Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison speaks during the South Carolina U.S. Senate debate with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at Allen University in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. The three-term senator’s campaign has not yet filed its second-quarter numbers and has until July 15 to do so. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. Over the same span, Graham has spent or reserved $22 million in television advertising, with $4 million in the campaign's closing weeks. Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison at Allen University in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday that he thinks another coronavirus relief package could still happen. Graham has been a close ally of Trump, leading a high-profile inquiry into the origins of the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into links between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia. He was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The race, which polling said is tied, has triggered an unprecedented level of fundraising in the state. Sens. Leaders' Debate, Seniors At Risk Of Losing Benefits If Taxes Aren’t Filed Soon, Canadian Support For Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Drops Dramatically: Poll, Senate To Pay $498K To Harassment Victims After Years-Long ‘Crisis’, Alberta To Slash Up To 11,000 Health-Care Jobs During Pandemic, This Indigenous Show Is Your Next Supernatural TV Obsession, Health Canada OKs COVID-19 Tests That Deliver Results In 13 Minutes, 4 Facts You Likely Didn’t Know About Former PM John Turner, Gay Twitter Is Taking Back The Term ‘Proud Boys’. "I thought he was a good guy who could rise above the political freight, but what we have seen is he’s why people hate politics," Harrison said earlier this week on ABC's The View. Last month, Graham made a public fundraising plea to help him keep up with Harrison, saying on Fox News he was “getting killed financially” by Harrison, who he predicted would “raise $100 million.”. Gov. (Joshua Boucher/The, Jaime Harrison, Lindsey Graham's rival, shatters congressional fundraising record, https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Dem-challenger-in-SC-Senate-race-raises-record-15637341.php, https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/, Lightning knocks Washington state ferry out of service, Ellen DeGeneres Seeks $40 Million for Bali-Esque Montecito Compound. Harrison’s colossal haul toppled the previous record set by then-Rep. Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat, in the third quarter of 2018 during his face-off against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Help me. The Democrat Seeking to Unseat Lindsey Graham Just Smashed Fundraising Records Jaime Harrison’s Senate campaign raised a staggering $57 million last quarter. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Graham will certainly have a spotlight this coming week, as the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, will begin confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett -- a controversial process that energized Democratic fundraising in the final days of the quarter. Harrison's fundraising underscores the high-profile nature of the race to flip a Republican seat in deep-red South Carolina. Harrison has painted Graham as a member of Congress he once respected to someone who sold himself to the power players in Washington, especially following the election victory of President Trump in 2016. AP’s Advance Voting guide brings you the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee from each state: https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/. "After 25 years in Washington, Lindsey Graham has changed into someone voters no longer recognize, and these resources will be instrumental in our efforts to send Lindsey home in November," Guy King, Harrison's campaign spokesperson, said. “The money is because they hate my guts,” Graham added. Help me. Graham's commitment to confirming Trump’s third nominee to the court has become a focal point in the Senate campaign, with Harrison frequently chiding Graham for reversing on previous promises not to consider election-year nominations. Help me again.". A site promoted by the ad redirects to a fundraising page for the super PAC. Throughout the total campaign cycle, Harrison's camp has raised $86 million. Help me. Third-party organizations supporting both candidates are also occupying much of the available ad space. Oh, To Be A Pet Pig Living In Nova Scotia With A Dog BFF, Getting A Flu Shot Might Not Be Easy This Year — But It’s Worth It, From The Supermarket To The Dollar Store, A Dietitian’s Fave Budget Eats. From the first Democratic question posed to Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing, abortion played a central role in opposition to the judge's likely ascendance to the court. The German government will be paying out some $662 million to Holocaust survivors who are suffering through the coronavirus pandemic. At the end of June, both candidates were roughly matched at about $30 million apiece, money largely from out of-state donors. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced new restrictions on businesses in response to rising COVID-19 cases and threatened even more to come if the numbers don't come down. Julia Lurie This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Two Illinois churches on Wednesday appealed to the Supreme Court in a lawsuit against Gov. President Trump has supported Graham in his reelection bid, campaigning with him in February. Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has come under fire following Ginsburg’s death for his flip-flopping stance on whether a Supreme Court vacancy should be filled during a presidential election year. In 2018, copious cash allowed O'Rourke creative ways of pursuing harder-to-reach voters, like creating a statewide cellphone database through which they could canvass all Texans, finding and following up with Republicans potentially willing to support him. For about half a decade, Democrats have been united in their crusade to break up Big Tech, and in recent years, the libertarian wing of the Republican Party has been losing ground to so-called "national conservatives" who seem keen to join wannabe regulators across the aisle. And Border Patrol agents who work in the land between official crossing points on the northern and southern borders seized 294,950 pounds of illegal or regulated drugs in fiscal 2020 year, which ran from Oct. 1, 2019, through Sept. 30. Harrison has been able to spark national attention for his grassroots campaign from national Democrats desperate to unseat one of the White House’s fiercest allies on Capitol Hill. Ginsburg died 46 days before the 2020 presidential election. Asked how the additional money could possibly be spent, Harrison campaign manager Zack Carroll told The Associated Press they planned to hold nothing back, using “every dollar donated” in ads, digital organizing and communication with Black voters. