South Carolina Debate Canceled After Lindsey Graham Refuses COVID Test
Source: POLITICUSUSA
The scheduled Senate debate between Jaime Harrison and Lindsey Graham has been canceled after Graham refused a COVID test.
The only reason for the cancelation of the Senate debate is Lindsey Grahams refusal to be tested for the coronavirus.
Either Lindsey Graham knows that he has the virus, or suspects that he has the virus. Either way, Grahams behavior is Trump-level irresponsible. It is not difficult to get a test. It only takes a few minutes, and it could save lives.
The debate should be happening. The South Carolina Senate race is a dead heat. The voters deserve to be hearing from their two candidates on the same stage.
Read more: https://www.politicususa.com/2020/10/09/south-carolina-senate-debate-canceled.html
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)McConnell will not get close to them.
drray23
(7,633 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Whiplash.
KS Toronado
(17,253 posts)SKKY
(11,811 posts)KS Toronado
(17,253 posts)Was getting ready to post when my stable genius kicked in and added the ( )s
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)kimbutgar
(21,157 posts)With Lindseys cardboard cutout with a sign saying refused to take COVID test.
George II
(67,782 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,823 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)SC Senate debate replaced by separate interviews after Harrison insists on COVID tests
COLUMBIA Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison will no longer debate Friday night after Harrison declined to participate unless Graham took a coronavirus test in advance and Graham denied the request.
Instead of an hour-long debate, the two candidates will each participate in separate 30-minute interviews hosted by television station WSPA in Spartanburg.
The forum will air live on channels in all the major media markets of South Carolina: WCBD in Charleston, WBTW in Myrtle Beach, WLTX in Columbia, WJBF in Aiken and WSAV in Hilton Head and Beaufort. It will also be streamed live online.
The decision put an end to tumultuous back-and-forth in the final 24 hours before the debate after Harrison issued a public demand Thursday night that Graham take a coronavirus test before they debated.
ananda
(28,866 posts)Is Lindsey positive and trying to hide it?
George II
(67,782 posts)dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)They're already down two on the Judiciary Committee. Three would throw a serious monkey wrench into their ratf*ckery. So who knows if he has it (or not) or suspects he has it? One thing's for sure, he can not and will not risk this SCOTUS seat with COVID results that will be made public. This is the brass ring, baby.
SunSeeker
(51,571 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)All that matters is the returns on their businesses and stock portfolios. That I believe is what this whole Social Darwin, survival-of-the-fittest, COVID is safe routine is all about. They are working on our minds and trying to move the needle to a place that suits them.
Star-Thrower
(309 posts)on another site - DailyKos. Living blue in SC. Just another cowardly move from failing Graham. Jamies ads are on every evening news outlets. If Graham shows up absent of mask he should be escorted out. What a slime ball. This new development will not enhance Grahams standing with our black voters. Good for Jamie. He is doing the right thing. Why risk a potential infection from Covid? Graham has drunk the Trump Cool-Aid.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Hmm, what could that be?
OldManTarHeel
(435 posts)Nate Silver
@NateSilver538
Repeating myself and others here, but the reason Lindsey Graham won't get tested despite having been exposed to many COVID+ people is because if he reveals a positive test and has to quarantine the Amy Coney Barrett nomination could get scuttled. There is no other logical reason.
vishnura
(247 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,155 posts)It's just "the vapors".
Give him a glass of iced sweet tea and a cardboard hand fan, and have him sit on the porch swing out on the veranda. He'll be fine.
patricia92243
(12,597 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,488 posts)Lindsey Graham doesnt want to get tested for Covid-19, because think of what the contact tracing on THAT would reveal. OhMyyy #LadyG #LindseyGrahamHasCovid
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George II
(67,782 posts)mahina
(17,664 posts)?
TheRickles
(2,065 posts)If he tests positive, he won't be able to pursue to Barrett nomination.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214257668
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Second question: Why won't the Republican party admit that they are actually advocating herd immunity with their actions?