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Tonight I'll be covering the first debate between @LindseyGrahamSC & Democratic challenger @harrisonjaime. The pandemic & upcoming Supreme Court nomination process are sure to be on the agenda for the event, which can be viewed on @wis10 & @cspan. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-senate-elections-columbia-e3a1a0ec87ace1e9a3ec760bc5bceed2
I’m inside the debate venue at Allen University, an HBCU in downtown Columbia. There is a plexiglass partition around the podium to the left of the side, which I’m told will be used by @harrisonjaime. There is no partition around @LindseyGrahamSC’s podium.
The @harrisonjaime campaign tells me the partition is being used per venue & CDC guidance advising a 14-day quarantine after interaction with a COVID-positive person. @LindseyGrahamSC -who tested negative Friday- is close to President Trump, currently hospitalized with COVID.
. @LindseyGrahamSC just arrived at the debate venue, where the entrance is lined with campaign signs & some of his supporters.
To open, @harrisonjaime shares his personal story & the SC motto, "While I breathe, I hope."
"You have nothing to be afraid of, when it comes to me," @LindseyGrahamSC says, a reference to Harrison's partition.
(This photo is from prep; I'm not shooting during the debate.)
"You have nothing to be afraid of, when it comes to me," @LindseyGrahamSC says, a reference to Harrison's partition.
(This photo is from prep; I'm not shooting during the debate.)
I should point out that tonight's debate is being moderated by the great @JudiGatson of @wis10.
I know that she'll be tough - & fair.
I know that she'll be tough - & fair.
In pretty much every answer, @LindseyGrahamSC has worked in support for SCOTUS nominee Amy Comey Barrett, calling her "a buffer to liberalism" he hopes "won't be treated like Kavanaugh." @harrisonjaime said Graham "flip flopped" on his stance regarding election-year appointments.
On ads, @harrisonjaime says he hasn't "gone negative" but has "been informing people on Sen. Graham's record."
"Where the hell is all this money coming from?" @LindseyGrahamSC asks, of Harrison's funders. "This is about liberals hating my guts when I stood up for Kavanaugh."
"Where the hell is all this money coming from?" @LindseyGrahamSC asks, of Harrison's funders. "This is about liberals hating my guts when I stood up for Kavanaugh."
. @LindseyGrahamSC says he'll "always be a conservative" but is willing to work with Dems. Saying he'll do the same with Republicans, @harrisonjaime references a 2016 article about his friendship with the GOP state chair.
I wrote that story; here it is. https://apnews.com/article/d69aaee631844ca9a05d295f7ab108a4
I wrote that story; here it is. https://apnews.com/article/d69aaee631844ca9a05d295f7ab108a4
And the whirlwind is over, right at 9 p.m. on the dot. My story will be up shortly, but until then, here's a shot of the close-out elbow bump between @JudiGatson & @LindseyGrahamSC.
While I wrap up, @harrisonjaime's campaign tells me that they raised $125,000 during the hour-long debate.
In their 1st debate, @LindseyGrahamSC & @harrisonjaime drew contrasts, but also said they'd work across the aisle.
Graham stumped, too, for his chief DC goal: confirmation of President Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee.
My story from tonight. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-senate-elections-columbia-e3a1a0ec87ace1e9a3ec760bc5bceed2
Graham stumped, too, for his chief DC goal: confirmation of President Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee.
My story from tonight. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-senate-elections-columbia-e3a1a0ec87ace1e9a3ec760bc5bceed2
