Democratic challenger outraises Graham in South Carolina Senate race

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/493081-democratic-challenger-outraises-graham-in-south-carolina-senate-race?fbclid=IwAR2m7ycop7SXOLn8edJRdz0jRfmUGb5nkpnFEUDcgzMQ5jVHgiAt5LHxKIE


Democratic challenger outraises Graham in South Carolina Senate race
By Justin Wise - 04/16/20 07:18 AM EDT


Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Harrison outpaced Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) in fundraising during the first three months of 2020, marking the first time the Democrat has done so this election cycle.

Harrison raised more than $7.3 million in the first quarter of the year, dwarfing the $3.5 million he raised in the fourth quarter of 2019 and setting a new South Carolina record for fundraising in a three-month period, his campaign said.

Graham's campaign also surpassed previous fundraising highs and raised $5.6 million, bringing the senator's total cash on hand to $12.8 million. The total represents the most a state or federal candidate has ever raised in South Carolina history, his campaign said. Harrison has a little more than $8 million on hand.
"We’re so grateful for this outpouring of support from everyday people who are looking for leadership that puts them first," Guy King, a Harrison campaign spokesman, said.

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Despite Harrison's impressive fundraising hauls, the former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman still faces an uncertain path to victory against Graham, a vocal ally of Trump. The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan elections forecaster, rates the race as solid Republican. Trump also won South Carolina in 2016 by 14 points.

In addition, the coronavirus pandemic has indefinitely canceled in-person campaigning. Harrison, like many other candidates, announced last month that he would shift to virtual gatherings.

[idziak4ever1234]

1. Maybe SC voters will kick out their embarrassment Senator?

[bearsfootball516]

2. I hope so, but I'm not expecting it.

South Carolina is one of those states that is so conservative that it doesn’t matter how fired up the Democratic base is, they’re just grossly outnumbered.

[crickets]

3. They could at least bother to spell his name correctly.

Jaime Harrison would do a great job representing SC. Don't count him out until all the votes are counted.

[beachbumbob]

4. I wonder where Lindsay's monies came from? His pal Vlad?

[Phoenix61]

5. Are they forcing in person voting?

Seems Dems are willing to go through anything to vote. Maybe start a sewing campaign and sew up some masks with his logo on them.

[customerserviceguy]

6. I've even noticed

Harrison ads on the Fox News Channel. Yes, sometimes I tune in while doing genealogy on my laptop, just to get a forecast of what is being whispered into Trump's ear, for a clue as to what he might say the next day. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer, that kind of thing.

It surprised me to see that Harrison's campaign would put an ad buy there. Maybe they're looking for GOP'ers who are upset with Graham's occasionally pro-immigration stances, who would do anything (even vote for a Democratic candidate) to get Graham out of the Senate.