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Statement from Dr. Annie Andrews, Democratic nominee for Senate who was running against Linsey Graham (Original Post) Polybius 13 hrs ago OP
Dr. Andrews should be Senator Andrews. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #1
Very classy, typical of the best of our Party .. displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #2
Hope she builds a majority. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #30
She has no choice really. paleotn 12 hrs ago #17
Understood. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #22
Yep. I get it. That is good, calculated politics. paleotn 11 hrs ago #24
Patriot! Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #25
She's a better person than I am Bettie 13 hrs ago #3
Me too. NT Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #16
But she had to be nice Polybius 1 hr ago #37
LOL LeftInTX 1 hr ago #38
The proper thing to do when anyone goes face down in the mashed potatoes Jersey Devil 13 hrs ago #4
gratitude for... his service to our country? Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #5
"Fuck him!" Swede 13 hrs ago #6
Graham had no friends...he had reciprocal business arrangements JT45242 13 hrs ago #7
"Only his donors will mourn him because they did not get everything they bribed him for." Alice Kramden 12 hrs ago #18
Nicely done. n/t LisaM 12 hrs ago #8
I understand that such a statement is no doubt a necessity, but it was niyad 12 hrs ago #9
A very smart way to handle it. Very diplomatic and respectful. After all... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #10
Healthcare bmichaelh 12 hrs ago #11
I bet that was hard to write with a straight face.... n/t Ol Janx Spirit 12 hrs ago #12
In sports there is a different meaning for JAG... Wounded Bear 12 hrs ago #13
Excellent point. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #14
This is one of those moments when Democrats have a chance to completely take the moral high ground. lees1975 12 hrs ago #15
How much family does Graham have? lindysalsagal 12 hrs ago #19
A niece, IIRC Mz Pip 11 hrs ago #29
He has a younger sister, GoCubsGo 10 hrs ago #36
That was difficult to write. paleotn 12 hrs ago #20
" his service to the great state of South Carolina" relogic 12 hrs ago #21
After all the shit Lindsey has said about democrats, Emile 11 hrs ago #23
Majority of voters in South Carolina went for Lindsay. We have to respect them. Walleye 11 hrs ago #31
Respecting voters has a limit blubunyip 10 hrs ago #35
Class MaryMagdaline 11 hrs ago #26
Class Botany 11 hrs ago #27
Andrews knows Republicans don't have much time to call a special primary election and find their new nominee for sop 11 hrs ago #28
What a nice and civil and kind statement. hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #32
Too kind. I wouldn't be mean, but this was too kind. Grins 10 hrs ago #33
Here is a pdf LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #34

displacedvermoter

(5,297 posts)
2. Very classy, typical of the best of our Party ..
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:23 AM
13 hrs ago

I imagine she will get by beaten badly by whomever they come up with to run against her. It's a cult and South Carolina is the center of it, just like in the lead up to the Civil War.

Kid Berwyn

(25,700 posts)
30. Hope she builds a majority.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:33 AM
11 hrs ago

The nation needs her. DU from 2022:

NAZI GOP signals time for Civil War.

Like their gun worshipping hero Adolf Hitler, today’s Republicans want to take the country down the Dead Ender path. THIS was during a hearing on STOPPING GUN VIOLENCE AT SCHOOLS!



'Whatever I want with my guns': GOP lawmaker pulls out handguns during House hearing on gun control

Candy Woodall
USA TODAY, June 2, 2022

WASHINGTON – Florida Congressman Greg Steube pulled out multiple handguns during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday aimed at curbing mass shootings.

The Republican congressman appeared by video conference from his Florida home, arguing that Democrats are trying to strip Americans' constitutional right to bear arms by restricting the ammunition they use.

"Don't let them fool you that they're not attempting to take away your ability to purchase handguns," Steube said. "They are using the magazine ban to do it."

The congressman said his Sig Sauer P365 XL comes with a 15-round magazine and would be banned if the Democrats' "Protecting Our Kids Act" passes. The congressman also said the Glock 19 would be banned.

Snip…

The display of weapons added to the tension of a legislative hearing packed with partisan and personal broadsides over an issue that has deeply divided Ameicans (sic).

Continues…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/02/greg-steube-guns-house-hearing/7493131001/

Rhetorical Question for South Carolina:

Do you want public safety?

Rhetorical Answer: Don’t vote for NAZIs; lock them up.

paleotn

(23,265 posts)
17. She has no choice really.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:51 AM
12 hrs ago

And every glowing thing she wrote about him is complete bullshit. He was one of the most reprehensible humans to ever live in recent times. A power grabbing piece of shit who deserves nothing but our scorn, even in death. Lucky for me I don't have to "take the high road" and can type the truth. In my mind, it's the truth that sets us free, not plaudits we don't mean or believe.

