From the Left · Watch · October 29, 2026
Oct 28 · A New York Times/Siena poll shows Democrat Annie Andrews tied with Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina as polls tighten in other Republican-held Senate seats
CNN: Harry Enten shows how much easier it could become for Democrats to flip the Senate as a new poll shows the South Carolina race tied: “This one is an earth-shattering earthquake… if Democrats are able to win.”
Grade A (100/100). Enten walks through what a Democratic win in South Carolina would do to the Senate map and how often Democrats have beaten their polls
A: No problems found.
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Splits: Enten walks through what a Democratic win in South Carolina would do to the Senate map and how often Democrats have beaten their polls
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