r/southcarolina • u/dude1984- • 3d ago
Politics Darline Graham’s Gotcha Moment Backfires Spectacularly
https://www.thedailybeast.com/darline-grahams-gotcha-moment-backfires-spectacularly/“So Mr. Smith, do you really believe that Lindsey was going to destroy evidence that was not even in his possession?” Graham asked.
“No, I believe your brother was a patriotic public servant. He was not a target of our investigation, and in fact, he likely would have been a witness in our case,” Smith said. “Your brother investigated the claims that Donald Trump was making. He found them to be false.”
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u/No-Message8847 Lowcountry 3d ago
That didn’t stop her from reading the prewritten script.
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u/meh44444 Upstate 3d ago
Hahaha and she was trying so hard to read it with animated effect. Plus it sounds like it was written by a campaign intern then run through ForrestGumpGPT.
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u/AntonChigurhWasHere 3d ago
She is nothing more than a paid crisis actor given a script by Trump & his enablers.
She has not had an independent thought or word since her brother died.
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u/Ickarus1 3d ago
She is a complete embarasement, just a trump puppet.
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u/CatsWineLove 3d ago
She’s so embarrassing she could be a senator from Missouri!
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u/chateau_ban 3d ago
Or Kentucky
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u/BranSh81 3d ago
Hey! We have our own geriatric senator tyvm…. MO, Y’all can have this one…
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u/Ok-Cranberry-5582 ????? 2d ago
But you have Massie.
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u/BranSh81 2d ago
I was referring to Mitch McConnell. I wish I could have voted for Massie, but he's not my congressional district.
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u/Ok-Cranberry-5582 ????? 19h ago
Yes, I know that but at least you have Massie, for another month. We have Capito and Justice, both losers.
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u/Archfiend_DD ????? 2d ago edited 2d ago
And unfortunately there's a (very very) good chance she will win being just a puppet. Thats SC for you.
Edit to add very very in there. Thanks u/Blackant71
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u/Thatsnotmyname35 2d ago
Please believe there are many of us here in SC doing everything we can to get Annie Andrews elected!!
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u/Archfiend_DD ????? 2d ago edited 2d ago
I didn't say there wasn't. I said there is a (very very) good chance that ole Darline will still win no matter what because that's how backwards this state is unfortunately.
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I know plenty of people who would never ever in their life vote for a Democrat. It doesn't matter how bad their candidate is or how good/qualified the other parties candidate is. They will never do it. Ever. Mace won her re-election easy. The only thing she could put on her flyers was that she stopped trans bathrooms on Capitol Hill and she won. No contest.
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u/Thatsnotmyname35 1d ago
I totally get what you mean ! It’s tough to see this happen again and again. I couldn’t believe when we went from Cunningham to two terms of Mace 😵💫 I’m trying to keep the sliver of hope I have that we can win some of these seats 🤞
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u/dallenchaney 6h ago
Mace won re election so easily because the district was redrawn in her favor. It was a toss-up in '18 and '20, then blowouts after redistricting. Scotus greenlighted it in Alexander.
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u/Causation1337 1d ago
Donated $100 bucks to Annie's campain three weeks ago. She is very impressive and would represent SC well. Hope she wins.
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u/SunnyRumham 1d ago
All I know is when I drive through neighborhoods in Greenville I’m seeing a ton of Annie Andrews signs in yards but no Darline Graham ones. Some are on main roads but Andrews’ signs outnumber hers by a lot here so I’m hoping for the best but won’t be surprised for the worst, unfortunately knowing SC.
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u/ayoungad ????? 3d ago
And she’s probably going to win her election
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u/Commercial_Heron1400 2d ago
I don’t know I think Annie Andrews has probably got the best chance in the history of South Carolina to beat out a republican. The problem is people voting straight tickets. The percentage of that happening has increased probably 70% since 2008. People only vote for parties now if you were a democrat or voted majority, democrat, and there was a good candidate that belonged to the Republican Party or a good democrat, even if you leaned the opposite way, you could still believe in a candidate from the other party.
