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Democrat Challenging Lindsey Graham In 2020 Raises $150,000 In 1 Day

Jaime Harrison saw a boost in donations in the 24 hours since Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) agreed that the impeachment process was a "lynching."
Democrat Challenging Lindsey Graham In 2020 Raises $150,000 In 1 Day
Jaime Harrison for Senate
By Breanna Edwards · Updated December 6, 2020

People are putting their money where their mouths are, donating $150,000 to the South Carolina Democrat challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the 2020 elections.

As the Hill notes, the donations to the campaign of Jaime Harrison came in the day after Graham went on the record agreeing with President Donald Trump that the impeachment proceedings against 45 were a “lynching.”

“I think that’s pretty well accurate. This is a sham. This is a joke. I’m going to let the whole world know that if we were doing this to a Democratic president you would be all over me right now,” Graham said in defense of Trump. “This is a lynching, in a sense. This in un-American.”

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Well, the people are showing what they think of Graham and his words.

Harrison himself took Graham to task on Tuesday, blasting him for his comment, especially in light of not only America’s racist past, but South Carolina’s own horrific past with lynching.

Y'all are *crushing* it! We have raised $150k in the past 24-hours, and are so ready to DEFEAT Lindsey Graham.

We've set a goal of hitting $200k by midnight tonight to keep this momentum going.

⬇️ DONATE NOW ⬇️https://t.co/SvLTCgCMkZ

— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 23, 2019

This team is ready to SEND LINDSEY GRAHAM HOME (or maybe to Mar a Lago? ⛳️)

We've got this!💪🏿 4 hours to go, trying to hit our $200k goal!

DONATE NOW ➡️ https://t.co/LKBJhDg8va pic.twitter.com/aKPxvU4IIe

— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 24, 2019

“For three generations in South Carolina, we have understood the evil history of lynching in our state. We have all — Democrats, Republicans, Independents — agreed it will not define who we are as South Carolinians anymore,” Harrison said in a statement, according to the Hill. “We put the shadow of lynching behind us, but now Lindsey Graham is casting that shadow across South Carolina and our nation to defend Donald Trump.”

In the meantime, Harrison took the time to invite Graham to the African American Museum in South Carolina for a much-needed history lesson.

I don't know why @LindseyGrahamSC has turned his back on South Carolina values, but he has.

I invite the Senator to join me on Friday at the ground-breaking of the African-American Museum in Charleston
for a refresh on the painful history of lynching in our state. https://t.co/ikbyXYOy0s

— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 22, 2019
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