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DeMint makes 2008 tougher for Graham
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| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jul 03, 2007 12:37pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, July 3, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Praise that conservatives are pouring on Sen. Jim DeMint for his prominent role in defeating the immigration bill last week is adding to the woes of South Carolina’s other Republican senator, Lindsey Graham.
In a bid to oust Graham from office in next June’s primary elections, South Carolina conservatives are trying to find a Republican candidate whose political leanings are like DeMint’s.
“There are frequent conversations where people say, ‘We sure appreciate what Jim has done, but we don’t know what is wrong with Lindsey,’” said David Woodard, a former campaign manager for Graham and now a political scientist at Clemson University. “[Graham] is in pretty serious trouble.”
For weeks, the senior senator from South Carolina has been vilified by conservatives, who have coined the term “Grahamnesty,” referring to his central role in attempting to push through an immigration bill that would have created a pathway to citizenship for some 12 million illegal immigrants.
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