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TexasTowelie

(111,304 posts)
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 03:08 PM Aug 2019

Can a national 'Lose Lindsey' movement help defeat SC's Graham?

WASHINGTON -- A billionaire hedge fund manager from California will help mobilize Democratic voters in South Carolina.

A Washington, D.C.-based political organizer has offered himself up as a resource to Palmetto State progressive activists.

And the national fundraising apparatus for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is spending money on ads in the state, a reliably Republican stronghold.

As U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham continues to be a polarizing political figure for his embrace of President Donald Trump, national interest in defeating the Seneca Republican next year is growing. In May, the hashtag “LindseyGrahamResign” trended on Twitter.

Read more: https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/election/article234184392.html

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Can a national 'Lose Lindsey' movement help defeat SC's Graham? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2019 OP
If we get rid of graham, or mcturtle, unless replaced with a democrat Merlot Aug 2019 #1
Lindsey has got to go liberal N proud Aug 2019 #2

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
1. If we get rid of graham, or mcturtle, unless replaced with a democrat
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 04:21 PM
Aug 2019

it will just be another republican continuing the same policies. Actually, same goes for trumpft. So many are offended by him, but are ok with this policies.

It's about policies, not people.

liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
2. Lindsey has got to go
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:15 AM
Aug 2019

We have a good Democratic candidate running against him, who should also help bring out the black vote in SC

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