Fifty-six percent of South Carolina voters have an unfavorable view of the senator, while only 35% have a positive view of him. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) holds only a small 2-point lead over likely Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison in a state Donald Trump carried by 14 points in 2016, according to a new poll released Friday..
Roger Sollenberger May 29, 2020 3:10AM (UTC) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is locked in a dead heat in his bid to win re-election, a new online poll finds. Trump himself has since. Harrison, a Yale and Georgetown Law graduate who rose to become the first black chairman of the state's Democratic Party, has claimed an 18% lead among independent voters — 46% to 28% — though GOP voters still dominate the state. New polls by Quinnipiac University show Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in tight races. Much like Trump, Graham has recently come under fire for his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Graham initially downplayed the new coronavirus, inaccurately comparing it to the flu in a March 3 interview with Carolina Connection, a South Carolina TV station. Even as his obsequy to Trump increases, Graham's popularity among Republicans in his own state has fallen dramatically after its post-Kavanaugh peak in 2018. After initially saying he would not force through a Supreme Court nomination should a vacancy open in 2020, Graham suddenly changed his tune, telling former Fox News host Greta Van Susteren earlier this month that, "Well, Merrick Garland was a different situation.
Election expert Larry Sabato and the Cook Political Report both revised Graham's odds down from "solid" to "likely" Republican last month. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press.
", after he was exposed to the infection during a Mar-a-Lago visit — then added that the pandemic is "a serious problem, but it's not the plague." COLUMBIA — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham continues to face the most competitive challenge of his political career less than seven weeks out from Election Day, as a new poll … Roger Sollenberger is a staff writer at Salon. "However, we also can't overlook the considerable resume that Harrison also brings to the race, and even South Carolina Republicans admit he is a strong candidate.
"The things you would do to avoid the flu, you need to do here to avoid the virus.
A Marist survey in February found him up 54% to 37% over Harrison.
Trump himself has since repeatedly undermined that claim. The poll surveyed 591 registered South Carolina voters between May 23-26, and Civiqs, a data analytics company, estimates a 4.5% margin of error.
", ------------------------------------------. Quattlebaum is part of a sudden and unexpected shift among Republicans in … The senator's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which largely parroting Trump talking points, may offer one explanation for the recent swing in his numbers. "It's a lot like the flu, and it spreads like the flu," Graham, at a local March campaign event. A new Civiqs poll released this week finds the two rivals tied at 42%. However, two dozen key Graham donors — including a major industry executive — have defected to Harrison, and an FEC analysis shows that more than 80% of Graham's $13 million reserves have come from out-of-state donors. If the election were held today, 10% of voters say they would vote for someone else.
Graham has suffered a steep drop in polls this year. Copyright © 2019 Salon.com, LLC. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The person to watch most closely, then, may be Graham himself. According to a Change Research/Post and Courier poll, Graham holds a 47% to 45% lead over Harrison, with 9% of voters still undecided.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is locked in a dead heat in his bid to win re-election, "Graham's political skills should not be underestimated, and he's clearly taking this race quite seriously, as he should," the Cook Political Report wrote, .
| Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Watch out, Lindsey Graham, we're coming for your seat," Harrison tweeted in response. You had the president of one party nominating, and you had the Senate in the hands of the other party. After initially saying he would not force through a Supreme Court nomination should a vacancy open in 2020, Graham suddenly changed his tune, telling former Fox News host Greta Van Susteren, Well, Merrick Garland was a different situation.
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