along with his miserable compadre whining Bitching Mitch.

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