Lindsay, I will do one better.
I will be sure to support your opponent at every opportunity.
What the heck is wrong with people in South Carolina?
Open primaries.
1) Open primaries - many Ds voted for him in the primary 2) Too many ran against him and no one to really rally around. He only got 56% in the last primary, so there is a good chance he goes get primaried, especially with comments like that. I moved here after he got elected last time so looking forward to voting against him the primary in 2020.
Of all the Republican Senators up for re-election in the 2014 cycle, Graham was considered one of the most vulnerable to a primary challenge, largely due to his low approval ratings and reputation for working with and compromising with Democrats.[46][47] He expected a primary challenge from conservative activists, including the Tea Party movement,[48] and Chris Chocola, President of the Club for Growth, indicated that his organization would support a primary challenge if an acceptable standard-bearer emerged.[49]
However, a serious challenger to Graham failed to emerge and he was widely viewed as likely to win,[5][12][46] which has been ascribed to his "deft maneuvering" and "aggressive" response to the challenge. He befriended potential opponents from the state's congressional delegation and helped them with fundraising and securing their preferred committee assignments; he assembled a "daunting multimillion-dollar political operation" dubbed the "Graham machine" that built six regional offices across the state and enlisted the support of thousands of paid staffers and volunteers, including over 5,000 precinct captains; he assembled a "staggering" campaign warchest and "blanketed" the state with positive ads; he focused on constituent services and local issues; and he refused to "pander" to the Tea Party supporters, instead confronting them head-on, arguing that the Republican party needs to be more inclusive
SO there was no one to challenge him plus bought people's support to make sure he won. Now he's in until 2020