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It's a Super Tuesday with a special House election in Nebraska, House GOP runoffs in Mississippi as well as primary elections in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah.
Special #NE01 House election today to fill fmr GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's vacant seat until end of 2022.He resigned March 31 after being convicted.Fmr NE Legislature Spkr Republican Mike Flood & Democratic State Sen Patty Pansing Brooks face off in both today's & fall elections.
A jab at @LindseyGrahamSC from the president's son. š
I reached out to Graham for comment. His spokesman simply responded:
"Graham on Hannity tonight at 9pm."
"Graham on Hannity tonight at 9pm."
NEW: @LindseyGrahamSC tells @Hannity he will donate $500,000 to @realDonaldTrump's legal defense fund.
"I'm here tonight to stand with President Trump, he stood with me."
"I'm here tonight to stand with President Trump, he stood with me."
Though polls had shown a close race, local observers urged caution, citing the stateās history of electing statewide Republicans by wide margins.
When the votes were counted, @LindseyGrahamSC had won by 11 percentage points.
My retrospect of #SCSen.
apnews.com/article/senateā¦
When the votes were counted, @LindseyGrahamSC had won by 11 percentage points.
My retrospect of #SCSen.
apnews.com/article/senateā¦
In his candidacyās nascence, @HarrisonJaime told me he imagined it'd take $10M to oust Graham. In the end, he raised more than 10 times that, becoming the first Senate candidate ever to cross the $100M threshold.
In all, he brought in a total of $130M, according to his campaign.
In all, he brought in a total of $130M, according to his campaign.
Analyzing the spending Wednesday, @SCGOP Chairman @DrewMcKissick told me that, given Grahamās decisive win, coupled with a red wave that swept through races across the state, he imagined out-of-state Democrats would feel hard-pressed to hone in on South Carolina, anytime soon.
WSO PAC's six-figure campaign to help re-elect this #ProLife hero included:
š³ļø 500K targeted voters reached
š« 664K voter mail pieces
š» 1.6M digital ad views
š 171K live voter calls
š³ 353K texts
š³ļø 500K targeted voters reached
š« 664K voter mail pieces
š» 1.6M digital ad views
š 171K live voter calls
š³ 353K texts
As chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Graham has championed the confirmation of 3 SCOTUS justices & 200+ lower federal court judges in 4 years. He's also the lead sponsor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
No wonder he was target #1 for the abortion lobby...
No wonder he was target #1 for the abortion lobby...
Tonight, I'm at @LindseyGrahamSC HQ in Columbia, SC.
Polls close at 7pm.
Will update on #SCSen, as well as other state & nat'l race calls.
Will tweet AP race calls as they come.
@AP may not be first, but we'd rather be right.
So be patient - and stay tuned! #Election2020
Polls close at 7pm.
Will update on #SCSen, as well as other state & nat'l race calls.
Will tweet AP race calls as they come.
@AP may not be first, but we'd rather be right.
So be patient - and stay tuned! #Election2020
As we wait, there's a hiccup in #SC01.
13,500 mail-in ballots could not be read by scanners because of a printing error.
They will need to be entered by hand, so there may not be a race call tonight if the race is close.
@JSCollinsAP reports.
apnews.com/article/charleā¦
13,500 mail-in ballots could not be read by scanners because of a printing error.
They will need to be entered by hand, so there may not be a race call tonight if the race is close.
@JSCollinsAP reports.
apnews.com/article/charleā¦
For those of you following nationally, #SC01 was the first U.S. House seat to flip from Republican to Democrat in South Carolina since 1986. Republicans desperately want this seat back and have been targeting it since @JoeCunninghamSC took office in 2018.
NEW: Senate candidate @harrisonjaime announcing this morning that he has raised a record $57 million in the Q3 in his race against @LindseyGrahamSC.
This is the highest quarterly amount raised by a Senate candidate in US history.
Brings his total haul to an unfathomable $86M.
This is the highest quarterly amount raised by a Senate candidate in US history.
Brings his total haul to an unfathomable $86M.
These lines from the Q2 story I wrote back in 2019 continue to stick out:
"Harrison, 43, has said that he thinks it could take $10 million to win the race next year."
"In the first quarter of 2019, (Graham) raised more than $2 million, setting a personal quarterly record."
"Harrison, 43, has said that he thinks it could take $10 million to win the race next year."
"In the first quarter of 2019, (Graham) raised more than $2 million, setting a personal quarterly record."
