Black People Can Go Anywhere if They are Conservative
In a debate with Democrat challenger Jaime Harrison, Lindsey Graham stuck his foot in his mouth with this line: Black People “Can Go Anywhere” in South Carolina if They’re Conservative
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Friday that Black Americans “can go anywhere in this state,” as long as they’re “not liberal.”
Lindsey Graham finally said the quiet part out loud: he only cares about South Carolinians who belong to his political party.
This isn’t about political parties. It’s not about left vs. right. This is about right vs. wrong. pic.twitter.com/qIDsiNornL
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 10, 2020
That clip is a bit out of context if you play Graham’s full answer.
WATCH: Lindsey Graham Says Black People, Immigrants Can ‘Go Anywhere’ in SC, ‘You Just Need to Be Conservative, Not Liberal’ https://t.co/06IXSLXS9u pic.twitter.com/9VHuOaq6fo
— Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) October 10, 2020
But here’s the expected reaction.
Hello @lindseygraham white people don’t get to tell black people how to think or vote anymore. Your 19th century plantation mentality isn’t welcome in South Carolina. Those days are over. Racism on live tv in 2020. #sc2020 #scpol #scsenate pic.twitter.com/3dTEdyi9sZ
— jimmy williams (@Jimmyspolitics) October 10, 2020
A Reminder
https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris47/status/1315133779967528960
South Carolina Senate Polls
Nate Silver estimates Graham is a 75-25 Favorite
I suspect Harrison is in the range of a 33-45% chance, minimum.
Five Reasons Why
- The polls are very stale
- That Harrison was polling this well early on is a sign of trouble for Graham.
- Graham’s statements will hurt him.
- Fundraising
- Coattails and Turnout
Points number 4 and 5 may carry the day for Harrison but I will reassess when new polls come in.
Harrison Shatters Fundraising Record
Note that Jaime Harrison shatters Senate fundraising record for South Carolina race
South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison raised a staggering $57 million in the third quarter of this year, shattering the previous record for a Senate candidate as he seeks to unseat GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The haul only increases Harrison’s massive financial advantage over Graham, who is seeking a fourth term in the Senate and facing the most competitive reelection race of his career.
Graham has not yet released his third-quarter fundraising totals. He raised $8.4 million in the second quarter and had $15 million in the bank as of June 30. Graham has increasingly signaled that he’s in dire financial straits: Late last month, he went on Fox News twice in a single day and implored viewers to donate to his campaign, saying he was “getting overwhelmed.”
Harrison has massively outspent Graham in the race. The Democrat’s campaign spent $52 million on TV and digital advertising so far this year compared to $19 million for Graham, according to data from Advertising Analytics. Between now and Election Day, Harrison has more than $16 million reserved, while Graham has $4.8 million.
Coat Tails and Turnout
Barring some last minute major gaffe by Biden, Trump will get clobbered in November.
There is no enthusiasm for Biden, but there is huge negative enthusiasm for Trump.
If Republican turnout is low, don’t be shocked if Harrison wins.
Mish
CommentHow about this one: White males can go anywhere in America as long as they are Liberal.
Joe Biden says that anyone that doesn’t vote for him isn’t black. He also insinuated that all black people think alike. Its pretty obvious that Graham doesn’t know what Joe does about black people. Maybe that’s his problem?
Mish, when you say there is no enthusiasm for Biden I think you are partly correct, but there is enthusiasm for the ticket as Harris does generate much with women and people of color. And as I have often pointed out there are tens of millions like me who would literally write in Hamilton Sandwich before getting forced to vote for Trump.
I’m not a fan of Graham (or Mitch). The republican leadership in the senate is awful. But, he didn’t say anything wrong and the only people who will be offended by this are those who would never vote for him anyway.
Kid, if you were not offended by his comments then you must be white, from the perspective of people of color or other minorities this was so twisted and such an outrage that it almost had to be intentional. Like a flippent remark by a man who knows he is going to lose he lashed out. Of course it could have been just a stupid gaffe, but that is bending too far backwards to lend him benefit of doubt for me. And the bottom line is what he said is you are FREE as long as you are sumissive to the agenda of the right no matter what that is and it starts with accepting your place as a second class citizen. If you are not a GOP toady you are NOT free and will feel our lash.
Still no msm mention of credible reports of Graham’s use of male prostitutes. See news from June.
Hey, male prostitutes have to earn a living too you know! 🙂
Seriously, we gay men know one of our own when we see one, and why do you think I commonly refer to Graham as Miss Lindsey? You can Google that or hashtag Twitter for it. I have some very mixed feelings about closeted gay men, at best I think they are cowards doing a disservice to the gay cause, but under no circumstances would I ever trust one, they always put their “dirty little secret” ahead of what is right and in Miss Lindsey’s case it leaves miss thing open to russian and other blackmail.
