So South Carolinians would rather have a ‘de facto amnesty’ replaced with an actual, immediate and permanent amnesty?
What is it with South Carolinians and politics—such as why does he poll so well there after all his shenanigans—anyway?
To answer your questions...
The SCGOP will support Graham with whatever resources are necessary. No challenger will receive ANY support.
South Carolina’s open primaries will allow Democrats to crossover and vote for Graham against anyone more conservative than him. During the last election cycle, his Democratic challenger in the general election was actually more the conservative candidate. It was a weird case of many Republicans voting for the Democrat, and Democrats voting for the Republican.
That said, I am sure Governor Haley’s endorsement of Lindsay Graham is on it’s way.