Jaime Harrison Raises $2 Million in 48 Hours as Polls Show Him Leading Lindsey Graham

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Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison announced on Saturday that his campaign against incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham raised over $2 million in 48 hours, after he called on his supporters to donate towards a $10 million goal.

"We told y'all we needed to raise $10 million to fight back against Lindsey and Mitch [McConnell]'s super PAC," Harrison tweeted. "And you stepped up! We've raised over $2 million in the last 48 hours."

The Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC run by allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, announced earlier this month that it would contribute a $10 million ad blitz against Harrison in South Carolina to boost Graham's chances in an unexpectedly close race.

In response, Harrison asked his supporters to donate and match the $10 million set forth by the Senate Republican's top super PAC as recent polls show the Democratic candidate's narrow lead.

"To win this race, we need to match this number, $10 million," said Harrison in a video message on Friday. "We got into this race, you invested in this race, so we could do two things: Bring hope back to South Carolina and send Lindsey Graham home."

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A Morning Consult poll released this week showed Harrison leading Graham by two points—47 percent to 45 percent—while a Data for Progress poll on October 14 showed Graham trailing behind by just one point. However, a Siena College/New York Times survey earlier this month had the Republican senator up by six percentage points. The Cook Political Report considers the South Carolina race a "toss-up."

Newsweek reached out to Graham's re-election campaign for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.

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