Jamie Harrison, who is challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham for his Senate seat, joins Craig Melvin to discuss his call for 2020 presidental candidates to invest in voter registration for South Carolina's people of color, support get out the vote efforts in November, and to support down ballot candidates. Aired on 2/27/2020.
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Lindsey Graham's Challenger Raises Concerns Over Down-Ballot Races | Craig Melvin | MSNBC
I saw all of the supporters for the Bernie campaign but when you showed Bloomberg I didn’t see any supporters just reporters
Who’s not praising Bernie now? Where? point them out? LOL
Possibly 2 completely different kinds of events. Bloomberg looks more like he’s giving a press conference, not a campaign rally. I’m having a little trouble understanding why he’s as popular as he seems to be. I know Sanders supporters don’t want to hear that, and won’t agree, but he gets a lot of applause. I just don’t get it.
@Jay Gray There is a large segment of the Democratic base that wants nothing to do with Sanders. This drives them nuts but its a fact.
There are a bunch of reasons, he isn’t a Democrat and is on record saying he hates the party and wants to destroy it, he has run 2 very divisive campaigns, he doesn’t address issues important to the AA community and when called on it he gets visually annoyed and of course there is the whole cult of personality thing that people are very wary of.
Bloomberg is viewed as a possible alternative, and someone with the personal resources to challenge Trump in the GE. Keep in mind that for the overwhelming majority of Democratic voters nothing matters more than beating Trump.
@Ken Shaw The majority of the Democratic base has no problem with Sanders. “A large part of the Democratic” establishment does. “He doesn’t address issues that are important to the AA community.” Really? His platform disproves this. His support is growing in the older AA community. He already has majority support in the younger AA community. SC poll numbers show this. And what does your misinformed criticism say when applied to Bloomberg? Do you think he has anything other than a negligible amount of support in the AA community given his history? Also, I don’t care how he registered in order to buy the election, because Mike Bloomberg isn’t a Democrat either. He’s a Republican.
God please get Lindsay out of office…
THE PLAN UNFOLDS…DEEP STATE SHAKING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFsxLK3mXNw
That state is TOO RED. Unfortunately, Lindsey is most likely to win re-election. Best to focus on vulnerable GOP Senate seats: Collins (ME), Gardner (CO), Tillis (NC), McSally (AZ), Ernst (IA). If the Democrats gain these seats, and lose only Doug Jone (AL), they will have a majority in the Senate.
@Zeno of Citium Trump 2020 landslide victory ✌️. The house goes red
@NDFOOTBALL – ther House going red may be tough, but you may be right
Get lindsay out please
That state is TOO RED. Unfortunately, Lindsey is most likely to win re-election. Best to focus on vulnerable GOP Senate seats: Collins (ME), Gardner (CO), Tillis (NC), McSally (AZ), Ernst (IA). If the Democrats gain these seats, and lose only Doug Jone (AL), they will have a majority in the Senate.
Nope. Graham is far more popular now that he supports Trump.
@Zeno of Citium – I agree that Gardner is vulnerable but Hickenlooper is weaker.
@Moderate American – Um, Hickenlooper is on lock. Sorry to disagree.
The New South Movement? What the heck? Since we all fought for civil rights back in the 60s, the south has continually voted for its own self imposed enslavement. I have a hard time taking ANYONE from the Bible Belt seriously.
It is sad isn’t it
A Bernie Talk: The People!
Bloomberg: $uits & Overcoat$!
Two-faced Graham, please just disappear.
Disappear, kind of like the black mass shooter yesterday huh?
@Robert The Bruce FINALLY, A BLACK MASS SHOOTER??? It’s about time it is someone other than a white right winger!!! Don’t forget, the second Amendment applies to black folks too, whitey! Ha!
@Robert The Bruce … aawwwww poor little guy… guess y’all thought you had cornered the market on “murderous nutjob”, right?…
Robert The Bruce racist moron
Democrats should be doing this in the background all along. Voter suppression will be a key strategy for RepubliKKKlans. The best strategy for Democrats is to register as many people as possible and to facilitate the voting. They, Trumpers, are going to cheat. This fellow has to make it about HIM and Lyndsay NOT Trump and whomever.
#LeningradLindsey has been pandering to the rich for long enough. It’s time for South Carolina to have someone who represents the people! #SouthCarolina2020 !
Boy, I hope he wins! Get everyone registered. ✨
How are people not able to register to vote? Go to the DMV, use the internet, or you can call because volunteers will come to your house for you. This is a gimmick for white girls on Twitter.
God Bless all those who must vote to get any help in this world.
@SPZ Aruba My county had a terrible voter fraud case based on wrongly used absentee votes. It was terrible.
SPZ Aruba … Become informed.
Good here’s hoping Lindsey gets thrown / voted out of office
It’s good to hope, but Graham will win handily since he’s a great deal more popular since he’s been supporting Trump
Not happening….
@Moderate American not if jamie can get the black voters to vote.
Neptune calling don’t bother replying to moderate American , he s a troll. Seen his name in other replies he s pretty much an antagonist.
@Neptune calling – good point, but they are going to have to come out in record numbers. Trump is going to get a really high number of the black vote. So, they will be voting for Graham.
Sounds positive. I wish him luck in his race. Like Bernie he is building a movement.
Bernie is a radical socialist.. Trump 2020 landslide victory ✌️
The title should be “MSNBC Pundit Raises Concerns Over Down-Ballot Races”
I was just about to write the same comment!
No matter what, just get the snake Lindsey Graham out. GET THE TWO HEADED SNAKE OUT!
GOP will pull out all the stops, if trump loses he’s going to jail, put nothing past these MF.
THE ANGRY QUAD yes he def is ☺️
THE ANGRY QUAD oh yes, he is definitely going to do time. He’ll probably die in prison. No sympathy for the devil. 👿
The GOP doesn’t care if Trump goes to prison as long as it’s after he’s done being useful to them.
Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years in prison
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/former-baltimore-mayor-catherine-pugh-to-be-sentenced-in-healthy-holly-scandal/2020/02/26/6a20c9dc-58c6-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html
@mtronix For what? Because you don’t like him? Sounds like TDS……
Dear voters of South Carolina,
You can do better than Lindsey. Like WAY better.
Bless your heart,
America
@Gilles Charbonneau – I know as much as you. I’m just speculating based on facts. Those who supported Trump did well in the last election.
@Moderate American in 2018 the Dems took back the Congress, Republicans are losing all over the place since Trump got elected, and no, I am not a CNN sycophant, but I am wise enough not to rely on Fox news either!
@Gilles Charbonneau – nope. The Democrats took back the house, barely. The failed taking the Senate because if ther Kavenaugh hearing.
@Gilles Charbonneau – Trump will win handily no matter which Democrat is nominated. But, it’s important who is nominated that will affect the house and Senate more or less. If Bernie is nominated, it’s a red wave. You know this to be true.
So. How did it feel for him to say you were blowing smoke about Bernie and just ignore your nonsense?
When did he raise concerns? It sounds like the msnbc hack doing the interview insisted their was a concern and then got shut down.
Go Mr Harrison!!! GO to the Senate Now, do not stop GO!!! Out with the crazy Lindsey show!!!
I’d gladly vote for this guy if I was living in SC. Graham and McConnell have both disgraced their offices. This year they must both be removed along with Traitor Trump!
He has my vote! I live in SC and we dont need Leningrad Lindsey Graham any more!