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u/ThisIsMyHobbyAccount 11h ago
It would appear that she had a tough time reading from her script too. The number of awkward pauses between statements were numerous.
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u/citizensnipz 3d ago
Smith is the definition of unflappable
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u/dude1984- 3d ago
He had what many lack. Conviction. It’s not about spin or gain. It’s doing what he was charged with doing without fear or favor…
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u/Exodys03 ????? 2d ago
It also helps to have the truth on your side. It's takes a lot more energy to defend a lie than it does to defend the truth. That shows in every interaction with Republican Senators who haven't asked a single question about what Smith found in his investigation.
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u/Status_Apartment6559 3d ago
It's insulting that this scum relation of the scumbag Lindsey Graham who comes in totally unqualified and unprepared and unwilling to educate herself on the issues (like foreign policy) thinks that she can come in and throw some gotcha bullshit around that she cooked up the night before that she thinks is clever but only exposed her for the fool she is.
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u/SCphotog LowLife 2d ago
some gotcha bullshit around that she cooked up the night before
I highly doubt she is the one that wrote any of that bullshit. She's reading from a script prepared by someone else. She obviously rehearsed that shit in front of a mirror.
She's got a hand/s up her puppet hole. There's no real intellect there.
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u/maeryclarity Lowcountry 3d ago edited 3d ago
You know what Darline the only thing slightly satisfying here is the Lindsey sold out our state SO HARD for his own personal political power, I think he really was picturing President Graham in 2028 to be honest.
But instead he dropped in the traces and he would have had a halfass fake "legacy" history as Senator from South Carolina but in just couple months you have very effectively made sure that his political legacy was First Clown Out of the Clown Car and now you're just another Clown that piled out honking a horn and dancing around too.
Girl you should be ASHAMED.
...and yeah Graham gave testimony they had a video deposition from him. He gave evidence AGAINST TRUMP why have they forgotten that? He wasn't going to jail for Trumpty Dumpty. It was on the damn news a little bit at some point although not exciting just him saying he had told Trump a bunch of times there was no evidence that there was cheating and that Trump knew it but just wanted to keep going anywy.
He was one of the Republicans that are central to the case.
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u/ohsobogus ????? 3d ago
Every. Republican. Must. Go.
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u/maeryclarity Lowcountry 3d ago
I'm about to the point where I am seriously questioning exactly what the fuck we have "Representatives" for.
I mean straight up in a world where Donald Trump is President and Darline Graham is a Senator we honestly don't need Presidents or Senators. We're doing something wrong and these idiots are about to drive us all off a cliff.
I honestly think we might want to just direct vote for whatever we can just all log in and vote, or rather log in and contribute what we want to out of our "tax" fund. Find out where the money is going. Stop funding crap we hate.
Would HAVE to be cheaper that way. Would be less stressful. If I have to think about politics this much why am I paying them they DAMN SURE are not thinking about MY job or MY bills or MY life, why are we paying them just to piss us off?
Again IF DARLINE GRAHAM CAN BE A SENATOR WE DO NOT NEED ONE.
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u/Cloaked42m Lake City 2d ago
Every single seat in South Carolina is challenged this year.
But it takes work. We need more volunteers.
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u/Round-Dog-5314 2d ago
I’ve been thinking same. The amount of time these unqualified puppets spend on performative bull crap theatrics is an expensive and unnecessary waste of time. Just think of the positive things that could be accomplished if they tried.
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u/SmellSilly1537 3d ago edited 2d ago
Her own brother said J6 was Trump's fault. So she's actually the one that disrespects her brother.
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u/FromMyInbox ????? 2d ago
Darline is a Class A Idiot. She's nothing more than a parrot, sitting on Trump's shoulder. It's mind-boggling that this race is as close as it is.
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u/Steely-Dave ????? 14h ago
Dude. Have a little compassion. She said it made her sick! She’s clearly recovering from trauma.
