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Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Stranglehold: A Fundraising Fiesta Democrats Can’t Crash

Just like MTG, donating against LG is a complete waste of money. Yeah, I know they are both terrible, but the statistics say we can't beat them.

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South Carolina’s senior Senator, Lindsey Graham, is the political equivalent of a cockroach—adaptable, resilient, and thriving in conditions that would make lesser creatures (or candidates) flee. In 2020, Democrats threw everything at him, from record-shattering cash to a charismatic challenger, Jaime Harrison, only to watch Graham waltz to a fourth term with a 10.2% margin. Sound familiar? It’s the same story as Marjorie Taylor Greene’s iron grip on Georgia’s 14th District, where Democratic dollars vanish into a red-state abyss. Let’s break down Graham’s 2020 election, compare it to MTG’s fundraising juggernaut, and ask: why are Democrats still pouring money into these unwinnable races?

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