Kid Berwyn

(25,700 posts)
22. Understood.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:03 AM
11 hrs ago

That’s why I still post the truth about these reprehensible NAZI bastards and all they work for. However, if I was running for Senate, I’d hope my advisors were willing to tell me to “cool it” when I have a chance to pick up voters from the other side.

paleotn

(23,265 posts)
24. Yep. I get it. That is good, calculated politics.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:10 AM
11 hrs ago

And the main reason I cannot run for much of anything. Sometimes telling the unvarnished truth isn't strategically sensible, and I've bitten my tongue so many times it's a wonder I still have one.

Bettie

(20,074 posts)
3. She's a better person than I am
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:24 AM
13 hrs ago

because my first feeling was joy that I no longer share the planet with him.

Jersey Devil

(10,910 posts)
4. The proper thing to do when anyone goes face down in the mashed potatoes
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:28 AM
13 hrs ago

except maybe for one person with very tiny hands.

Martin Eden

(16,159 posts)
5. gratitude for... his service to our country?
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:38 AM
13 hrs ago

Maybe if he stuck with his first assessment of Donald Trump when he called him a kook and unfit for office.

JT45242

(4,276 posts)
7. Graham had no friends...he had reciprocal business arrangements
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:44 AM
13 hrs ago

The man was a self loathing closeted hypocrite who attached himself to the powerful like a deer tick.

There was no friendship just business relationships that were two way uses that both parties strive for money and political power.

Only hos donors will mourn him because they did not get everything they bribed him for.

Alice Kramden

(3,005 posts)
18. "Only his donors will mourn him because they did not get everything they bribed him for."
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:55 AM
12 hrs ago

Perfect summation - thank you

niyad

(135,870 posts)
9. I understand that such a statement is no doubt a necessity, but it was
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:28 AM
12 hrs ago

still nauseating to read.

QueerDuck

(2,502 posts)
10. A very smart way to handle it. Very diplomatic and respectful. After all...
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:29 AM
12 hrs ago

... she'll need a great deal of LG's moderate supporters to vote for her if we have any chance of flipping that seat.

bmichaelh

(1,338 posts)
11. Healthcare
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:31 AM
12 hrs ago

Hope she wins.

She will be better for healthcare than Graham was.

He rubber stamped everything that Trump wanted in healthcare.

He did not join his friend, John McCain, in voting no against repeal of ACA.

Wounded Bear

(64,958 posts)
13. In sports there is a different meaning for JAG...
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:42 AM
12 hrs ago

Just a Guy.

Term used to describe an eminently replaceable player.

Just sayin'

lees1975

(7,247 posts)
15. This is one of those moments when Democrats have a chance to completely take the moral high ground.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:50 AM
12 hrs ago

Trump's deplorable "I'm glad he's dead" post about Robert Mueller is public record, and it needs to be out all over the place now. Contrast it with these gracious words, and any human being who has a trace of decency in their character can clearly see the difference.

It's hard to resist the temptation to trash talk, especially with McConnell also hiding out and all that's going on there. What decent South Carolinians need to do is recognize the character being shown here and elect this woman to the Senate.

GoCubsGo

(35,112 posts)
36. He has a younger sister,
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:56 AM
10 hrs ago

who he raised after their parents died, and whatever spouse and children she has. That's it for immediate family, AFAIK. I'm sure he has some cousins, too.

paleotn

(23,265 posts)
20. That was difficult to write.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:57 AM
12 hrs ago

I get having to do that but the obvious insincerity turns my stomach. He was a piece of shit of monumental proportions. And will remain so no matter how much "high road" bullshit you want to spread over his rotting carcass.

relogic

(421 posts)
21. " his service to the great state of South Carolina"
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:57 AM
12 hrs ago

Please, Dr. an adjective is needed. His self-service… If there was ever a man putting their interests above SC or the country it was this sycophant, only rivaled by the COSI (Chief of Self Interest) a name we see plastered on everything that starts with an overcapitalized T.

Emile

(44,342 posts)
23. After all the shit Lindsey has said about democrats,
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:06 AM
11 hrs ago

there's no reason to rewrite history today about this POS.

blubunyip

(328 posts)
35. Respecting voters has a limit
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:51 AM
10 hrs ago

People vote for corrupt, self-serving, lying candidates all the time. Doesn't make me respect them for doing that.

sop

(20,138 posts)
28. Andrews knows Republicans don't have much time to call a special primary election and find their new nominee for
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:30 AM
11 hrs ago

Graham's open Senate seat in November's general election. The deadline for a special primary is August 11, it's probably going to be messy given the tight schedule. Creating goodwill among unhappy Republican voters will help if there's of a lot of intra-party GOP infighting, or if Trump endorses another lunatic to run for Graham's seat.

hamsterjill

(18,073 posts)
32. What a nice and civil and kind statement.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:59 AM
11 hrs ago

Man, she didn't even say she was glad he was dead!!! Too bad Trump can't take note when he posts about a death of someone he opposes.

In all seriousness, I would expect nothing less from a Democrat. There is a stark difference in the way we do things, and I am glad we still have class and dignity.

My condolences to Mr. Graham's family, friends, and colleagues.

Grins

(9,645 posts)
33. Too kind. I wouldn't be mean, but this was too kind.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:30 AM
10 hrs ago

Something shorter and more bland would have been better.

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