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will face four primary challengers next year

FOUR?? That creep is going to get reelected!

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[Resettozero]

will face four primary challengers next year FOUR?? That creep is going to get reelected!

There are enough anti-Graham conservatives in the Upstate to make sure it isn't an easy re-election. Columbia Dems could make it a close primary and primary run-off.

[cotton1706]

“will face four primary challengers next year
FOUR?? That creep is going to get reelected!”

There is a runoff if no candidate gets 50%. So the more the merrier to force Graham into an one on one race with an actual conservative.

A five person primary makes it very difficult for Graham to get to 50%! We can take Graham out in a runoff like we did David Dewhurst.

In the mean time, the South Carolina legislature is planning to close its primary so that democrats cannot assist Graham get reelected.

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20131103/OPINION/311031013/1128/opinion?p=all&tc=pgall&tc=ar

[kevkrom]

FOUR?? That creep is going to get reelected!

The primary has a 50% threshold. If no one reaches that, the top two have a run-off primary. Unlike a winner-takes-all primary, more candidates do not weaken the opposition, they strengthen it, because the additional choices makes it less likely for any candidate to reach 50% on the first ballot.

In a run-off, the challenger usually has an advantage, because their supporters are more motivated and often coalesce the incumbent's opposition.