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Harry Reid rips Lindsey Graham over Trump: 'He went to the dark side' after McCain died
The Hill ^ | 11/0/30 04:27 PM EST | BY JOE CONCHA -

Posted on 11/03/2020 6:54:43 PM PST by RandFan

Harry Reid said he hopes Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) loses his Senate race against Jaime Harrison (D) on Tuesday, with the former Democratic Senate majority leader alleging Graham "went to the dark side" after his close friend and colleague Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) died in 2018.

The attack from Reid, who retired in 2017, comes as Graham faces a tight contest against Harrison, with the two most recent polls released before Election Day in the Palmetto State showing Graham with just a 3-point and 6-point lead, respectively. In 2014, Graham won by almost 15 points.

"It’s very hard for me to say this because Lindsey and I have worked together on stuff. And when John McCain died, he just went to the dark side," Reid told MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin. "He was happier playing golf with Donald Trump."

"I hope that Lindsey loses. That’s difficult for me to say, but I sure hope he loses," Reid, 80, added.

Graham has repeatedly cited Reid for invoking the so-called "nuclear option" in 2013 when Senate rules were changed to allow Circuit Court nominees to be confirmed by a simple majority instead of the traditional 60 votes.

Republicans voted in 2017 to reduce the threshold for Supreme Court nominees as well, allowing the GOP-led chamber to approve President Trump's picks for the high court with a simple majority.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: graham; reid
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1 posted on 11/03/2020 6:54:43 PM PST by RandFan
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Fox just called SC for Graham....


2 posted on 11/03/2020 6:55:25 PM PST by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan

Is he still alive?


3 posted on 11/03/2020 6:56:22 PM PST by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine I donÂ’t think we need one)
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Just about..


4 posted on 11/03/2020 6:56:56 PM PST by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan

Not a fan of Graham, but he’s better than any Dem. And who gives a rat’s behind what Harry Reid says?


5 posted on 11/03/2020 6:56:58 PM PST by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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“””Fox just called SC for Graham....”””

If Faux called if for him then he must be WAY ahead which means President Trump as well.

Were they crying when they said it?


6 posted on 11/03/2020 6:57:02 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: RandFan
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7 posted on 11/03/2020 6:57:19 PM PST by PGR88
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11/0/30 04:27 PM EST
Interesting date. November Zeroth, 1930? (if from the past; 2030 if from the future)
8 posted on 11/03/2020 6:57:20 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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well the dark side was just projected to win.

This is in very poor taste for Reid but that’s hardly a surprise.


9 posted on 11/03/2020 6:57:37 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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He went to the dark side and in the words of Chancellor Palpatine: “My resolve has never been stronger!”


10 posted on 11/03/2020 6:57:49 PM PST by dixie1202
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Harry, drop dead...thank you...

That's the best thing I'll say about Harry...

11 posted on 11/03/2020 6:58:21 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable family...even the dog is, too. :-) Trump 2020)
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McCain was a traitor and finally got what he deserved.


12 posted on 11/03/2020 6:58:36 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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He won...didn’t he Harry?

Sound Familiar?


13 posted on 11/03/2020 6:58:57 PM PST by suasponte137
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Well, Ha Harry Reid. You lost. I’m not real happy with Linda Graham either, but at least he is a republican.


14 posted on 11/03/2020 6:59:30 PM PST by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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“”””McCain was a traitor and finally got what he deserved.”””

As tight as he was with McCain I feel Graham was just as dirty against candidate and then President Trump.


15 posted on 11/03/2020 7:00:14 PM PST by shelterguy
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Fox just called SC for Trump.


16 posted on 11/03/2020 7:00:36 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: RandFan

We haven’t heard from Dingy in a long time.


17 posted on 11/03/2020 7:00:57 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: shelterguy; MinuteGal

Trump has won S. Carolina. Reid is grousing because when Graham lost his strong minded friend John McCain (Graham psychologically is attracted to strong male figures) he then switched affiliations to another strong male figure, Donald Trump.


18 posted on 11/03/2020 7:01:13 PM PST by flaglady47 (Donald Trump, President for Life (heh, heh))
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That’s good news. Was starting to worry ‘bout that race.


19 posted on 11/03/2020 7:01:43 PM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot acceptI)
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To: brownsfan

Graham has been a Trump stalwart, which partly redeems his squishiness.


20 posted on 11/03/2020 7:02:36 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is thp at they are both death cults. N)
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