Darline Graham and Annie Andrews tied in a South Carolina poll
A New York Times/Siena poll found South Carolina’s Senate race effectively tied in the final campaign week between Republican incumbent Senator Darline Graham and Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews. The Times said Graham’s struggles raised the possibility of a Democratic pickup in a state where an upset seemed unthinkable months ago; she flubbed a televised debate question on foreign policy.
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With South Carolina’s campaign entering its final week, Republican incumbent Senator Darline Graham and Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews were deadlocked in a New York Times/Siena poll. The Guardian also described the candidates as tied in the final stretch. The Times said the result raises the possibility of a Democratic pickup in a state where such an outcome seemed unthinkable to both parties only months ago. Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is still grieving her brother, the Times reported. Her campaign has faced difficulties: she stumbled on a foreign-policy question in a televised debate and has largely avoided reporters while working in Washington. Representative Ralph Norman, whom Graham defeated in the Republican primary, has reluctantly agreed to support her, while some of his supporters have begun a write-in campaign for him.
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The Guardian reports a poll showing Annie Andrews tied with Darline Graham, and The New York Times independently reports that its new NYT/Siena poll found them effectively tied. The Washington Post describes the race tightening but does not report that it is tied.