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South Carolina is a longtime bastion of Southern conservatism. And if former state Democratic Party chairman Jamie Harrison beats three-term GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, it would be a jolt to Democrats across the country. According to Business Insider, the Senate race has become part of the expanded Democratic calculus for winning a Senate majority. Surveys conducted by Morning Consult and Quinnipiac University show the race as either tied or with one candidate holding a small lead. Lindsey Graham can't lead us in any direction because he traded his moral compass for petty political gain. He's forgotten about the people that he represents...You. Jamie Harrison Political campaign ad In total, Harrison has raised roughly $86 million for his campaign, while Graham raised about $30 million through June. In September, Graham appealed to supporters on Fox News, where he said that he 'was getting killed financially' by Harrison.
Democrat Rep. Brendan Boyle of Philadelphia let loose on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas following the deadly riots on Capitol Hill. Business Insider reports Boyle told Cruz to stop playing politics after the deadly riots on Capitol Hill. Boyle issued a profanity-filled tweet at Cruz after Cruz accused Democrats of attempting to make political hay out of the melee. How many more 20-yr old staffers do you want to be terrorized and hiding in our offices? Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) Cruz and others have been criticized for objecting to a congressional procedure to count the 2020 presidential race's Electoral College votes.
Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol. This makes her the first Republican senator to take that step. "I want him to resign. He has caused enough damage," Murkowski said in an interview. The chances of Trump resigning are incredibly low, according to reports at CNN. However, the Democrats plan to impeach him once more as early as Monday. Mike Pence may also use the 25th amendment to remove Trump from power.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has turned on Donald Trump. Murkowski is the first Republican member of Congress to urge Trump to resign from office. Trump is accused of inciting rioters to breach the Capitol by lying for months that the presidential election "I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage." Murkowski told the Anchorage Daily News in an interview published on Friday.
The US equity indexes closed at record highs on Thursday. Analysts look to the Democrats' victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs as a factor in the surge. Experts say the dual victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs pave the way for sweeping fiscal support in early 2021. The S&P 500 was up 1.5% at 3,803.79. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 212 points higher at 31,041.13, up 0.7%. While the Nasdaq composite saw an uptick of 2.6% at 13,067.48.
A GOP Senator from Oklahoma is revealing Mike Pence's reaction to the Wednesday's Trump Supporter Riots. Jim Inhofe said Pence became uncharacteristically angry on Wednesday during the siege on the Capitol. "I've known Mike Pence forever. I've never seen Pence as angry as he was today." Inhofe said he had a long conversation with Pence. "He said, 'After all the things I've done for Trump.'" Another Republican senator told Business Insider the VP was the most angry he's ever seen him.