nbruno322
09-20-2013, 09:31 AM
Lee Bright looks like he has the best chance to unseat the irreconcilably terrible on everything Lindsey Graham. We should lend him some support, losing Lindsey would be a huge blow to the establishment.
https://rally.org/electleebright
South Carolina Republican Lee Bright said that while it would be nice to have the official backing of the gang he wants to run with in the U.S. Senate, he is preparing to go it alone if necessary in his primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham.
“Oh, absolutely, we’d love to have Rand Paul, Ted Cruz’s [endorsement], and obviously we’ve reached out, but it’s a matter of them waiting,” Bright said. “Anytime you’re running against an incumbent, folks that are serving in the same body, it’s a sensitive issue and we’d love to see them get involved, but we’re not counting on it.”
For now, all three challengers face a formidable challenge in fundraising and the polls. Graham had $6.3 million on hand at the time of the last filing and is said to be taking no chances on his reelection bid, even as supporters dismiss the challengers as unserious. Bright has not yet filed a fundraising report. A Landmark/Rosetta Stone poll in August found Graham at 42 percent, Bright at 13 percent, Nancy Mace at 10 percent and Richard Cash at 7 percent, with 28 percent undecided. Graham would need to hit 50 percent in the primary to avoid a runoff.
Bright said he believes that he could compete effectively against Graham if he could narrow the fundraising disadvantage to three-to-one, citing the state’s relatively small media markets as a helpful factor.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/lee-bright-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-97103.html?hp=r12
https://rally.org/electleebright
South Carolina Republican Lee Bright said that while it would be nice to have the official backing of the gang he wants to run with in the U.S. Senate, he is preparing to go it alone if necessary in his primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham.
“Oh, absolutely, we’d love to have Rand Paul, Ted Cruz’s [endorsement], and obviously we’ve reached out, but it’s a matter of them waiting,” Bright said. “Anytime you’re running against an incumbent, folks that are serving in the same body, it’s a sensitive issue and we’d love to see them get involved, but we’re not counting on it.”
For now, all three challengers face a formidable challenge in fundraising and the polls. Graham had $6.3 million on hand at the time of the last filing and is said to be taking no chances on his reelection bid, even as supporters dismiss the challengers as unserious. Bright has not yet filed a fundraising report. A Landmark/Rosetta Stone poll in August found Graham at 42 percent, Bright at 13 percent, Nancy Mace at 10 percent and Richard Cash at 7 percent, with 28 percent undecided. Graham would need to hit 50 percent in the primary to avoid a runoff.
Bright said he believes that he could compete effectively against Graham if he could narrow the fundraising disadvantage to three-to-one, citing the state’s relatively small media markets as a helpful factor.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/lee-bright-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-97103.html?hp=r12