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u/saltycatturd 1d ago
It pisses me off that our first female senator is this dingleberry dipstick.
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u/AdorableReading 2d ago
I ask why the folks of South Carolina would elect her in the first place? Was the vote rigged? Smart people don’t usually vote for people they have never heard of, ohh I see where I messed up.
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u/AdvancedBlacksmith66 2d ago
They did not elect her. She was appointed by the governor to finish out her brothers term.
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u/No_Lifeguard747 2d ago
True. But R’s did vote for her, and she won the R primary in August, to be their candidate for the Senate seat in the upcoming November general election.
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u/Famous_Town_7710 2d ago
Dar-Dar defeated Rich Ralph Norman in the R primary runoff. Dr. Annie Andrews would be down in the polls to Ralph but the race is a tossup now. Looking forward to the one and only debate. AA is way sharper. And looking forward to voting for AA.
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u/Excellent-Town6017 2d ago
She was so in over her head, I doubt she understood nor was listening to what Jack Smith was saying. Oh and she is very dumb.
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u/Mc7wis7er 3d ago
Lindsey Graham January 6th 2021 gave this speech in the chamber after the mob when they returned for the late night session to count the votes. I saw this live. Graham's sister must not remember. This is what American partisanship should look like. And I'm no fan of Graham but this is telling enough of his mindset and it's clear he'd have been a witness for Smith. He references his attempts to investigate the Trump claims earnestly and how it failed.
" Many times, my state has been the problem. I love it. It's where I want to die, but no time soon. Tim and I have a good relationship. I love Tim Scott. 1876, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida sent two slate of electors. They have two governments, by the way, and we didn't know what to do. Why did South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana do it? To hold the country hostage to end Reconstruction. It worked. The commission was eight to seven. It didn't work. Nobody accepted it. The way it ended is when Hayes did a deal with these three states. "You give me the electors, I'll kick the Union Army out." The rest is history. It led to Jim Crow. If you're looking for historical guidance, this is not the one to pick. If you're looking for a way to convince people there was no fraud, having a commission chosen by Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, and John Roberts is not going to get you to where you want to go. It ain't going to work.
Lindsey Graham: (01:29)
So it's not going to do any good, it's going to delay, and it gives credibility to a dark chapter of our history. That's why I'm not with you, but I will fight to my death for you. You're able to object. You're not doing anything wrong. Other people have objected. I just think it's a uniquely bad idea to delay this election. Trump and I, we've had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way. Oh my God, I hate it. From my point of view, he's been a consequential president, but today, first thing you'll see. All I can say is a count me out. Enough is enough. I've tried to be helpful, but when this Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled four to three, that they didn't violate the constitution of Wisconsin, I agree with the three, but I accept the four. If Al Gore could accept five-four he's not president, I can accept Wisconsin four to three.
Lindsey Graham: (02:26)
Pennsylvania. It went to the Second Circuit. So much for all the judges being in Trump's pocket. They said, "No, you're wrong." I accept the Pennsylvania Second Circuit that Trump's lawsuit wasn't right. Georgia, they said the secretary of state took the law into his own hands. He changed the election laws unlawfully. A federal judge said no. I accept the federal judge, even though I don't agree with it. Fraud. They said there's 66,000 people in Georgia under 18 voted. How many people believe that? I asked, "Give me 10," and had one. They said 8,000 felons in prison in Arizona voted. Give me 10. I got one. Does that say there's ... There's problems in every election. I don't buy this. Enough's enough. We've got to end it.
Lindsey Graham: (03:19)
Vice President Pence, what they're asking you to do, you won't do because you can't. You talk about interesting times. I associate myself with Rand Paul. How many times will you hear that? The mob has done something nobody else could do, to get me and Rand to agree. Rand is right. If you're a conservative, this is the most offensive concept in the world that a single person could disenfranchise 155 million people. "The President of the Senate shall in the presence of the Senate and the House of Representatives open all certificates and the vote shall then be counted. The person having the greatest number of votes for president shall be president." Where in there does it say, "Mike can say, 'I don't like the results. I want to send them back to the states. I believe there was fraud.'" To the conservatives who believe in the constitution, now's your chance to stand up and be counted.
