Meet US Sen. Lindsey Graham’s three Republican challengers in the June 9 primary

The State ^ | 6/6/202” | Staff

[NotchJohnson]

COLUMBIA, S.C.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- Seneca, faces three Republicans on June 9. They are educator and attorney Duke Buckner of Walterboro, corporate executive and businessman Michael LaPierre of Pickens and Merchant Marine Joe Reynolds of North Charleston.

The State asked candidates to submit questionnaires. Here’s a look at who’s running and what they want voters to know, in their own words:

[NotchJohnson]

I’m torn about voting for Graham. He just has been all talk. We need to keep the seat.

[Trump.Deplorable]

Lady G

[shelterguy]

But he is going to have hearings and stuff and REALLY REALLY REALLY get to the bottom of it.

[USS Alaska]

If any one of these three ran against Linda in the primary alone, they would be a shoe in.

When three run, they split the vote, and linda will waltz in, again.

[Parley Baer]

We do need the seat. He is a better than a dimoKKKRAT.

[Pollard]

and Trump just now endorsed Graham, https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1269703029588209665

[Islander7]

What are chances the three are democrat plants?

[JoSixChip]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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Senator @LindseyGrahamSC
is a good friend and strong voice for the people of South Carolina. He’s helped us confirm GREAT Judges, rebuild the Military, and keep our Country SAFE. Strong on Life and our Vets. Lindsey has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

[ncalburt]

Vote OUT Linda .
Open borders Linda
is pushing her usually Open borders crap with other 7 senators now and playing games aka stopped investigating Antifa and BLM .
Check out the other options and get rid of this Dem Lite .
I bet she planted the others again like every year to water down the opposition .

She is the worst .

[gibsonguy]

Three!? Damn it , split the vote again and Linda is back in. GOPe is behind this count on it.

[ncalburt]

Trump supported Romney too before he become a nightmare .

Linda will revert to her Dem operative/ Open Borders / Amnesty shrill ways .

She is a McCain operative and owned by the Globalist lot .

[ncalburt]

Bingo
The SC gop is pure Gope .

[Just mythoughts]

I do not live in South Carolina, but, I would not vote for lordMcCain’s errand boy in the primary... Thank you dear Lord, I won't have to be in the position to vote for, this double minded, two faced tart.

Remember, this turd is the only surviving Congress critter that took part in the Articles of Impeachment of the bent one BJClinton... The rest have returned to the Maker or Sorosed out of office.

[ssfromla]

Every time graham is up for re-election he promises to get his act together.

He talks the talk that conservatives want to hear from a a true Republican all the way through the election.

Once he's elected and we've thrown other viable candidates under the bus for Graham on day one back at the office he goes back to the toe shoed do nothing rino he has always been.

Do not under any circumstance give that man a free ride this time President Trump. He is a snake you, I and everyone in the world knows it too.

Whatever the deep state has on him is too much for us to bear the brunt of it any longer.

Graham's time has come and gone. He should've came clean to his constituents a long time ago about what is being held over his head and they more than likely would've supported him any way. To them and their loss of a good conservative for all these years because of him being blackmailed only infuriates them now.

[ocrp1982]

The president’s primary concern here is to keep the Senate. I don’t blame him one bit. If we lose the senate we’re screwed even when Trump wins reelection. He would be impeached in a heartbeat by the dems.

[livius]

Agreed. Whoever is the candidate, he’s gotta win. Graham is popular in SC.

[elcid1970]

It’s not the number of challengers, it’s the stupid open primary system here in South Carolina along with no party registration requirement.

Democrats get to vote for the Republican of their choice, and so it’s been Flimsey Tinkerbelle since 2002.

[Deplorable American1776]

I’d rather have the devil we know, which is Lindsey, then the devil we don’t know. They might say they will support Trump, but will they. Now, if a R who is with Trump 80%, would he be better than a D who is with Trump 90% of the time?

[NotchJohnson]

Works for me but the Democrat plant is an interesting theory.

[UNGN]

At first glance, othe than the Merchant Marine, they Look like Romney-ish Carpetbaggers.

Under Grad and Masters from Brown University? Born and raised in Maine?

Public Defender from Broward County? A wha????

I realize there was no republicans in SC 25 years ago (just a bunch of Converted democrats), but Sticking with Muffin Cumberpatch III seems the best option, here.