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Graham's campaign announced his haul on Thursday, touting a "record-setting" first quarter. “When people see that’s it's possible, people who could be potential candidates are more likely to run,” he said. Graham seems to be taking Harrison's fundraising win seriously. Although increased content moderation and trigger warnings have slowly taken over both sites, they may have just opened the floodgates to Republican rule over the internet. Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison at Allen … Every single hour in South Carolina, Lindsey Graham is being violently out-fundraised. Though Harrison raised more than Graham in the first quarter, the incumbent has raised more in total this election cycle so far. South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison raised a record-breaking $57 million in the past three months, a possible cause for concern for his opponent, incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham. "Help me. Earth experienced its hottest September since 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. “After 25 years in Washington, Lindsey Graham has lost all idea of the most basic challenges facing South Carolina families, and voters know it,” Guy King, a spokesman for the Harrison campaign, said in a statement, according to The State. “Jaime Harrison’s campaign coffers are packed with contributions from Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Rosie O’Donnell, Planned Parenthood, Barbara Streisand and many other liberals who couldn’t find South Carolina on a map,” Graham campaign Communications Director T.W. “There’s no question that the mountain of cash in this race, specifically from the Harrison campaign, has led to political organizations paying at least twice or three times as much as they would normally pay for airtime in a South Carolina election," said Kurt Pickhardt, a Republican media consultant and vice president of Smart Media Group, a Washington-based media buying firm. Harrison, the Democratic nominee against GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham… Television stations are upping rates, one consultant said, charging campaigns several times their typical amounts to capitalize on the limited ad space they're able to offer. South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison outraised GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham in the first quarter of 2020, according to fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this week. Graham has responded by saying he feels Democrats would do the same if given the choice. Judge Amy Coney Barrett left a Senate hearing room Wednesday with her confirmation prospects relatively assured, despite two days of aggressive questioning from Democrats who had hoped to block her from reaching the high court. “While Lindsey Graham continues playing political games in Washington, Jaime Harrison is remaining laser-focused on the real issues impacting people here — like health care, broadband access, and COVID relief for businesses and families.”, Graham hasn't released fundraising totals for the latest quarter, although it's likely he's been eclipsed by Harrison, an associate Democratic National Committee chairman and former lobbyist. But the former lobbyist has been building a financial advantage over the three-term incumbent Graham, who has emerged as one of Trump's key allies on Capitol Hill. Graham won re-election campaigns in 2008 and 2014. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Graham, Harrison in tight S.C. Senate race 07:40 Washington — Jaime Harrison, a Democrat working to defeat GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, brought in a … Harrison's $57 million haul tops the $38 million record, previously set by Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke in a 2018 Senate contest. All rights reserved. "Even after canceling numerous events and suspending our fundraising efforts for part of the quarter, Senator Graham still shattered personal and state fundraising records.". Graham has raised $26.1 million as of June 20 and had $13.9 million cash on hand, according to the FEC. Despite O'Rourke's previous record, which Harrison has now surpassed by almost $20 million, he ultimately lost the Senate race by three points even though he received more votes than any Democrat has in the history of Texas. LindseyGraham.com.". The Democrat running against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina Senate race this year reported raising almost $14 million in the second quarter of 2020, nearly double his record first quarter of the year. Though Harrison's numbers for the first quarter outpace Graham's, the incumbent senator has raised more total since the beginning of the cycle -- trumping his opponent by over $6 million. All rights reserved. The race, which polling said is tied, has triggered an unprecedented level of fundraising in the state. But in 2016, Graham backed a controversial decision by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to block confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland, then-President Barack Obama’s pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. He is a great friend to our men and women serving in uniform, a leading advocate for cutting the out-of-control spending in Washington, and a strong opponent of Obamacare. “This money is because they hate my guts,” Graham said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Sept. 24. Harrison, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party, won early support from prominent party leaders, including former Vice President Joe Biden. On Sunday, the Senator went on the offense on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."