what if in the 2008 South Carolina senate election, Democrat Bob Conley had defeated Lindsey Graham?
well, Bob Conley was a paleoconservative democrat, so I don't think the dream act would pass.
Enough of the 60 Democrats would have voted for it. It would pass.
How would Graham lose? The election results do not suggest a narrow contest. Indeed the only Republican Senate victory that seems even remotely narrow is Mitch McConnell's victory in Kentucky. Graham won by over ten percent.
Is there a reason why Graham was more vulnerable than the returns would suggest?
As an aside-McConnell somehow losing in 2008 would have had a far more significant impact on the Obama administration than Lindsey Graham facing defeat in South Carolina. Granted that race wasn't close either-but it was closer in Kentucky than South Carolina.
How would Graham lose? The election results do not suggest a narrow contest. Indeed the only Republican Senate victory that seems even remotely narrow is Mitch McConnell's victory in Kentucky. Graham won by over ten percent.
Is there a reason why Graham was more vulnerable than the returns would suggest?
As an aside-McConnell somehow losing in 2008 would have had a far more significant impact on the Obama administration than Lindsey Graham facing defeat in South Carolina. Granted that race wasn't close either-but it was closer in Kentucky than South Carolina.