Well, by now he knows this is his last cotillion, even if he wins by some indescribably slim marging (no doubt with the help of the FSB) he is on notice and he knows every single waking moment he will be under a magnifying glass. I do hope Mr. Harrison points this out to the voters of SC.
Stocks are rallying because fears of a contested election are fading link to marketwatch.com
As long as the stock markets are at this level or higher, Trump is the statistical favorite to win.
That’s ridiculous
Biden likely to win in a blowout
Agree Mish, these people who never posted here before but suddenly show up at the end of campaigns are quite suspicious indeed, the fact is that the equities markets benefit the 16% of us who own 90% of all stock. The other 10 percent of equity is held by fewer than 84% of Amereicans, if anything the higher the market goes the more resentment towards those who are literally stealing the goose that lays golden eggs while leaving the rest of us to pay for the sybaritic lives of the oligarchy.
Not only will Biden win, he will win by such convincing margins that he will accept Trump’s concession on election night. That is IF Trump has not hightailed it to Sochi to ask his boss for asylum.
I’m betting Trump will win comfortably on election day; the margin will get narrow when mail-in ballots are counted; there will be legal battles, but in the end Trump will come out ahead.
I don’t think that’s going to prove to be true. In Florida there are already 386k more mail in Democrat votes in than Republican. Not only is Trump probably going to lose, but the Senate will probably go as well due to the high turn out of Democrats. The data available to market analysts says that Biden will be the next President, so IMO that’s already priced in.
It’s well known that Graham is gay. Why do the evangelicals of South Carolina vote for a gay when they hate gays with a passion?
For those that don’t think we will get chaos as Trump gets closer to losing. Are these militia members Trump supporters ? We know the sheriff is a militia supporter..
Where’s the connection between the militia and Trump? I read the entire article, not a single connection or reference to Trump. In fact, other news show the militia hate Trump as much as any other politician. They are anti-govt, anti-police, anti-everything, including Trump.
Nice try, creating the bogey of chaos and violence by having Trump’s name together with militia.
This would be a more valid way to state your concern about chaos-
For those that don’t think we will get chaos as Trump or Biden gets closer to losing…
(or ‘closer to winning’, if you are an optimist)
As was implied above by Ken, conflating certain militia attitudes w/ MAGA folk-driven retribution is not accurate.
I can almost guarantee the lady who did uttered the racial slur is a Trump supporter. This is kind of company Trump keeps.
Or was she a rapper? Most of them are given latitude in that regard.
Why is this relevant to anything? There are plenty of racists in both parties and of all skin colors. If you want to see racism in the Democratic party, simply have a black person express a conservative view point and then look out. You’ll hear more racist and bigoted slurs than you probably would at a KKK rally. And let’s be honest, the Democrats VP was not selected because she was the best for the job. Nope, she is there because of the color of her skin and having the desired genitalia in the hopes of garnering votes and ultimately party power. And lastly, while Trump says some pretty horrible things that certainly can be construed as being driven by racist views, nothing he’s said comes close to the out-right racist comments made by Biden. I don’t for one second think Joe Biden (or Donald Trump) hate black people, but Joe does still harbor the old racist views about them. Democrats have managed to find a way to look past this IMO, because of their desire to remove Trump and gain power is far greater than being concerned about calling out racism in their own ranks at even the highest levels.
What a canard this is.
In context he’s not talking about where you can go, he’s just saying you can get ahead if you’re conservative. He went out of his way to be inclusive within the context, and is certainly not trying to insult anybody. He’s just saying SC is conservative, which for all I know may be true.
It is the WAY he said it that got him in trouble.
Anybody with a brain can tell you that dressing like a rapper and having facial tattoos is not a great way for most African-American young people to get ahead in the working world…..but you can’t say it out loud if you’re a politician.
I do see this side of it….that what Graham said has some truth in it…..but jeez Louise…..this is the age of Cancel Culture…..you can’t say shit like that and not attract angry crowds on social media. He is tone-deaf.
Fair point. But both Biden and Trump could also use a lot of grooming to articulate the same thing in ways that are less apt to raise indignation flags.
“Harrison raised a staggering $57 million in the third quarter”
There are always two explanations for such an event:
One of many modern day Republicans whose word comes with a “Best Used By” date.
“An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.”
Simon Cameron
Lindsey Graham is gay and doesn’t want to get outed by Trump. Trump knows it and it is the worst kept secret in Washington. I agree that Graham is trying to lose. Since his friend John McCain died, Graham has strangely embraced Trump like no other Senator. Graham was on the side of McCain when he was alive and hated Trump. What changed ? Trump probably threatened him with a primary candidate and outing his sexuality. Someone or more than one person has gotten to Graham. He clearly wants out now.
