{"id":2440321,"date":"2025-05-29T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/annie-andrews-launches-senate-bid-to-challenge-lindsey-graham\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:10:29","slug":"annie-andrews-launches-senate-bid-to-challenge-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/annie-andrews-launches-senate-bid-to-challenge-lindsey-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Annie Andrews launches Senate bid to challenge Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fannie-andrews-launches-senate-bid-to-challenge-lindsey-graham%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Annie Andrews, a pediatrician and former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional candidate<\/a>, has announced her run for the U.S. senate to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Lindsey graham in the 2026 election. In her first campaign video, Andrews criticized Graham for his historical criticisms of Donald trump, stating, &#8220;He&#8217;s full of s***,&#8221; and expressed her belief that South Carolina deserves better representation. She denounced the Trump governance and highlighted graham&#8217;s role in confirming controversial cabinet members. Andrews pointed out that Graham has been in office for half her life and argued that he does not automatically deserve reelection. She joins another Democratic challenger, Lee Johnson, in the race against Graham, who is seeking a fifth term after being elected in 2002. The Cook Political Report currently rates the South Carolina Senate race as &#8220;solid Republican.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former House candidate Annie Andrews launches Senate bid to challenge Lindsey Graham<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2134396\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lindsey Graham\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) has another Democratic challenger in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lindsey Graham\">2026<\/a> reelection effort, after Dr. Annie Andrews announced her bid to unseat him to represent the Palmetto State.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews, a pediatrician and former House candidate who tried to unseat Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in 2022, released her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnnieAndrewsMD\/status\/1928056582270529549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first campaign video\">first campaign video<\/a> Thursday morning. In the video, she claimed Graham is &ldquo;full of s***&rdquo; by pointing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-menendez-convicted-on-all-charges-in-bribery-trial-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bob Menendez convicted on all charges in bribery trial - Washington Examiner\">senator&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s criticisms of President Donald Trump prior to the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3424959\/alabama-attorney-general-steve-marshall-launches-run-tuberville-senate-seat\/\">Alabama AG Steve Marshall launches run for Tuberville Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3424006\/stefany-shaheen-launches-new-hampshire-congress-bid\/\">Shaheen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-slams-critics-within-democratic-party-its-a-great-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ro Khanna slams critics within ...ic Party: \u2018It\u2019s a great party\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">daughter launches bid<\/a> for open New Hampshire House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3422671\/desantis-republicans-betrayal-implementing-doge-cuts\/\">DeSantis slams congressional Republicans&#8217; &#8216;betrayal&#8217; for not implementing DOGE cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s embarrassing, and South Carolina deserves better. So today, I&rsquo;m announcing that I&rsquo;m running for the United States Senate to replace Lindsey Graham,&rdquo; Andrews said in the video. &ldquo;But this isn&rsquo;t just about Lindsey or Donald Trump, take a look around.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She then ripped the Trump administration, discussing now-departed de facto Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk&rsquo;s efforts to cut the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&rsquo;s efforts at that agency. Andrews also took aim at Education Secretary Linda McMahon as &ldquo;the wrestling lady&rdquo; and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the &ldquo;guy who can&rsquo;t even organize a text thread.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And Lindsey Graham voted to confirm every single one of these people,&rdquo; Andrews said.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Senate hopeful also criticized Graham over his long tenure in the upper chamber of Congress, noting he has been there for half of her lifetime, and claiming that he &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t deserve a free pass back to D.C.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Andrews is the second Democrat to announce her candidacy for the seat, after Lee Johnson announced his bid earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3424006\/stefany-shaheen-launches-new-hampshire-congress-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SHAHEEN&rsquo;S DAUGHTER LAUNCHES BID FOR OPEN NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE SEAT\">SHAHEEN&rsquo;S DAUGHTER LAUNCHES BID FOR OPEN NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graham is seeking his fifth term in the Senate after being elected in 2002. While Democrat Jamie Harrison set a record for fundraising in his 2020 effort to unseat Graham, the incumbent Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2325126\/lindsey-graham-wins-reelection-against-democratic-challenger-jaime-harrison-in-south-carolina-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"easily won his most recent reelection effort\">easily won his most recent reelection effort<\/a>, 54.4% to 44.2%.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rated\">rated<\/a> South Carolina&rsquo;s 2026 Senate race as &ldquo;solid Republican.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2134396\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2134396\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annie Andrews, a former House candidate, announces Senate run against Lindsey Graham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2440322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/annie-andrews-2022-house-election-debate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56124,32283,32603,34864,41960],"class_list":["post-2440321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-annie-andrews","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-political-news","tag-senate-bid","tag-south-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/annie-andrews-2022-house-election-debate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440321"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440325,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440321\/revisions\/2440325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}