Lindsey Graham's sudden absence has turned South Carolina's Senate race into a high-stakes guessing game for the Democrat who spent a year trying to oust him. Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician and the Democratic nominee, is now running without a clear Republican opponent less than four months before Election Day, after Graham's death on Saturday ended his three-decade run in office, per the New York Times. Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday tapped Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out the remainder of his term, while Republicans scramble to arrange a special primary that may not be settled until late August if a runoff is needed.
Andrews says her strategy won't shift much despite the upheaval. She's centered her campaign on health care, including expanding Medicaid and impeaching Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom she calls her "professional arch nemesis for decades," responsible for increasing vaccine skepticism, per the New Republic. Andrews, who joined Moms Demand Action following the 2018 Parkland school shooting before losing her 2022 House challenge to Nancy Mace by 14 points, looked like more of a threat to Graham, outraising him each quarter, though trailing him in overall cash and ad spending. She won the Democratic primary with more than 61% of the vote and, in a Monday video, balanced praise for Graham's service with a reminder of her own posture: "I'm a fighter, too."
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