I don’t buy this for one second. How could Trump blackmail Graham with something everyone already suspects and probably doesn’t care about? Trump had the power to primary Graham. That’s the weapon. South Carolina Republicans are largely behind Trump. If the word was given, Graham would be gone. In the general election its an different ball game, but last few months its become obvious , Trump is now damaged goods. Killed by Covid, at least politically.
Maybe he was gay with somebody he wasn’t supposed to be gay with, or was gay in an unacceptable way.
That would mean Trump has intel on him; Trump is the last person who the aantel community will give anything useful
Trump has the highest clearance. He doesn’t need permission to find out information. All he needs is one ally in the CIA, NSA or FBI. I guarantee you he has at least one in all places and is using personal information to blackmail people. This is what he has done his whole life. Create leverage for negotiation. There is no other explanation for Graham doing a complete 180 since McCain died.
This is what’s known as a conspiracy theory, in this case, conspiracy speculation
Mish–“There is no enthusiasm for Biden, but there is huge negative enthusiasm for Trump.”
I’d say it differently Mish. 2020 is a referendum on Trumpism. People want it gone.
Mish-“Barring some last minute major gaffe by Biden, Trump will get clobbered in November.”
I’ve been remarkably impressed. Biden has been known for gaffes. He’s been very much on message for months now. It’s been Trump who has had gaffe after gaffe. And its not just Biden but he’s had help from Pete Buttigeg who is remarkably effective and a fantastic speaker going on FOX and leaving people speechless an dnot being able to rebut.
Covid is on a un uptick in red states and while I think Trump should be gone for several reasons it seems his handling of Covid is issue #1. Covid is Trump’s Katrina and he failed.
Why not show his true colors… he figures he can cheat his way in no matter what.
He reminds me of his predecessor Thurmond, another hypocrite with a dark secret. Maybe not that different, when it comes down to it. South Carolinians have a certain blind spot, perhaps.
I lived out there during his reign. The thing that seemed to impress the people I knew was that he had fathered a child at a very old age… they called him Spermin’ Thurmond.
Thurmond also fathered a child when he was much younger…..by a young vulnerable black women who worked in his parent’s home…something he hid for many years….while he was busy winning elections and being the biggest racist to ever sit in the US Senate.
That last part about him being the biggest racist…is my opinion. The rest is history for anyone to read.
I wouldn’t shed a tear if Graham was forced into retirement.
This will not hurt him… Except with some folks on Twitter.
He represents Strom Thurmond’s old seat. Until recently, saying that blacks should have the right to vote…..might have lost Graham votes in SC.
I have plenty to say about Graham…but maybe someone gay who reads this can tell me why southern closeted gay men are often so incredibly toxic the way Graham is……I’ve often wondered how he can live with himself…such an incredible hypocrite.
Now, moving on…..he had a lot of negative things to say about Trump in 2015-2016……he was completely anti-Trump….and then he completely flip-flopped after the election…when it became obvious he could ride on Trump’s bandwagon. So that makes him an unprincipled political animal who will do or say anything to help himself. I put him in the same box with a Pompeo….utterly opportunistic and Machiavellian.
He’s tone-deaf to blacks….they were never his constituency….in fact he won because they largely did NOT vote…..which is the only way he wins this one….and I’d say it’s a toss-up. About one more really stupid remark like this one is all it will take.
Americans need more gay conservatives like Douglas Murray.
My observation is that closeted gay men are of the belief that if they are hostile enough toward gays they will not be picked up on someone’s gaydar. A gay version of “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
Of course this does not apply to all closeted gay men.
There is a uniquely Southern kind of thing……ever watch Midnight In The Garden Of Good and Evil? That movie captures it perfectly. In my mind it has to with our ties to Puritanism…..and our ignorance about what makes a person gay or straight…..and our homophobia….. I am Southern by birth and by ancestry…I’ve seen it my whole life.
Graham should go the same way as McCain.
Graham sold his soul .With his friend John McCain gone and Donald Trump elected , Graham came to the realizatino that his electorate was more loyal to Donald Trump than to him so he went golfing with Trump and went full MAGA in bid to survive. There’s nothing left of his soul or core values. As I said before he’s the Zelig of the GOP.
Graham needs to go.
Graham is the Leonard Zelig of the Republican party he needs to go. He reflects the morals and ethics of the peron he last spoke and golfed with. The end of the clip still sounds bad and not helpful to Graham And everything he said about Trump beore the election he’s reverssed himsel on . As soon as McCain died he lost his footing.