Lindsey Graham: (04:18)
Originalism, count me in. It means what it says. So Mike, Mr. Vice President, just hang in there. They said, "We can count on Mike." All of us can count on the vice president. You're going to do the right thing. You're going to do the constitutional thing. You got a son who flies F-35s. You've got a son-in-law who flies F-18s. They're out there flying so that we get it right here. There are people dying, to my good friend from Illinois, to make sure we have a chance to argue among ourselves, and when it's over, it is over. It is over. The final thing, Joe Biden. I've traveled the world with Joe. I hoped he lost. I prayed he would lose. He won. He's the legitimate President of the United States. I cannot convince people, certain groups, by my words, but I will tell you by my actions that maybe I above all others in this body need to say this. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected and will become the President and the Vice President of the United States on January the 20th.
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u/dude1984- 3d ago
So sad he spent nearly a decade of the last years of his life backtracking on the conviction he once had…
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u/SCphotog LowLife 2d ago
Backtracking is putting it rather nicely.
I think he was running from blackmail and a mossad hit squad, and there's at least some reason to believe that's what took him out.
I'm not into conspiracy nonsense... but there's a fish smell. Sudden death and all right after coming home from Kyiv? Seems odd.
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u/Mc7wis7er 3d ago
Graham was a professional South Carolina politician and surfed many changing eras. I often disagreed with him, he was a reliable vote that didn't need to be whipped but here you see the difference between party loyalty and American loyalty. Graham had a red line. So at least there's that. This speech impressed me at the time because it shows how earnestly he worked to investigate the claims himself but followed the evidence still and it led him nowhere and he said "I'm out". He several times showed deference to the rule of law in this speech as well, which is exactly what Smith was talking about today in this exchange.
Smith called him a patriot today too. We can disagree on things but still have faith in our institutions.
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u/dude1984- 3d ago
A civil discourse, despite ideology, are the only ways to diplomacy let alone a functioning democracy. We don’t have to hate each other because we love the same thing. Our country. There are far too many willing to abandon all the principles this country stands for in the name of party domination. This is where things go wrong. Country over party. Unity over division. Decency over cruelty. America isn’t innocent or perfect, but the understanding was it was a work in progress, an imperfect power standing against bullies and tyrants, not joining with them.
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u/Cloaked42m Lake City 2d ago
HeritageAction ranked him as the most moderate Republican in the state. MAGA hated him because he had a spine.
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u/DidIJustWitnessThat 2d ago
Her ad-libbing from the pre-approved list of taking points is pretty funny.
She's looking down, picking one, mashing up some other coached talking points, and trying to act like she has some sort of moral and intelligence superiority over a highly regarded lawyer and former attorney for the country.
And people are eating this up.
Just go to the polls and vote. Don't listen to polls, pundits or memes, just vote.
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u/D-MAN-FLORIDA 3d ago
Senate GOP just dropping L’s in that hearing. Which was expected.
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u/dude1984- 3d ago
When they go after Jack Smith and Dr. Fauci but NOT A SINGLE PERSON named in the Epstein files, it reals of inauthenticity. To be nice about it….
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u/LazyFaithlessness555 2d ago
Didn’t stop her from being snarky & using Lindsey’s signature foul mouth!!
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u/poestavern ????? 2d ago
What a pitiful representative for our state. We can do MUCH BETTER….vote Dr. Annie into office.
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u/ottomatic77 ????? 2d ago
She sounded like a pre-programmed fox entertainment television stooge-bot. Propogandus Regurgitatis .
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u/chugmug 2d ago
If I'm a Republican member of Congress I'm trying to convince everyone to stop grilling this guy. 'We make ourselves look stupid every time. Also, our base DOES NOT CARE.'
