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South Carolina: Harrison threatens to withdraw from Senate debate after Graham rejects call for COVID test
Post and Courier ^ | Oct 8, 2020 | Jamie Lovegrove

Posted on 10/09/2020 11:10:10 AM PDT by upchuck

COLUMBIA — Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison is threatening to withdraw from South Carolina’s second U.S. Senate race debate Friday night against Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham after the senator rejected a demand that he take another coronavirus test.

In a statement Thursday evening, Harrison said that he and the moderators for Friday's debate hosted by television station WSPA in Spartanburg had agreed to take a COVID-19 test before the debate, and he called on Graham to do the same.

"Of course, the upcoming debates can be held, and held safely," Harrison said. "But if Sen. Graham will not take a coronavirus test, I cannot responsibly debate in person tomorrow night and allow politics to put my family, my campaign staff, Sen. Graham’s staff, and members of the media at unnecessary risk."...

"What has changed is not the seriousness of coronavirus — what has changed is the threat Mr. Harrison faces from scrutiny," Graham said. "Whether Mr. Harrison attends tomorrow’s debate is his decision, not mine. I will be there."

(Excerpt) Read more at postandcourier.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: covid19; graham; harrison; southcarolina
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1 posted on 10/09/2020 11:10:10 AM PDT by upchuck
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To: alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; Califreak; ColdOne; DesScorp; G.Love; ...
Lindsey
Graham
ping!

Want on or off Linda's fav ping list? Just FReepmail me.

Remember: linda is up for reelection next month. Polls show her tied with Harrison.

2 posted on 10/09/2020 11:12:04 AM PDT by upchuck (Congressional subpoenas. Congressional hearings. Criminal referrals to the FBI. It's all just Kabuki)
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To: upchuck

From what I read, it looks like old Linda is up against a bigger bitch than he is.


3 posted on 10/09/2020 11:12:48 AM PDT by hardspunned (MAGA, now more than ever)
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To: upchuck

A black snowflake?


4 posted on 10/09/2020 11:14:17 AM PDT by moovova
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To: hardspunned

I guess Trump is going to have to go down there and drag his sorry arse over the finish line.


5 posted on 10/09/2020 11:14:47 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: upchuck
“But if Sen. Graham will not take a coronavirus test, I cannot responsibly debate in person tomorrow night

DO IT!

6 posted on 10/09/2020 11:17:26 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: hardspunned

Too bad they can’t both lose.


7 posted on 10/09/2020 11:19:17 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: upchuck

Gvien the choice... well at least Linda will vote for Trump’s USSC choice. You know that that POS RAT Harrison won’t.


8 posted on 10/09/2020 11:23:16 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: SmokingJoe

democrats cancel debates when they don’t want to lose any worse than it appears now. Hoping Trump won’t grow coat tails of course.

Democrats are panicking all over, because they can all read the teal leaves (biden is toasted and done as is the entire new commie democrat party zeitgeist).

Look for this to happen all over the country. Rats, getting out of the debates, is part of the process of leaving the proverbial “sinking ship”.

bye bye.


9 posted on 10/09/2020 11:23:25 AM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (When the bad guys have leverage they often use it)
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To: upchuck

Gee - Who woulda’ thunk it?

Democrats weaponizing the COVID Scamdemic to create campaign havoc...

Imagine that!


10 posted on 10/09/2020 11:26:36 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler ("All men and women created by - go - you know, you know - the thing")
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To: upchuck

Gee - Who woulda’ thunk it?

Democrats weaponizing the COVID Scamdemic to create campaign havoc...

Imagine that!


11 posted on 10/09/2020 11:26:36 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler ("All men and women created by - go - you know, you know - the thing")
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To: upchuck

harrison thinks he has it in the bag, and this is his version of joe biden’s basement.

it’s virus porn.

this sh*t won’t fly in SC.


12 posted on 10/09/2020 11:30:28 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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harrison thinks he has it in the bag“

If he thinks that he is delusional


13 posted on 10/09/2020 11:32:57 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: SmokingJoe

When was his last test, and why does the Dem want him to take a new one?


14 posted on 10/09/2020 11:33:40 AM PDT by theoilpainter
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To: SmokingJoe

Not sure why Linda is refusing to take a test before the debate. I would think it would protect him against opponent claiming later he got COVID and then taking down Linda.


15 posted on 10/09/2020 11:34:52 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: JohnBrowdie

Harrison is finished in this race and has no way of winning. He is in the double digit ugly loss range.


16 posted on 10/09/2020 11:35:14 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: gibsonguy

yep. weird polling in SC on this race. lot’s of MSM stories about how LG is in “existential peril”.

harrison is drunk on his own press clippings.


17 posted on 10/09/2020 11:35:23 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: theoilpainter
why does the Dem want him to take a new one?

Because Covid is the only topic they want to discuss.

18 posted on 10/09/2020 11:35:42 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: upchuck
Jaime Harrison is supporting his party's (Fear Factor)...Bravo Senator Graham.
19 posted on 10/09/2020 11:36:22 AM PDT by yoe (Vote for President Trump!..Keep America Great and protected by the US. Constitution.)
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To: DarthVader
Harrison is finished in this race and has no way of winning. He is in the double digit ugly loss range.

Lindsey wins by a wide margin, 6 points or so.

20 posted on 10/09/2020 11:37:19 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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