Democrat Jaime Harrison shatters Senate fundraising record in bid to oust Lindsey Graham

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/politics/jaime-harrison-fundraising-record-south-carolina-senate-race/index.html

Democrat Jaime Harrison shatters Senate fundraising record in bid to oust South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN
Updated 1:16 PM ET, Sun October 11, 2020

(CNN) Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison, running to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, raised $57 million during the final full quarter of the campaign, shattering Senate fundraising records as his party seeks to wrest control of the chamber from Republicans.

Harrison's haul was the largest single-quarter total by any candidate in US Senate history, swamping the previous record set in 2018 when Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke topped $38 million in the third quarter of that year in his unsuccessful Senate bid.

Graham has not yet released his fundraising totals. But Harrison has outraised him consistently this year -- prompting the three-term Republican to appear on Fox News recently to implore viewers to send in donations. "They're killing me, moneywise," he said.

"This campaign is making history, because we're focused on restoring hope back to South Carolina," Harrison spokesman Guy King said in a statement. "While Lindsey Graham continues playing political games in Washington, Jaime Harrison is remaining laser-focused on the real issues impacting people here — like healthcare, broadband access, and COVID relief for businesses and families."

In all, Harrison has raised $86 million so far in the election cycle.

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1. Jaime Harrison really needs to use that money to tell SC voters the republicans are coming for their

health care, their social security, and their right to vote.

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2. This. eom