Jaime Harrison says he's not to blame for SC Senate loss. Trump lifted Graham, he says [View all]
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Democrat Jaime Harrison said Monday he would not have ran his U.S. Senate bid against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham any differently, standing by his campaign’s efforts after Republicans won big in South Carolina on election night.
Harrison also outright rejected criticism from outside and within his own party that he nationalized the race, telling The State in his first interview reflecting on the race that he spoke more about local issues than other candidates.
On Nov. 3, Republicans strengthened their grip on the state with three out of five GOP voters casting straight-party ballots. In the State House, Republicans flipped two seats and lost none. In the Senate it flipped three seats. The party also flipped the 1st District back to Republicans after Nancy Mace’s victory over Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham.
“You and I both know that I talked about local issues more than anybody else probably in the state,” Harrison said. “I talked about the lack of Medicaid expansion. I talked about investing in rural communities. There was no talk of nationalizing from me.”
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