Can Jamie Harrison's stunning $57M three-month haul win him the election?
by Emily Larsen, Political Reporter |
| October 13, 2020 06:31 AM
Democrats are once again hoping that an unprecedented influx of cash into a Republican stronghold can oust a high-profile Republican from the Senate — and this time, it’s looking more promising for Democrats than ever.
South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison, a 44-year-old longtime Democratic operative and lobbyist who is challenging incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham, announced jaw-dropping, record-breaking fundraising of $57 million in the third quarter of the year from June through September.
That fundraising haul blew past the previous three-month record for a Senate candidate, when Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke raised $80 million from June through September 2018 during his challenge to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Harrison’s fundraising prowess has clearly rattled Graham, whose race was not expected to be so high-profile or close.
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