Graham's opponent was better on the issues than Graham, especially amnesty. Robert (Bob) Conley 'says he walked away from the Republican Party years ago out of frustration over trade and immigration policies and the Iraq invasion. He says the GOP's "sellout of the American worker" infuriates him. He lashes out at both illegal and legal immigration, citing instances where his colleagues have suffered because corporations are allowed to recruit engineers and computer professionals from overseas.
Conley, a North Myrtle Beach Democrat who voted for Ron Paul in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, says he believes his opposition to abortion rights, belief in marriage between a man and a woman and opposition to illegal immigration strike the right chord for voters here.