Cook Shifts South Carolina Senate Race to Likely Republican as 3 Contests Move Toward Democrats
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 23
Cook Shifts South Carolina Senate Race to Likely Republican as 3 Contests Move Toward Democrats
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 23
Summary
South Carolina’s Senate race was downgraded Wednesday from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican,” signaling unusual vulnerability in a seat the GOP has held since 1964.
Cook Political Report still calls newly sworn-in Sen. Darline Graham the heavy favorite, but said Trump’s unpopularity, an anti-incumbent mood and rising living costs are eroding Republican strength.
Kansas and Georgia were also shifted toward Democrats, prompting Cook to say next year’s Senate majority is now a true coin flip with viable paths for either party.
The South Carolina contest has drawn added attention because Graham is defending the seat long held by her late brother, Lindsey Graham, in a state Republicans have controlled for decades.