Needless to say, we've come a long way since the days (last year) when $4.6 million was considered āone of the largest campaign war chests among Republican incumbents in the country.ā
Sen. ā¦@LindseyGrahamSCā© and ā¦@harrisonjaimeā© are set to meet for their second debate tonight, although campaign clashes over COVID-19 are stirring doubts of whether the matchup will go on at all.
My story on this #SCSen pre-debate, debate. apnews.com/32aac71fc733dcā¦
My story on this #SCSen pre-debate, debate. apnews.com/32aac71fc733dcā¦
Harrison threatened to tank the debate, scheduled for 7 p.m. in Spartanburg, unless Graham takes another COVID-19 test.
Graham, citing advice from a physician who oversees members of Congress, says itās unnecessary.
āWhether Mr. Harrison attends tomorrowās debate is his decision, not mine. I will be there,ā he said yesterday.
āWhether Mr. Harrison attends tomorrowās debate is his decision, not mine. I will be there,ā he said yesterday.
Lindsey Graham & Jaime Harrison are debating in 5 minutes (& both are wearing a mask while the debate starts on stage ā would Graham have a few days ago?). #scsen
People can watch! wistv.com/2020/10/02/howā¦
Grahamās introductory statement invokes āconservative judges and liberal judges, order and chaos.ā
NEW: @LindseyGrahamSC's campaign has needed a moment to shore up support with GOP voters in #SCSen.
Several strategists in the state (Democratic and Republican) said the timing of a #SCOTUS fight couldn't be better as he faces a tight re-election race. morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majā¦
Several strategists in the state (Democratic and Republican) said the timing of a #SCOTUS fight couldn't be better as he faces a tight re-election race. morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majā¦
What #SCSen looks like among GOP voters (Biden + Harrison are on even footing w/ Dems).
Why a #SCOTUS fight is good for Graham, per @MattMooreSC: "Presidential elections come down to turnout on the edges, and judges motivate the most conservative voters" morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majā¦
Why a #SCOTUS fight is good for Graham, per @MattMooreSC: "Presidential elections come down to turnout on the edges, and judges motivate the most conservative voters" morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majā¦
An interesting theory that came up in interviews w/ several Dems last week was that Trump supporters, wary of Graham, might back the Constitution Party candidate, or just sit out #SCSen.
#SCOTUS fight could make that proposition harder. morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majā¦
#SCOTUS fight could make that proposition harder. morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majā¦
NEW: @AmyMcGrathKY's campaign says its national TV ads have helped her raise millions in her #KYSen bid. (Setting aside the current primary) I explored whether the fundraising strategy could be replicated (Looking at you, #SCSen).
More (and a thread!): morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcgā¦
More (and a thread!): morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcgā¦
McGrath's national buying started out as an experiment, her campaign manager told me. They had the resources, so why not? Low risk, high-potential reward. The response? #KYsen morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcgā¦
.@Team_Mitch is an easy target for national Democratic activist energy -- his #KYSen rival in '14 raised a ton of money, too -- due in part to his large, and almost totally negative name ID from the national Dem base. @LindseyGrahamSC comes in second. morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcgā¦
SHOT: GOP Senate sneaks a $170 BILLION dollar tax break for real estate developers into the #coronavirus relief bill meant to help struggling Americans.
CHASER: The Real Estate Roundtable, the group pushing the tax break, gave GOP Senators more than $70,000. #COVID19
CHASER: The Real Estate Roundtable, the group pushing the tax break, gave GOP Senators more than $70,000. #COVID19
COLLINS: @SenatorCollinsā campaign committee took $11,500 in contributions from The Real Estate Roundtable PAC. #MESen americanbridgepac.org/after-receivinā¦
MCCONNELL: @senatemajldr took $17,500 from The Real Estate Roundtable over the course of his long career. #KYSen americanbridgepac.org/after-receivinā¦
Good morning from Beaufort, where @PeteButtigieg is set to begin a weekend in South Carolina.
Several hundred folks were undeterred by the rain and are now filing in. #SC2020
Several hundred folks were undeterred by the rain and are now filing in. #SC2020
@PeteButtigieg Opening with a shoutout to SC Dems, GA Dems and IN Dems in attendance, @PeteButtigieg says "we know that there is no such thing as a permanently red state." #SC2020
"There has never been a moment of greater urgency," @PeteButtigieg tells Dem voters in Beaufort, listing plans for rural healthcare/internet, tackling systemic racism and gun safety.
"I think we may even be under-reacting to the stakes of the moment we're living in." #SC2020
"I think we may even be under-reacting to the stakes of the moment we're living in." #SC2020
