Sen. Lindsey Graham
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The poll shows Graham and Harrison getting 48 percent support among prospective South Carolina voters.
The poll is the latest to show Graham in an increasingly precarious position in his candidacy for re-election, despite the strong Republican tendencies in his state. Since winning his seat in 2002, Graham has been easily re-elected by double-digit margins.
But Harrison emerged as a formidable opponent for the four-term senator and raised millions for his campaign, putting Graham on the defensive in a state that President Trump
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Overall, Harrison’s public image receives more positive reviews than Graham’s, according to the survey. Forty-seven percent of respondents say they have a favorable opinion of Harrison, while 34% have an unfavorable opinion about him.
Graham’s favorability, however, is slightly underwater, with 44 percent reporting a favorable view of him and 49 percent saying they view him unfavorably.
In the presidential race in South Carolina, Trump leads the Democratic candidate Joe Biden
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Republicans have long argued that Trump’s support among his conservative base will help increase the vote for Republican candidates. But the poll shows Graham’s support narrowly behind that of the president, while Harrison slightly outpaces Biden.
To be sure, the dispute between Graham and Harrison is fierce, and The Cook Political Report, a non-partisan electoral obstacle, currently classifies him as a “lean Republican”. Graham also holds a cash advantage over Harrison, reporting $ 15 million in cash reserves in late July against Harrison’s $ 10.2 million.
But a victory in the race for the South Carolina Senate in November would be a fluke for Democrats, who seek to win back the majority in the upper house. They need to get three or four seats this year – depending on which party gains control of the White House – to take control of the Senate, and their path to the majority has so far relied on more purple states like North Carolina, Arizona, Maine and Colorado.
The Quinnipiac University poll interviewed 969 prospective voters in South Carolina from September 10 to 14. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.