Friday, October 4, 2019

Ditch Lindsey Graham in 2020

Democrat Jaime Harrison raised more than $2.1 million for his challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the third fundraising quarter, a staggering haul for a first-time Senate candidate more than a year out from the 2020 election.

Harrison’s campaign said that he ended the quarter with more than $2.6 million in the bank, nearly twice as much as he had on hand at the end of June. The average contribution size in the third quarter was just $24, his campaign said.

“Our campaign is growing and powered by grassroots supporters across South Carolina and the nation," Harrison said.

[...]

To be sure, Graham’s reelection effort is also well funded. He hasn’t released his third-quarter fundraising total yet, but he brought in more than $3 million in the second quarter of the year and had more than $6.4 million on hand at the end of June.

South Carolina also remains a deeply Republican state.

  The Hill
Pardon my disparaging of South Carolinians, but I wonder if more of the donations are from outside the state. Because, Harrison is black.

And good luck to him.
A recent poll commissioned by Collective PAC, a group supporting African American candidates, and conducted by the liberal-leaning Change Research showed Harrison trailing Graham by just 7 points — a relatively small margin considering Graham’s high name recognition and decades-long career in Washington.
If you want to contribute:


...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:  From January 2018 



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