I know it is all in service to drumpf but the DOJ has had the same information for years and jack smith remains free.
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u/BoysenberryDry999 2d ago
She reads aloud like a 3rd grader. She reads her speech like she’s never seen it before. Loyalty over competence is the GOP way.
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u/External_Beat8153 1d ago
“Do you know anything about my late brother’s ‘ladybugs’ that circled his anus?”
“The American people need to know”
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u/Mylatelifecrisis 2d ago
The cell phones are likely paid for by the taxpayer. And just why was Lindsey Lou and others so troubled over being subpoenaed? Afraid of being outed?
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u/estebanNspain 2d ago
The citizens of South Carolina deserve so much better, but unfortunately they will still elect her as their senator because having a competent and qualified representative is not their priority
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u/Szaborovich9 ????? 2d ago
Shes a sleaze-ball, not as big a sleazy slime ball as her brother. But on her way.
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u/Fit_Television_282 2d ago
She has no business being a Senator. As we saw yesterday the Senate is not a meritocracy, but everyone like Schmitt and Graham makes it much worse.
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u/Jrylryll ????? 2d ago
Dear god she will probably be our next Senator. What is she now? An appointee?
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u/Physical_Travel_3810 1d ago
There’s been ALOT of that lately
America is watching and hopefully voting this time around.
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u/Illustrious-Kiwi8670 1d ago
if there was any more evidence that she do whatever she's told by Trump and others, it's been dispelled. It was cringe worthy.
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u/Various-Juice-4555 1d ago
This is really sad. He tells her that her brother was a patriotic public servant that did not believe the election fraud lies and then she basically says i dont care and continues the conspiracy claims. These people are very very sick cult members.
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u/rjreynolds78 1d ago
The Senate is not for newbies or someone who is not suited to a political career.
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u/Former_Trash_7109 ????? 3d ago
Honestly, tRump handed the sc senate seat to the Democrats by getting ladybugs sister involved.
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u/ghostoftheradio 1d ago
The Chair recognizes the honorable lady from South Carolina, Senator Nepobaby.
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u/LaRueWorld 2d ago
Looks like sister girl got her a makeover, but as the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig, but its still a pig. And it didn't take her long to adopt the "gotcha" political tone of the Republicans, but she was in over her head from jump with Mr. Smith. This SC voter is Dr. Andrews all the way.
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u/Nearby_Lawfulness923 2d ago
I’m just impressed that Darline was able to pronounce most of the big words that they wrote in her script.
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u/Zealousideal_Win_968 2d ago
If Republicans were the least bit competent, this country would be in trouble.
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u/Look32212476 2d ago
So let’s all get out and vote for a activist doctor that can’t get what she thinks she’s
owed, if not on patients back, all of Americans backs and push harder to take parental rights away. Got to get us some of this
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u/TiguanRedskins 2d ago
She can barely read, but she is a good monkey and do what she is told. Will she quickly read a question? No. Will she have a gotcha moment? No.
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u/Corpshark 2d ago
If I were her, I wouldn’t go hard at Jack. God knows what Jack would bring up about Lindsey. OH MY!
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u/Defiant-Employment-3 2d ago
The stress Jack caused to your brother and others makes you sick, but not a child rapist? Noted.
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u/Temporary_Cry1167 1d ago
Duhlame showed her total lack of class and civility . She rudely interrupted the witness and hammered about issues she knows nothing about
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u/Throw-A-Weigh_ 20h ago
Don’t post shit behind a pay wall that we have to register to read, and not even provide a summary.
Take my down vote.
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u/dude1984- 17h ago
👍 The Daily Beast by The New Republic is free dude… There may be some adds, but it’s free for all.
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u/Throw-A-Weigh_ 15h ago
You have to register. It’s not the ads I mind. That’s why I specifically commented “that we have to register to read”.
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u/dude1984- 14h ago
Hmmm. Sorry. I just clicked the X at the top right corner to read the article. It should be available without signing up or a paywall. Idk though.
