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How does Lindsey Graham keep getting elected?

Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:05 pm
Posted by Jauquismos
Member since Jul 2023
497 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:05 pm
Can our South Carolina brethren shed some light on this question.

Is he cheating like the dems?

Surely no one there likes him huh?
Posted by cajunx2
Edgefield,SC
Member since Jul 2005
431 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:06 pm to
I have no idea. I haven’t voted for him in thirty years.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
19705 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:06 pm to
quote:

Surely no one there likes him huh?


Nope

quote:

How does Lindsey Graham keep getting elected?


He has the machine’s blessing and $$

Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
10782 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:08 pm to
The whole thing is staged. The only way to prevent fraud is with legitimate turnout, and people are too lazy to be bothered. Half the " votes" counted probabky come from people who didnt even know the DMV auto registered them. Perks of having a list of all the no shows at every precinct.
Posted by Plx1776
Member since Oct 2017
18474 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:20 pm to
I think ballot shenanigans have been happening across the board, for many years.

It's also why I think ol Mitch kept winning in the past.
Posted by tjv305
Member since May 2015
12900 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:21 pm to
Hard to beat deep state incumbents. The have name recognition and the money . Unfortunately a lot of voters don’t know what they are actually voting for . They don’t research the candidates to see what they really believe.
Posted by Tide-n-SC
Member since Jan 2013
34 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:27 pm to
I haven't voted for him in 20 years and most of my friends in the upstate hate him. He doesn't represent SC. He spends more time each year over seas than he does back home.

SC has open primaries. So a lot of Dems cross over and vote for Miss Lindsey. Plus, there have been few legitimate or competent challengers in the primaries. He hasn't faced a strong challenger. So he wins the primaries by default. So in the general election most people vote for him over the Dem even though he's horrible. So he wins by default. Unfortunately he might only be replaced like Strom Thurmond...
Posted by DyeHardDylan
Member since Nov 2011
9411 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:30 pm to
Because South Carolina is never going to elect a Democratic senator and the establishment/Israeli lobby support that Graham receives makes a primary challenger virtually impossible.
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
77156 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:31 pm to
quote:

How does Lindsey Graham keep getting elected?


Swallowing works.
Posted by Dirty30
Member since May 2023
267 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:33 pm to
Simple, he blows Trump….
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
15137 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:34 pm to
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establishment/Israeli lobby support that Graham

Israel Derangement Syndrome. So they helped get McCain, Schumer, Pelosi, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Obama, Biden, and all of them elected. Genius strategy, that.

It's the same retirees, particularly veterans in both SC and AZ that keep getting RINOs and warmongers like him elected. "Well he served, so I can trust him," or "he's done so good for this state," while ignoring ways they both screwed the country.
Posted by weagle1999
Member since May 2025
2493 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:35 pm to
Why does your state keep electing incumbents?

Same reasons.
This post was edited on 3/26/26 at 6:35 pm
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
36035 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:51 pm to
Just because a relatively tiny, yet very loud, group of anonymous posters on an internet message board rant and rage about Lindsey Graham being this, that and the other thing, doesn’t mean it’s actually a popular sentiment all over the place. In fact, I’d say this board is far, far from an accurate representation of the greater “real world” outside of this board.
This post was edited on 3/26/26 at 6:53 pm
Posted by tigerlion
Member since Jul 2009
2265 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 6:55 pm to
For the love of God, vote Paul Dans for Senate, South Carolina!
Posted by SOSFAN
Blythewood
Member since Jun 2018
15600 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:16 pm to
Look at our history with our US Senators. For some reason we act like they are SC justices and get elected for life.

Our last 2 were Fritz Hollins that was there for decades and Strom Thurmond who was a Senator for around 100 years.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
15137 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:29 pm to
quote:

Lindsey Graham being this, that and the other thing, doesn’t mean it’s actually a popular sentiment all over the place


In 2008, as soon as McCain made it through to SC, I knew we were losing the general election based on old people and vets ETA (in SC.)
This post was edited on 3/26/26 at 7:32 pm
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
13117 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:31 pm to
I'm convinced South Carolina has the worst elected officials of any red state in the nation. From the state to the fed they all suck. 9 billion spent on a nuclear facility starting in 2017 and 0 energy produced. 1.8 billion goes missing from state budget and then it turns out it was an accounting mistake??? LOL. Governor goes missing on hiking trip to South America but is there conducting an affair with a foreign journalist. Niki Haley pushes through dredging of Savannah River that hurts port of Charleston. The state legislature is run by used car salemen and trial lawyers. Look it up.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
19705 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:33 pm to
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I'm convinced South Carolina has the worst elected officials of any red state in the nation.


Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
88384 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:35 pm to
I'll raise you Addison Mitchell McConnell.

Posted by Perfect Circle
S W Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
7874 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 7:42 pm to
Unfortunately, the American voter is dumb, and will vote for whoever's name they hear the most and face they see the most on TV.

In order to achieve that, lots of money is required. The party provides their handpicked candidate plenty of money.
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