As Trump heads to South Carolina, Democrats eye an upset

A New York Times/Siena poll released Wednesday shows Democrat Annie Andrews level with Republican Sen. Darline Graham at 48% each in South Carolina's Senate race, with 3% undecided. The state has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1998, so the result signals a real chance of an upset days before the election. Andrews, a pediatrician who has never held office, is running as a centrist who distances herself from national Democrats, according to MS NOW.

At a debate this month, Andrews said Democrats have failed on the border and that she opposes Medicare for All, while rejecting Graham's labeling of her as a socialist. She backs ending taxes on tips and Social Security benefits, yet she also opposes the Iran war and calls President Donald Trump's tariffs unconstitutional. The poll gives her 97% of Democrats, 59% of independents and 22% of Republicans. Voters interviewed, including lifelong Republican Ryan Manuelsmith, described moderation as the way to win statewide.

Trump is scheduled to hold a rally with Graham in Rock Hill on Thursday, his second in two weeks. Graham, who entered politics after the death of Sen.

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