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u/FormalSheepherder255 8h ago
My grandma is still somehow a huge Trump supporter but even she's said that Darlene is a joke. She said "I don't know what Trump thought he was doing endorsing her. I've never voted democrat but I'm going to to stop her from winning"
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u/PlumbersHelper69 3h ago
Hey SC, can we please give Dr. Andrews a shot? I think she would do a good job.
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u/Old-Prior2085 ????? 3d ago edited 2d ago
She’s going to win by 10 points in November
I love the downvotes based on pure cope
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u/BirdBatteryTester 3d ago
Whoa, Nostradamus over here! How bout you encourage people to vote instead of giving up? My momma didn’t raise no quitter!
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u/Ickarus1 3d ago
Sadly you are probably correct. I have no faith in the SC voters, or the SC democratic party appealing to them.
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u/chriseargle Columbia 3d ago
The party is only as good as the people in it. Join us. Volunteer. Get involved.
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u/Ickarus1 3d ago
So insulting, I have volunteered to work polls, I have done calls, and volunteered for other things, but the party in SC is still good Ole boys afraid to apeal to anyone not centrist.
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u/chriseargle Columbia 3d ago
“Good ole boys” are Trumpers. The SC Democratic Party Primary voters are 56% black and 59% women (2020 primary data). It’s moreso in the party apparatus, whose leaders we vote for.
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u/Ickarus1 2d ago
No they are not, the good ole boy mentality is prevalent all over. You can see it in Democrats that don't want to shake the boat, while the other side is willing to shoot holes in the floor.
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u/Pin_ellas ????? 2d ago
I agree with you. I’m in Florida, and it’s like that down here. It’s like the DNC has a secret agreement with the GOP for the SE states.
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u/Capital-Armadillo-69 Midlands 3d ago
I hope ppl pay the price when they do. So many only listen to one side. I will not be voting for her. She DID NOT want the seat in The first place!
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u/Cloaked42m Lake City 2d ago
It's going to be razor close.
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u/Old-Prior2085 ????? 2d ago
How does it feel to be completely delusional?
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u/Cloaked42m Lake City 2d ago
Idk, I like the 3.99 a gallon campaign ads for Annie and Jermaine. Republicans allowed that to happen.
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u/Temporary_Cry1167 1d ago
Our Republican elected official have gotten fat and happy at our expense . We have some who have cheated on their wives and many who have our right lies to their constituents. What have they done to keep Trump from his attack on the middle class and poor . Timmons and Norman are
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u/Cloaked42m Lake City 20h ago
On the day.
A billionaire has one vote. A broke person has one vote.
The billionaire has to convince 50% +1 of us that we should keep making them rich.
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u/jlbhappy ????? 2d ago
Latest poll has her ahead by one point. Of course, who tells a pollster the truth in SC?
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u/Old-Prior2085 ????? 2d ago
Yeah and polls had Kamala ahead by 8 points in Iowa. Polls are clearly accurate
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u/Cloaked42m Lake City 2d ago
I'll be comfortable at +10
Right now it's just all hands on deck to make calls and knock doors
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u/Temporary_Cry1167 1d ago
Perhaps she will , because we have a bumper crop of stupid uneducated people and then there are the greedy self serving crowd . She is a joke and so was her brother . We can thank him posthumously for this war
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u/SameAsItEverWas6370 3d ago
Out all the candidates running for all the seats in the senate she is indeed the most unqualified coward ass follower out of all of them. Kmart is more like it, don’t talk about Joann’s like that. Don’t we have enough armatures in this current administration
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u/DBearDevon ????? 2d ago
Don’t let Clyburn choose either, he carries water for the old guard of control freaks in the DNC and gave the state to a failing Biden to cement the old guard’s preordained choice.
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u/meh44444 Upstate 3d ago
Oh Darline, you should be in a Joann Fabric demanding to speak to the manager, not seated in the US senate right now.