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How Democrat Annie Andrews shocked the world in South Carolina
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Key Points:
- Democrat Annie Andrews invested over $5 million early in South Carolina’s Senate race, gaining a significant advantage as Republican Darline Graham struggled with fundraising after winning the GOP nomination.
- Internal polls in October showed Andrews leading Graham by 3 points, but her campaign chose not to publicize this to avoid attracting national Republican attention prematurely.
- Despite President Trump’s endorsement of Graham, many Republicans were dissatisfied, viewing Graham as a candidate imposed by Trump, which contributed to Andrews’ victory in a traditionally Republican state.
- Andrews outperformed her party’s gubernatorial nominee by 4 percentage points, highlighting her campaign’s strength and Graham’s relative weakness.
- Andrews expressed confidence in her campaign’s momentum and ability to win independently of national Democratic party investment.
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